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Frances Day-Stirk
Director Learning Research and Practice Development
International Office
The Royal College of Midwives

Frances holds the post of Director Learning Research and Practice Development at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). As RCM Director of Learning Research and Practice Development International Office, her role is multi-faceted in leading the development of the department and its activities. She is a member of the Strategic Management Team and represents the College on national and international forums. The other major part of her remit is to co-ordinate the College's international affairs in close collaboration with the RCM General Secretary who is also the Director of the only WHO Collaborating Centre for Midwifery.

She arrived in the UK in 1972 from her home country of Jamaica, initially trained as a nurse in Devon before moving to North London where she trained as a midwife and practised as a community midwife for 14 years.

She has also worked as a tutor and a community midwifery manager, before becoming Head of Midwifery at a north London hospital in 1992. During this period Frances was awarded an Alan Booking NHS Travel Fellowship, which enabled her to visit a Childbearing Centre in the United States of America, which specialised in providing care to ethnic groups, and newly arrived residents.

On a personal note, Frances lives in London with her three children who were all born at home.

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