Mary Uprichard
Encyclopedia
Dame Mary E. Uprichard, DBE
, FRCM
is a British nursing, midwifery
and health care activist. She was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
in 1998.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, FRCM
Royal College of Midwives
The Royal College of Midwives is a British midwives organisation which has existed under its present name since 1947.-History:The Matrons' Aid Society, renamed the Midwives' Institute in 1881, was founded by Louisa Hubbard and Zepharina Veitch to raise the training and status of midwives...
is a British nursing, midwifery
Midwifery
Midwifery is a health care profession in which providers offer care to childbearing women during pregnancy, labour and birth, and during the postpartum period. They also help care for the newborn and assist the mother with breastfeeding....
and health care activist. She was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
in 1998.
Positions
- First President of the UKCC
- Vice-President of the Royal College of MidwivesRoyal College of MidwivesThe Royal College of Midwives is a British midwives organisation which has existed under its present name since 1947.-History:The Matrons' Aid Society, renamed the Midwives' Institute in 1881, was founded by Louisa Hubbard and Zepharina Veitch to raise the training and status of midwives...
(RCM) - Chairwoman of the Nurses' Professional Conduct Committee
- Lay Secretary (until 2011) on the Board of Governors of Methodist College, Belfast
Publications
- The Evolution of Midwifery Training (Midwives Chronicle: January 1987; ISBN#?)
- Myles textbook for midwives, Myles, Bennett, Brown & Uprichard (eds), (Churchill Livingstone Publishing, 1993; ISBN 0443063923)
Legacies
- Dame Mary Uprichard Prize for Excellence in Midwifery Studies (Queen's University Belfast)
- Dame Mary Uprichard Annual Lecture