Geoff was a solicitor in private practice until 2004 when he resigned from his firm to circumnavigate the world “the wrong way round ” – east to west – in the 2004/05 Global Challenge yacht race. Geoff has had various commercial roles since then, including CEO of a company operating a 25-acre Business Park in Gloucestershire. He was a volunteer tutor at Kids Company’s Urban Academy until 2015. Geoff is now a charity governance consultant. He has been a MASIC Trustee since August 2017 and Treasurer since February 2019.
The stats speak for themselves.More women are affected and need support…
85%
of women with severe birth injury said it impacted on their relationship with their child
78%
were affected by traumatic memories of the birth
52%
stated they were embarrassed by the symptoms of their injury
49%
of women affected said they doubted their ability to mother
45%
suffered postnatal depression as a result of their injury
24%
of women affected regretted having a child because of the injuries sustained