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Professor Robert M Freeman MD FRCOG

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As a consultant in Plymouth, he set up, and now jointly runs a clinical and research Urogynaecology unit. Several trainees have obtained research degrees (MD’s and a PhD) from Plymouth University. The unit is an RCOG approved centre for subspecialty training and is BSUG accredited.

With others, he produced: the RCOG/RCM ‘OASI Care Bundle’, the UR-CHOICE risk assessment tool and Episcissors-60.

Previously a scientific editor for the International Urogynecology Journal and the BJOG.

Helped form the British Society of Urogynaecology as founding Secretary (2001-2006), and Chairman (2006-2009).

He was President of the international Urogynecological Association (IUGA) (2014-2016).

He is now Education Chairman for the MASIC Foundation.

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