Allison Felker
PhD
Senior Researcher
Allison Felker joined the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) in April 2023 as a senior researcher for MBRRACE-UK.
Prior to her current position, Allison worked as a postdoctoral researcher at McMaster University (Canada) investigating the effect of herpes simplex virus on pregnancy outcomes. She then joined the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) where she conducted evidence reviews and contributed to several research projects relating to perinatal mental health, substance use in pregnancy, and maternal mortality.
Allison received her PhD in Reproductive Biology from Queen’s University (Canada) with a thesis focussing on the regulation of uterine natural killer cells in early pregnancy. She received her BSc in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Waterloo (Canada).
Recent publications
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Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care: Lessons learned to inform maternity care from the UK and Ireland Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths and Morbidity 2021-23
Report
Felker A. and KNIGHT M., (2025)
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Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care: Lessons learned to inform maternity care from the UK and Ireland Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths and Morbidity 2021-23
Report
Felker A. and Knight M., (2025)
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Saving lives, Improving Mothers' Care: Lessons learned to inform maternity care from the UK and Ireland Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths and Morbidity 2021-23. Lay summary
Journal article
HINTON L. et al, (2025), None
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Characteristics, outcomes and maternity care experiences of women with Children’s Social Care involvement who subsequently died: A national cohort study and confidential enquiry
Journal article
De Backer K. et al, (2025), BMJ Medicine
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MBRRACE-UK update: key messages from the UK and Ireland Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Death and Morbidity 2024
Journal article
Felker A. and Knight M., (2025), OBSTETRICIAN & GYNAECOLOGIST, 27, 37 - 41