Professor Marian Knight
Contact information
+44 (0)1865 289727
Fax +44 (0)1865 289701
Research groups
- Anaemic heart failure: factors associated with progression from severe morbidity to death among pregnant women in India
- Enhanced Modified Obstetric Early Warning Scoring: harnessing the power of electronic patient record data
- Ethics: maternal suicide – why is it not recognised internationally?
- Maternal anaemia and short or long-term maternal and child outcomes
Websites
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Public Health England
Honorary Consultant in Public Health
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National Institue for Health Research
Chair, Research for Patient Benefit Programme South Central Regional Funding Committee
Marian Knight
MA, MBChB, MPH, DPhil, FFPH, FRCPE
Professor of Maternal and Child Population Health
- National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit
- MSC in Global Health Science module 6 lead: Maternal and Child Health
Marian Knight is Professor of Maternal and Child Population Health at the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit. She trained initially in obstetrics and neonatology, completing a DPhil investigating the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia, before becoming interested in epidemiology and population health. She therefore undertook specialty training in public health, becoming a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health in 2006. She is an Honorary Consultant in Public Health with Public Health England. Her work focuses on using national observational studies to address clinical questions concerning rare and severe complications of pregnancy and early life. She also leads the MBRRACE-UK national confidential enquiries into maternal morbidity and mortality. In February 2012, Marian was awarded one of the first NIHR Research Professorships to develop further her work relating to maternal morbidity and care of infants requiring early surgery.
Recent publications
Change in early respiratory management of infants born at less than 30 weeks' gestation in England and Wales: an observational cohort study.
Journal article
Farley H. et al, (2026), Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
The association between different aspects of socioeconomic deprivation and severe maternal morbidity.
Journal article
Geddes-Barton D. et al, (2026), Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 105, 247 - 256
Sotrovimab versus usual care in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial.
Journal article
RECOVERY Collaborative Group ., (2026), Lancet Infect Dis, 26, 34 - 45
Complications After Childbirth-Related Perineal Trauma up to Six-Weeks Postpartum: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Journal article
Man R. et al, (2026), BJOG, 133, 274 - 282
Incidence, risk factors, management and outcomes of high neuraxial block in obstetric anaesthetic practice: a prospective national observational study using the UK Obstetric Surveillance System.
Journal article
Lucas DN. et al, (2026), Anaesthesia, 81, 24 - 30
