Prof. Ruth Oshikanlu MBE FRCN

Midwife, Health Visitor and Nursing Leader, and Visiting Professor, City St George's, University of London

2026

Prof. Ruth Oshikanlu MBE FRCN is a midwife, health visitor and nursing leader, and Visiting Professor at City St George's, University of London. One of the UK's first Family Nurses, she has worked extensively across the first 1,001 critical days, early relationships and parental–foetal attachment. She is Founding Director of Abule CIC and a Churchill Fellow along with other fellowships including the Royal College of Nursing and the American Academy of Nursing. Ruth has dedicated her career to advancing health equity and anti-racism in nursing and midwifery. Her current work spans maternal and neonatal health equity, supporting nurses and midwives living with Long COVID, and advocacy on the intense fear of pregnancy loss.