Fiona Denison

Fiona Charlotte Denison^[1] (1970 – 9 January 2022) was a Scottish doctor and academic. She was the Professor and Honorary Consultant in Maternal and Fetal Medicine at the University of Edinburgh,^[2] founder of Birthing Solutions Ltd, and creator of the Birth Mirror.^[3]

Life and career

Denison was born in Morningside, Edinburgh, Midlothian, in 1970.^[4] She was a consultant obstetrician and reader in Maternal and Fetal Health at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Centre for Reproductive Health.^[5] She was a principal investigator for The Edinburgh Tommy's Centre for Maternal and Fetal Health, a research centre focusing on maternal obesity which sits within the MRC Centre for Reproductive Health.^[6]

In 2011, Denison was awarded a research grant from Action Medical Research for £96,450 to investigate new imaging techniques to predict pregnancy complications.^[7]

Denison died in Edinburgh on 9 January 2022, at the age of 51.^[8]^[9]^[10] She died by suicide after contracting COVID-19 for the second time, which deteriorated her health.^[11]

Awards and honours

In 2017, Denison won a number of awards for her Birth Mirror, an adjustable, waterproof mirror to assist midwives in water births:

The Converge Challenge KickStart Digital Entrepreneur Award.^[12]^[13]
Shortlisted as a semi-finalist in the Scottish EDGE11 WildCard Award finalist,^[5]^[6]^[14] awarded £10,000.^[15]
The Medicity DEVELOP prize for customer discovery.^[6]
The Medicity DEVELOP Engage Invest Exploit Prize.^[6]
The Medicity DEVELOP runner-up Prize.^[6]

Denison was a finalist in the 2013 NHS Lothian Health Hero awards, nominated by one of her patients for Denison's concern for patient wellbeing.^[16]

References

^ "Glycerine Trinitrate for Retained Placenta (GOT-IT Trial)". NHS Health Research Authority. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
^ "Professor Fiona Denison". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
^ "Celebrating enterprising women – Edinburgh Innovation". Edinburgh Innovation. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ "Denison, Fiona Charlotte". Scotland's People. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Dr Denison's birth mirror on track for further success". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Edinburgh Tommys Centre". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
^ "Grant winners". The Times Higher Education Supplement. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
^ "Tributes paid to renowned Scottish doctor after 'long battle' with Covid -19". HeraldScotland. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
^ Carroll, Ryan (10 January 2022). "Scots professor dies after Covid battle as family pay tribute to 'kind' academic". Daily Record. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
^ "Leading Scots doctor took her own life after Covid 'devastated' her health". HeraldScotland. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
^ "Scots doctor Fiona Denison took her own life after Covid 'devastated' her health". HeraldScotland. 13 January 2022.
^ "Dr Fiona Denison's Birth Mirror reaches the final of the Converge Challenge KickStart Awards". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
^ Symon, Ken (29 September 2017). "Dave Hughes of the University of the West of Scotland wins Converge Challenge 2017". businessInsider. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
^ "Further coverage for CRH's Fiona Denison and her award winning product". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
^ "Birthing Solutions awarded £10k at EDGE 11 as wilcard finalist". BioCity. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
^ "Health Hero awards: Four women named candidates". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 12 March 2018.

[1] "Glycerine Trinitrate for Retained Placenta (GOT-IT Trial)". NHS Health Research Authority. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

[2] "Professor Fiona Denison". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 26 March 2019.

[3] "Celebrating enterprising women – Edinburgh Innovation". Edinburgh Innovation. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

[4] "Denison, Fiona Charlotte". Scotland's People. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

[:0-5] "Dr Denison's birth mirror on track for further success". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

[:1-6] "Edinburgh Tommys Centre". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

[7] "Grant winners". The Times Higher Education Supplement. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2018.

[8] "Tributes paid to renowned Scottish doctor after 'long battle' with Covid -19". HeraldScotland. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

[9] Carroll, Ryan (10 January 2022). "Scots professor dies after Covid battle as family pay tribute to 'kind' academic". Daily Record. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

[10] "Leading Scots doctor took her own life after Covid 'devastated' her health". HeraldScotland. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[11] "Scots doctor Fiona Denison took her own life after Covid 'devastated' her health". HeraldScotland. 13 January 2022.

[12] "Dr Fiona Denison's Birth Mirror reaches the final of the Converge Challenge KickStart Awards". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

[13] Symon, Ken (29 September 2017). "Dave Hughes of the University of the West of Scotland wins Converge Challenge 2017". businessInsider. Retrieved 12 March 2018.

[14] "Further coverage for CRH's Fiona Denison and her award winning product". The University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

[15] "Birthing Solutions awarded £10k at EDGE 11 as wilcard finalist". BioCity. 18 December 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2018.

[16] "Health Hero awards: Four women named candidates". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 12 March 2018.

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