Meet the Study Team
The study ‘Maternal well-being, infant feeding and return to paid work’ was funded by the Nuffield Foundation and was led by Professor Sarah Jewell, with co-investigators of Dr Sam Rawlings, Professor Marina Della Giusta, Professor Grace James and Professor Sylvia Jaworska and Dr Fari Aftab.
Sally Rickard IBCLC joined the study as a lactation expert to help develop the toolkit
Professor Sarah Jewell was the study lead. Sarah is an applied labour economist who is interested in gender equality in the labour market with a particular interest in women’s health and fertility in the workplace.
Dr Fari Aftab was a research assistant on the study and is now a Research Associate at Cardiff University. Fari is an applied economist whose interest extends across sociology, psychology, and behavioural economics.
Professor Marina Della Giusta is based at the University of Turin and a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics. Her research focus on behavioural and labour economics, with a focus on gender, stigma and social norms
Professor Grace James is based in the school of law and has expertise in employment law and pregnancy discrimination in the workplace.
Professor Sylvia Jaworska is an applied linguist with expertise in health communication, and played an instrumental role in the development of the toolkits.
Dr Sam Rawlings is an applied economist who focuses on the economics of the household, gender and health.
Sally Rickard IBCLC is a board-certified lactation consultant and specialises in helping businesses develop breastfeeding-friendly workplaces and supporting breastfeeding parents transitioning from parental leave. Sally, drawing on her breastfeeding expertise, helped develop the toolkits.