Dr Lamia Zafrani
Dr Lamia Zafrani is an NHS Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with specialist expertise in pregnancy, postpartum recovery, and women’s health across the lifespan. She is one of only three Sports Gynaecologists in the UK, and the only clinician combining elite sport, frontline NHS practice, and strategic advisory work in women’s health innovation.
Dr Zafrani was awarded Perinatal Practitioner of the Year by the Active Pregnancy Foundation for her leadership and impact in maternal and perinatal health.
About
Her work focuses on supporting women to recover and return to function after pregnancy, from the general population to elite athletes. Alongside her clinical role, she advises sports organisations, governing bodies, and women’s health and femtech companies on evidence-based, woman-centred approaches to pregnancy and postpartum care.
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Education
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChb)
Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (MRCOG)
Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism Coach and lecturer
Experience
NHS Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Sports gynaecology and elite athlete care
Pregnancy and postpartum consulting for sports organisations
Women’s health and femtech strategic advisory
Education, workshops, and clinician training including Delphi Expert Panel
Health policy and system-level advisory work
Expertise
Pregnancy and postpartum care
Postpartum rehabilitation and return to exercise
Pelvic health
Female athlete health
Reproductive health in high-performing women
Femtech and women’s health consulting