Dr Hazem El-Refaey is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with more than 25 years of experience. A graduate from Cairo in 1981, he has practiced across the United Kingdom, including London, Glasgow and Aberdeen (where he obtained his MD with merits, a rare honour). He has been based Chelsea and Westminster Hospital for more than 15 years.He has changed the face of the field he works in by pioneering several treatments to minimise complications during childbirth. These innovations are now a part of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) protocols for the management of labour, its complications and pregnancy loss.