It all started conventionally enough – A-levels, a medical degree, house officer jobs. Nobody in my family was medical, so I had no preconceived ideas about postgraduate career pathways.

During my interview for the regional Obstetrics and Gynaecology training scheme, I was asked how I would combine this career with getting married and having a family. As I wasn’t in a relationship at the time, I didn’t feel this was a major consideration, and fortunately neither did the other members of the interview panel!

However, having completed the training scheme and obtained my MRCOG, my career then took a different path…