Dame Lesley Regan is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Imperial College at St Mary’s campus. She has chaired Wellbeing of Women since 2020, hosting webinars and debates on many aspects of women’s health across the span of the life course in order to promote funding for the charity’s research, education and advocacy programmes.

Professor Regan is a globally recognised authority in women’s health, having been President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists from 2016 to 2019 and Honorary Secretary of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) from 2018-2023.

In June 2022, Dame Lesley became the first ever Women’s Health Ambassador for England. Her role involves collaborating with the government, voluntary and charitable sectors to shape and support the implementation of the Women’s Health Strategy. The strategy is an ambitious 10-year plan to improve the health outcomes and wellbeing of all girls and women. The year 1 priorities have focussed on improving access to care, bridging health disparities, and confronting the many taboos surrounding common gynaecological problems such as heavy painful periods, fertility, pregnancy loss, menopause, pelvic floor problems and the importance of providing long-acting reversible contraception and safe abortion care.

She has written best-selling books on pregnancy and miscarriage to provide women with vital information to empower them to recognise when they need to seek help and ensure that their problems are resolved swiftly allowing them to get on with their daily lives.