Meet our Expert
Dr. Jacqueline Bamfo has years of experience working in maternity in both the NHS and the private sector. She believes that all women and their families deserve the best evidence-based care during their pregnancy, birth and postnatal time. She has cared for women and parents-to-be for most of her professional life and providing a high quality of care is her priority. She is a woman and this gives us a unique insight into the needs of women.
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Aster Women's Health mission is to provide world-class comprehensive pregnancy scans for pregnant women and their partners and families. We have a passion for delivering personalised antenatal education for parents-to-be so they feel empowered and ready for birth and parenting. We value our team and their expertise and use the latest medical technology and best available evidence to support women, their partners and families during pregnancy and birthing.
DR. JACQUELINE BAMFO Consultant Obstetrician, Subspecialist in Maternal Fetal Medicine
Medical Qualifications:
MBBS Imperial College School of Medicine 2000
BSc Pharmacology - Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School 1997
MD (Res) University of London 2010
Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Subspecialist Maternal Fetal Medicine 2015
Memberships:
RCOG
BMA
ISUOG
Fetal Medicine Foundation Certificates
Specialist Services:
Ultrasound
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Pre-pregnancy counselling
Postnatal counselling
Dr Bamfo is a skilled Consultant Obstetrician with Subspecialist accreditation in Maternal and Fetal Medicine. In her current practice at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation, she is Clinical Lead for both Fetal Medicine, Antenatal Screening and Preterm Birth Services. She has implemented a pivotal pre-term birth screening service as part of her Consultant-led care provision for mothers with ‘enhanced risk’ factors. She is a caring and compassionate Obstetrician and believes passionately in providing well informed choice to parents-to-be.
Dr Bamfo is the Director of the Aster Health & Baby Scan Clinic.
Dr Bamfo graduated from Imperial College School of Medicine and did her specialist training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in London and Manchester. She has worked at prestigious hospitals including Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, Royal Free Hospital, Barnet Hospital, University College Hospital, King's College Hospital amongst others. She undertook a 3-year research fellowship at Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine, King's College Hospital, under the supervision of the world renowned Professor Kypros Nicolaides, successfully obtaining her Doctor of Medicine (MD) Research at the University of London.
Dr Bamfo completed Sub-specialty training in Maternal Fetal Medicine at Central Manchester University Hospital. Dr Bamfo has the Fetal Medicine Foundation certificates of competency in nuchal translucency measurement and cervical length measurement.
Dr Bamfo has published in peer-review journals and was Trainee Editor at the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology for 8 years. She has reviewed for Journal of International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ISUOG).
“I was a fourth year medical student when I was first introduced to maternal fetal medicine.
I learnt that pregnancy scans offered a unique insight into how the baby was developing at each stage of pregnancy and provided an
opportunity to intervene when things were not going as expected in high risk pregnancies.
I saw the challenges that some expectant parents experienced during their pregnancy journey and also the joy of bonding
between expectant parents when seeing their unborn babies.
Today I remain committed and passionate about providing exceptional informed and compassionate care to expectant parents
and their unborn babies, always being sensitive and respectful of their wishes.”
Dr Bamfo is well published in peer-review journals. For almost 10 years she was a Trainee Editor at the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and has reviewed for the Journal of International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ISUOG). She attends pertinent international conferences and continues to participate in research studies (her research interests are hypertensive diseases of pregnancy, fetal growth restriction, preterm birth and large babies). She is a keen teacher and organises local scan courses for other medical professionals. List of publications (hyperlinks)
Miss Meena Jagadeesan Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Miss Meena Jagadeesan is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Luton and Dunstable University hospital.
She graduated in India in 2000 and moved to UK in 2004. She trained in obstetrics and gynaecology in West midlands deanery and Eastern deanery. She completed her training and obtained her Specialist Registration in October 2016. She was appointed as a Substantive consultant in Obstetrics & Gyanecology in January 2017.
Miss Jagadeesan has a varied work load including antenatal care and delivery, acute obstetrics, and emergency gynaecology, in, regularly performing early pregnancy scans and management at the Early pregnancy unit. She is also the Lead for Clinical audit and governance and the rota lead. Each of her roles is unique and gives her a rounded experience. She believes that compassionate support in early pregnancy is vital and that each pregnancy and how each woman experiences pregnancy is unique.
Her special interest areas are
Early pregnancy and Emergency Gyanecology
Advanced labour ward management