Cathy has worked as a midwife for 10 years, predominantly in Northern Ireland. In 2019, she decided to train to become a Diabetes Specialist Midwife. After two years with the midwifery team, Cathy moved into a new role where she splits her time between the LDC research team and clinical diabetes team. This innovative split role, created by LDC in partnership with the UHL diabetes team, allows Cathy to provide continuity of care for women with type 1 and 2 diabetes who are pregnant or planning pregnancy. She supports women starting Hybrid Closed-Loop (HCL) therapy and manages their care alongside the multidisciplinary maternity team. Cathy is involved with studies at the LDC and works alongside Prof Meek and Prof Choudhary.