Kate is a retired doctor. After postgraduate training covering all aspects of paediatrics she specialised in the care of newborn babies. For 25 years she worked as a consultant on a neonatal intensive care unit. Many of the babies she cared for had significant health problems in the newborn period and for some of them the problems became lifelong. Kate understands that the process of recognition of difficulties, their investigation and the formulation of a management plan can seem disjointed and frustratingly slow and may involve a bewildering number of people. She appreciates the difficulty of caring for a baby and his/her siblings whilst simultaneously adjusting to a new, uncertain future and the toll this may take on a family.

Kate hopes to utilise her experience to support the families of children and young people diagnosed with Kleefstra Syndrome.

Experience

Working with families and other professionals in the investigation and treatment of babies who present with problems in the newborn period.  Multidisciplinary medical and developmental follow up of these babies to the age of 2.

Volunteer Work

Brownie Guide leader with 1st Stafford Brownies