Who We Are
If you are a mother who has had a sick child, you know it takes a village to get everyone through. The personal experience of founders Catherine Oates Smith and Alan Liddle have breathed life into MothersBabies, a not-for-profit organisation established for the purpose of giving all our babies the best possible start in life.
We are supporting a vital project that is harnessing the emerging science of gut bug health to create a safe, personalised and proven therapy to reduce common, potentially avoidable, complications and diseases for pregnant women and their babies. These include preeclampsia, diabetes, premature birth, asthma, eczema, autism and allergies. Professor Emad El-Omar and his team at the Microbiome Research Centre at St George Hospital, part of the UNSW clinical research campus, are developing this therapy.
The Board
Owner and Founder, COS Create. Lawyer and Business Development Professional.
Catherine Oates Smith
Owner & Founder
Founder and Director of Mothers Babies Foundation Ltd. He holds a BA (Hons) from the University of Sydney and MBA from the University of NSW and is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Alan resides in Sydney.
Dr Alan Liddle
Founder & Director
Professor of Medicine Gastroenterologist and Editor in Chief, GUT, Director, Microbiome Research Centre, St George & Sutherland Clinical School University of New South Wales, St George Hospital.
Professor Emad El-Omar
Board Member & Research Director
Partner at MinterEllison. Helping corporate and not-for-profit clients and charity partners pursue exciting and innovative social sector issues, and amplify their social impact
Keith Rovers
Board Member & Director
Catherine Rex
Director
Head and Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, School of Women’s & Children’s Health, and Head of the Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of New South Wales.
Professor Bill Ledger
Board Member
Lawyer at MinterEllison
Lachlan Muir
Secretary
Chair of Publicly Listed Company, CSG.
Mark Bayliss
ChairmanThe Research Team
Professor of Medicine Gastroenterologist and Editor in Chief, GUT, Director, Microbiome Research Centre, St George & Sutherland Clinical School University of New South Wales, St George Hospital.
Professor Emad El-Omar
Board Member & Research Director
Senior Lecturer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW Medicine. Obstetrician at St George Public Hospital
Dr Amanda Henry
Senior Researcher
RANZCOG Core Trainee, employed by SESLHD; Conjoint Associate Lecturer, School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW Medicine; PhD Student – MUMs
Dr Daniella Susic
Senior Researcher
Executive Officer & Project Manager, MothersBabies Study. Naomi is also a registered nurse and midwife.
Naomi Strout
Executive Officer & Project ManagerOur Partners
The MothersBabies Study is a collaborative effort
drawing on the combined capabilities and research strengths of some incredible partners
