Zoi Vardavaki

Zoi Vardavaki is a Senior Midwifery Lecturer at City St George's, University of London, with extensive experience in NHS and Higher Education settings. She specializes in promoting physiological birth practices while ensuring quality outcomes and serves as an Academic Professional Midwifery Advocate. Her research focuses on out-of-guidance birth choices and midwifery-led care sustainability.

• Education: Postgraduate Certificate in Learning & Teaching in Higher Education (University of Hertfordshire), MSc (University of Salford), BSc (Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Greece)

Her research interests include:

• Supporting unconventional birth choices in midwifery-led units
• Waterbirth and birth satisfaction optimization
• Global maternal health advocacy
• Art-based approaches in midwifery education

Awards:

• Iolanthe Midwifery Trust Midwives Award (2024, 2025)

She contributes to midwifery education through roles at London South Bank University, University of Hertfordshire, and various examiner positions. As co-founder of the Hellenic British Midwifery Association, she bridges UK-Greece midwifery practices.