Mary Steen, OBE, Professor of Midwifery and Discipline Lead at Curtin University and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, has been conducting research since 1992 across Europe, the UK, Australia, Nigeria, Brazil, Iran, the Emirates, and Thailand, with the aim of improving care and services for women, babies, and their families. Her exceptional contributions to midwifery, and to maternal and familial health research, were formally recognised in 2025 when she was awarded an OBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List.