Jonathan Cliffe
Jonathan Cliffe is a Senior Midwife, Team Leader, and has served as Elected Governor at Warrington & Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He is one of less than 200 male midwives in the UK and has over a decade of experience supporting women and families. He leads an innovative team, improving equity and access to maternity care for women requiring additional support in pregnancy. A First-Class Midwifery graduate from Bangor University, Jonathan also serves as a Professional Midwifery Advocate, charity ambassador for Mummy’s Star, and is a qualified Civil Celebrant. Jonathan holds post graduate qualifications in maternal health and is currently completing a second degree in leadership.
About the talk
Jonathan shares his journey from leaving school with no qualifications to becoming a midwife, husband, and father. He highlights persistent gender ceilings across various professions and stresses the role of language in shaping opportunity and redefining identities. To break barriers, he advocates visible role models, safe spaces, and myth-busting facts. By challenging stereotypes, celebrating small wins and unlocking potential, we can inspire others to dream, believe, and become.
Interesting Facts
Interesting thing about you that people won’t know
I’m also a qualified Civil Celebrant.
What achievement makes you most proud?
Creating my family.
What do you get up to in your spare time?
Karaoke!
If you weren’t doing what you’re doing now, what would you be doing instead?
If I’m not attending a birth, then I might be conducting a wedding or funeral.