Fem Health Doc

Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with a passion for educating the public on female health, highlighting popular issues and challenging misconceptions

  • Whoops – don’t miss out!

    Pregnant women have recently been urged to get their whooping cough vaccinations. Whooping cough (aka ‘pertussis’) is a bacterial illness which can be life threatening for newborns. It is highly contagious and infects the lungs and bronchi (breathing tubes). The UK health Security Agency documented 168 cases in south east England in June 2024. The…

  • Cervical screening

    The little letter arrives through your door. It joins the pile of letters on your dining table – unopened envelopes wanting to be read. Life goes on. Hurry. Hurry. Hurry. A text reminder, perhaps another letter. Yet ANOTHER thing to do, you think. Work, kids, school, family, shopping, meal prepping, exercise (yeah, right!)…and oh yes,…

  • Dance Like A Mother

    Dance Like A Mother

    I thoroughly enjoyed performing at Salford Quays over the weekend with a group of baby wearing mamas to promote health, fitness and social fun for mothers. The performance was a result of months of practice at my local baby wearing dance class, where we meet on a weekly basis to learn some fun dance moves,…

  • International Womens Day

    08/03/2024 I was really excited to speak at an international womens day as a guest speaker. I spoke about gynaecological cancers (what to look out for, how they are investigated, how to reduce your risk and also how they are managed). I’m glad I was able to talk about ‘The Big C’ as it is…

  • Her Health Her Voice

    I was honoured to be invited to speak at an event related to female health in the workplace. I was joined by a panel of other professionals (a physiotherpaist, psychologist and representatives from a range of charities). I described the common issues I see as a gynaecologist and briefly touched on how they are managed…

  • Maternal mental health

    At the end of my Dance like a mother dance class (a really fun babywearing dance class), I was given a symbolic green ribbon. I go to the class weekly to help boost my mood, ‘bust a move’ (do people still say that?) and meet other mums. Its so nice that we all go out…

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All about me…

I am a wife, a mama bear to 3 young cuties, a writer, a mentor and an educator. I work as an NHS Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with a special interest in female cancers and have a passion for reducing inequalities faced by the black female population in healthcare.

During my training, I achieved further qualifications in Health care leadership, management and education. I am also trained in Coaching, Mentoring and enjoy using my skills to train junior doctors in the workplace. I have provided consulting work for large charities, investment banks and technology groups.

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Dr Joanna Abiola

Obstetrician and Gynaecologist. Public Speaker. Medical Advisor

Inspiring and educating women on all matters relating to health and wellbeing.