Charles Richard Whitfield

Charlie Whitfield
A man in a white coat sitting at a desk.
Charles Whitfield in his office at the Queen Mother's Hospital in Glasgow
Born
Charles Richard Whitfield

(1927-10-21)21 October 1927
Secunderabad, British India
Died13 September 2018(2018-09-13) (aged 90)
Bearsden, Glasgow, UK
NationalityBritish
EducationQueen's University Belfast
Occupation(s)Obstetrician and gynaecologist
Years active42

Charles Richard Whitfield FRCOG, FRCP(G) (21 October 1927 – 13 September 2018) was a Northern Irish obstetrician and gynaecologist who was a pioneer of maternal-fetal (perinatal) medicine. His primary interest was in fetal medicine, a branch of obstetrics and gynaecology that focuses on the assessment of the development, growth and health of the baby in the womb. He was also an early proponent of subspecialisation within the fields of obstetrics and gynaecology, a practice that is common today.

He was Regius Professor of Midwifery at the University of Glasgow from 1976 until his retirement in 1992.[1]

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