Dr Malika Felton is a Senior Lecturer in Health and ExercisePhysiology within the Centre for Midwifery and Women’s Health at Bournemouth University. She completed herpost-doc at University of Exeter as part of the Moving Through Motherhood research group, running co-design workshops on supporting physical activity during and after pregnancy. This research won her the Early Career Researcher Award at the WiSEAN conference in 2023, and in 2024 she won the Best Oral Presentation for the SwimHer Research Network work on recommendations for cold water swimming and pregnancy. Malika also supports the Maternal and Infant Health Equity Research Centre (MIHERC) as partof the NIHR Challenge: Maternity Disparities Consortium.

• Possible reasons for winning WiSEAN conference awards. Advice for others.
• PhD: Summary of key findings and application.
• SwimHER research network and other networks (e.g., This Mum Moves/Active Pregnancy/MIHERC): How these came about/got involved.
• Menopause and physical activity (research from PhD student)

• Where next.