Dr Lynn Sadler, of Auckland, ONZM, for services to maternal and perinatal health
Dr Lynn Sadler is a leading perinatal epidemiologist in New Zealand. She has led epidemiology and quality improvement projects at Auckland District Health Board and the University of Auckland for over 20 years. She has directed the collection and reporting of the deaths of babies who died from 20 weeks’ gestation until four weeks after delivery for the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee (PMMRC). She has presented at every PMMRC national conference since 2008 and has produced individual reports for each DHB that allow them to assess their performance against the national data. Dr Sadler is also involved in teaching quality improvement at the University of Auckland, provides support to PhD students and junior researchers, and has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals.