Ellen Chetwynd PhD MPH BSN IBCLC has a long career in maternal and child health which straddles her medical practice as a lactation consultant and nurse and her public health research on breastfeeding and rural maternity care. She is a founding member of the EMBRACe project (Equity for Moms and Babies Realized Across Chatham), which seeks to ensure successful and equitable birth outcomes for women and children through system and service alignment.