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Clinician

Asma Khalil

Professor of Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine; Consultant Obstetrician, City St George's, University of London / St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

City St George's, University of London / St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is based in Tooting (London) — the organisation’s base, not a personal address.

Press citations

7

Topics

3

Learning disability & autism

Last quoted

Sept 2026

first cited Aug 2026

Asma Khalil: key facts

Kind of voice
Clinician
Role
Professor of Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine; Consultant Obstetrician
Organisation
City St George's, University of London / St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Organisation based in
Tooting
Quoted on
Learning disability & autism, Maternity & neonatal, Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
Tracked press citations
7
Most recently quoted
30 Sept 2026
First quoted
27 Aug 2026

Who Asma Khalil is

Professor Asma Khalil is a Professor of Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine at City St George's, University of London, and a consultant obstetrician at St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where she leads the Twin and Multiple Pregnancy service and the Reproductive Health Research Group. She holds an MD from the University of London and a Master's degree in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She is Vice President for Academia and Strategy at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), and is the Obstetric Lead of the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit. She is the inventor of HaMpton (Home Monitoring of Hypertension in Pregnancy), an award-winning digital innovation enabling pregnant women to monitor their blood pressure at home, and is a National Innovation Accelerator Fellow. Her published research — exceeding 450 peer-reviewed papers — focuses on twin pregnancy, fetal growth restriction, and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, and she has argued for implementing clinical guidelines to reduce inequalities in NHS maternity care.

“When we did this analysis, we found no links, there was no association, there's no evidence that paracetamol increases the risk of autism”

References for this biography

  1. 1.Professor Asma Khalil – St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust — Role, clinical position, research interests, HaMpton innovation, Twins Trust Centre, NIA Fellowship
  2. 2.Vice President election 2022 – RCOG — Election as RCOG Vice President in September 2022
  3. 3.Vice President portfolios announced – RCOG — Confirms portfolio: Vice President for Academia and Strategy
  4. 4.RCOG sets out top 10 research priorities in women's health – RCOG — Press quote confirming current VP for Academia and Strategy title; advocacy on women's health research policy
  5. 5.Professor Asma Khalil – personal professional website — Publication count (450+ papers), FIGO award, national registry of complicated multiple pregnancies, Editor-in-Chief role, RCOG VP role
  6. 6.HSJ Award win for HaMpton – NHS Innovation Accelerator — HSJ Award for HaMpton app; NIA Fellowship from 2017
  7. 7.FIGO Women's Award 2021 winners announced – FIGO — 2021 FIGO Women's Award recipient (UK)
  8. 8.World-first Twins Trust centre launches at St George's – St George's NHS — Founding of the Twins Trust Centre for Research and Clinical Excellence
  9. 9.Dr Asma Khalil – City St George's, University of London staff profile — University affiliation and academic role

Notable achievements

  • Elected Vice President for Academia and Strategy at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in September 2022 Source ↗
  • Founded the world-first Twins Trust Centre for Research and Clinical Excellence at St George's Hospital Source ↗
  • Won the HSJ Award for 'Using Technology to Improve Efficiency' with the HaMpton home blood-pressure monitoring app Source ↗
  • Awarded the FIGO Women's Award 2021: Recognising Female Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Source ↗
  • Founded the first UK national registry of complicated multiple pregnancies Source ↗

What Asma Khalil has said

  • “The message is clear – paracetamol remains a safe option during pregnancy when taken as guided. This is important as paracetamol is the first-line medication we recommend for pregnant women in pain or with a fever, and so they should feel reassured that they still have a safe option to relieve them of their symptoms.”

    Professor of obstetrics and maternal fetal medicine at City St George's, University of London · Maternity & neonatal · 10 Sept 2026 · Paracetamol in pregnancy not linked to autism or ADHD, ‘rigorous’ UK-led review finds ↗

  • “This is a large, well conducted nationwide register-based cohort study using Danish data from more than 800,000 pregnancies. A key strength is the use of a pregnancy-specific job exposure matrix to estimate occupational standing, walking and forward bending, which reduces recall bias compared with self-reported exposure.”

    professor of obstetrics and maternal medicine and consultant obstetrician at City St George's, University of London · Maternity & neonatal · 10 Sept 2026 · Bending forwards a lot at work in early pregnancy may increase miscarriage risk, study suggests ↗

  • “Caesarean births are common and the steady increase isn't necessarily a cause for concern as long as future services are well-prepared to adapt and ensure they have the right staffing, training and facilities to manage increasingly complex births.”

    vice-president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 27 Aug 2026 · More than half of UK births now involve medical intervention, audit finds ↗

  • “For healthy women with a low-risk pregnancy who have had an uncomplicated birth before, a home birth may be suitable when supported by a qualified midwifery team. However, evidence shows that home birth carries higher risks for babies, particularly for first-time mothers or those with high-risk pregnancies.”

    Consultant obstetrician in London, England, and internationally renowned expert in maternal and foetal medicine · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 27 Aug 2026 · Women must be warned of home birth risks and have access to skilled midwives, experts say ↗

  • “The reported increase in postpartum haemorrhage is concerning, but it must be understood in the context of births becoming more clinically complex. More women are entering pregnancy and birth with factors that can raise the risk of heavy bleeding, for example high blood pressure and a higher body weight, though most will not experience a haemorrhage.”

    consultant obstetrician and maternal-foetal specialist and spokesperson for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 27 Aug 2026 · Risk to women of severe bleeding after giving birth at five-year high in England ↗

  • “The message is clear: paracetamol remains a safe option during pregnancy when taken as guided. This is important as paracetamol is the first-line medication we recommend for pregnant women in pain or with a fever, and so they should feel reassured that they still have a safe option to relieve them of their symptoms.”

    Professor of obstetrics and maternal fetal medicine at City St George's, University of London, and consultant obstetrician at St George's hospital in London · Learning disability & autism · 27 Aug 2026 · Study debunks Trump claim that paracetamol causes autism ↗

Recent social activity

  • One of the remarkable things about pregnancy is that a mother’s immune system can help protect her baby even before birth. Newborn babies enter the world with an immune system that is still developing, leaving them particularly vulnerable to some infections during those precious https://t.co/vJEgseq8HU

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  • When you’re thinking about having a baby, it’s natural to question anything that might affect your fertility. Unfortunately, misinformation around vaccines and fertility can make those decisions harder than they need to be. The reassuring message is that the evidence does not https://t.co/8VyVVVbmjL

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Where Asma Khalil has been quoted

  1. Paracetamol is safe in pregnancy, says study refuting Trump autism claimsbbc.com · 30 Sept 2026
  2. Paracetamol in pregnancy not linked to autism or ADHD, ‘rigorous’ UK-led review findspulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
  3. Bending forwards a lot at work in early pregnancy may increase miscarriage risk, study suggeststheguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
  4. More than half of UK births now involve medical intervention, audit findstheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
  5. Women must be warned of home birth risks and have access to skilled midwives, experts saytheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
  6. Risk to women of severe bleeding after giving birth at five-year high in Englandtheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
  7. Study debunks Trump claim that paracetamol causes autismtheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

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