the 265 infants tested). Knight collected data from all the United Kingdom's 194 obstetric units, and showed that 56% of the women admitted to hospital with COVID-19 were from Black or ethnic minority groups. In 'normal times', only 20% of women giving birth are from Black and minority ethnic backgrounds. Knight said that research into the origins of this disparity was "urgently needed". Knight was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to maternal and public health. Selected publications References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) NIHR Research Professors NIHR Senior Investigators Alumni of the University of Cambridge Alumni of the University of Oxford British women medical doctors 21st-century women physicians COVID-19 researchers Members of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century British medical doctors 21st-century British medical doctors