Niamh qualified in Dublin in 1987, and did most of her postgraduate training in the North east of England. She returned to Ireland in 2002 and worked in the wonderful maternity unit of Lagan Valley Hospital in Lisburn. Unfortunately, consultant inpatient services were removed from LVH in February 2011 and since then she has worked in the Royal Jubilee Maternity Service, the largest maternity hospital in Northern Ireland.

Her main interest is in normalising pregnancy and childbirth, promoting and encouraging VBAC, including for women with multiple previous CS. She is also involved in teaching emergency obstetrics.