Dr Barrett is a conjoint Associate Professor at UNSW Medicine. She is Director of Obstetric Medicine, and a senior staff specialist in Obstetric Medicine and Endocrinology at the Royal Hospital for Women and Prince of Wales Hospital at Randwick. Helen undertakes clinical care for women with high-risk complex pregnancy across the breadth of Obstetric Medicine. Outside pregnancy, Helen’s clinical focus is on diabetes and endocrinology in Young Adults and Adults. Her primary research focuses on understanding maternal, placental metabolism in complex pregnancy and how they relate to the microbiota. Helen has published more than 80 peer reviewed manuscripts, and been an investigator in many observational and randomised controlled trials of management in pregnancy.