Professor Glover is Visiting Professor of Perinatal Psychobiology at Imperial College London and an international expert on the effect of the mother’s emotional state in pregnancy on the development of the foetus and her child.  She originally studied biochemistry at Oxford and did her PhD at University College London. In 1975 she came to work at Queen Charlotte’s and developed an interest in biological psychiatry in relation to pregnancy and the postnatal period. In more recent years she has focused especially on the effect of the mother’s mood on foetal development. She has over 400 publications, and is invited to speak, including giving the keynote address, at meetings around the world.

Professor Glover has been a special advisor to the Department of Health on the Family Nurse Partnership and Preparation for Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond.  She helped launch the Global Alliance for Maternal Mental Health in October 2016. Her work is contributing to changes in policy, with a growing awareness that better emotional care for women in pregnancy can improve the outcome for the next generation. Vivette was involved in formative CHIME work in the Gambia.