Maureen Young was born on 16 October 1915 in Southwold, England. An eminent fetal physiologist, she published well over 100 peer-reviewed original papers, as well as reviews and chapters in books, in a publishing career that spanned 63 years. For many of these, she ran a research unit in O&G at St Thomas’, becoming Professor of Perinatal Physiology before her retirement in 1982. She was one of the first women to secure a teaching position in a medical school and championed the professional recognition of women in an era when female academics were rare. She was an active advocate of the need for basic research to underpin advances in medicine and will be remembered for her many kindnesses to younger academics and clinicians.

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