Alison Kent is known nationally and internationally as a clinician and academic with roles in provision of perinatal care, research, and medical education. She is currently a Senior Staff Specialist in Neonatology at the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children, Canberra. Professor Kent has been invited to teach and speak internationally, including developing countries where she has provided education in perinatal mortality classification and prevention. Currently, Professor Kent is the Chair of the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) Perinatal Mortality Committee and the Continuing Practice and Education Committee of the Perinatal Society of Australia and New Zealand Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Alliance. Professor Kent also works with the International Stillbirth Alliance sitting on the Scientific Advisory Committee Executive.