Dr Claire McLintock MBChB (Edin) FRACP, FRCPA is an obstetric physician and haematologist at National Women’s Health, Auckland City Hospital where she is Clinical Director of Regional Maternity Services including obstetric medicine and maternal fetal medicine. She has a special interest in haematological problems in pregnancy, with particular interests in thrombocytopenia, preeclampsia, maternal morbidity and mortality, obstetric haemorrhage and management of anticoagulation in pregnant women with mechanical heart valves. Claire is on Council for the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis and is vice-chair of the Education and Outreach Committee and Chair of the Membership & Communication Subcommittee. She is a member of the Steering Committee for ISTH World Thrombosis Day. Claire enjoys teaching and is co-author of many of peer-reviewed publications and book chapters in her field of practice.