Dr Nuzhat is an accomplished obstetrician with over 25 years of experience in the field of Obstetrics. Previously, she served as the Head of the Department of Obstetrics at Fernandez from 2011 to 2021. She joined Fernandez Hospital in 2002 and also held the position of Head of the Department of Academics from 2006 to 2013.
Her areas of expertise include labour ward management, high-risk pregnancy, maternal morbidity reduction, maternal near-miss reviews, prevention of stillbirths, clinical risk management, fetal growth assessment protocol, maternal early warning systems, obstetrics emergency protocols, hypothyroidism in pregnancy, advanced life support in obstetrics instructor, and fetal monitoring with CTG.
Dr Nuzhat has been associated with the Perinatal Institute, Birmingham, UK, as the coordinator for the Growth Assessment Protocol (GAP) Project, aimed at reducing stillbirths. She contributed to the digital transformation of obstetric medical records (EMR) at Fernandez Hospital. She has been an advisory member on national projects under the Government of India related to labour suite planning, obstetric HDU/ICU development, FCM protocols and midwifery strengthening. A former Vice President of the Stillbirth Society of India, Dr Nuzhat continues to champion initiatives in stillbirth prevention and maternal safety.
She leads weekly online session for continuing medical educational for obstetricians across india via an online platform of ‘Supporting Each Other’.
Outside of medicine, she is an avid artist, with a passion for painting, drawing, often describing herself as an “artist with a heart for obstetrics.”