Mehreen is a specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Skåne University Hospital and an Associate Professor at Lund University. Her research explores the complex interplay of how maternal health and wellbeing during pregnancy and birth can affect newborn health and outcomes later on in life. Currently, she is a Senior Research Fellow at the Program of Global Surgery and Social Change, Harvard Medical School, USA and working towards improving the quality of maternal newborn healthcare services globally and strengthening of obstetric healthcare systems in resource-limited settings. She is also the chair of the Lancet Commission on Maternal and Newborn Health https://www.mnhcommission.org/