Shahnaz Shahid Ali is a PhD-Nursing (c) at Western University, Ontario, and holds a Master of Science in Nursing degree from Aga Khan School of Nursing and Midwifery, Pakistan. She has been a nurse-midwife educator, practitioner, and researcher for over 16 years in obstetric nursing and midwifery. She is passionate about conducting research in the field and providing quality education to nurse-midwife students and professionals. Shahnaz is married and has two children.