Dame Mary Elizabeth Uprichard, DBE, FRCM (born March 1938) is a British nursing, midwifery and health care activist. She was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1998.
First President of the UKCC
Vice-President of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM)
Chairwoman of the Nurses' Professional Conduct Committee
Lay Secretary (until 2011) on the Board of Governors of Methodist College, Belfast
The Evolution of Midwifery Training (Midwives Chronicle: January 1987;)
Myles textbook for midwives, Myles, Bennett, Brown & Uprichard (eds), (Churchill Livingstone Publishing, 1993; ISBN 0-443-06392-3)
Dame Mary Uprichard Prize for Excellence in Midwifery Studies (Queen's University Belfast)
Dame Mary Uprichard Annual Lecture