Alexandra Ridout
@aeridout
Progesterone commenced in the first trimester, but not the second trimester seems to prevent pre-eclampsia. Needs prospective trials. doi.org/10.1111/1471-0… Prof Arri Coomarasamy OBE MBChB MD FRCOG FMedSci
“So you thought anti embolic stocking were useful? Think again!” Woke up to this inspiring email from Professor Beverley Hunt OBE (also on BlueSky)!! 🤩 Guy's and St Thomas' removing TEDS as no evidence base in mod risk surgical or stroke patients. Just more harm. No studies in pregnant women of course. #Whywedoresearch 💪
I am excited to be in Freetown Sierra Leone at our two day NIHR/CRIBS&USL Maternal Health Conference. Here are two of the brilliant midwifery students, Assiatu & Tenneh with Alex & Betty ready to start. Stunning venue and organisation. NIHR Global Health King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine
No difference in preterm birth in women with a short cervix with cerclage, progesterone, or pessary. Support RCT Andrew H Shennan OBE Anna David Rachel Tribe Natalie Suff @gardenermidwife Alexandra Ridout @JennyCarter_33 Ellie Clark (Watson) Susana Pereira journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/a…
Mangenda Kamara (worthy winner of the Usher Institute bursary supporting GLOW24 attendance) presenting on the importance of community engagement in healthcare implementation research GLOW Conference
The NIHR-funded Global Health Research Group, CRIBS, recently showcased maternal health research at the Science Museum Lates. Over 2,000 people attended, engaging and immersing themselves in critical issues affecting mothers and communities around the world.
cribs-i.org/2024/12/10/cel… Such a pleasure working with such dedicated individuals in a very challenging environment, but with some promising results and more opportunities. National Institute for Health and Care Research School of Life Course & Population Sciences
Amazing work by Alex Ridout, Andrew H Shennan OBE, Jane Sandall and team, collaborating with in-country colleagues. Simple interventions and early recognition saves lives. RoyalCollegeObsGyn FIGO HQ
This post closing soon - if you were Blair Bell Research Society then you know The Centre for Reproductive Health is a great place to do research - if you are an O&G trainee and want to do great science with a great team, apply here - get in touch and discuss projects :) Andrew Horne RoyalCollegeObsGyn
journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…. Teenagers are particularly susceptible to morbidity both for social and pathological reasons. They are a significant proportion of maternal mortality statistics and need specific interventions. King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine School of Life Course & Population Sciences
The Escalating Inequalities in Global Maternal Mortality—Time to Act: A Commentary- BJOG: An International J of Obstetrics & Gynae- Wiley obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14… SS Africa, home to 18% of the world's population, accounts for the vast majority of global maternal deaths, over 70%.
