Middle-class women more likely to get an epidural, study shows... "Research suggests women from poorer backgrounds might feel under more pressure to put up with the pain of childbirth..." telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/1…

Work from Lucy Halliday PhD finds that women from most socioeconomically disadvantaged areas are less likely to receive labour epidural analgesia. Inequities in care must be addressed if we are to improve maternal outcomes OAA RA-UK UofG Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Peri-Op Medicine WoSOA #OBAnes

University of Glasgow PhD student Lucy Halliday work in the news today, and still more papers on deprivation and anaesthesia during pregnancy to come from our team Rachel Harrison (Kearns) telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/1…

🔓Disparities relating to postpartum recovery outcomes in different socio-economic and racial ethnic groups are underexplored. We conducted a planned analysis of a large prospective caesarean delivery cohort to explore the relationship between ethnicity, socio-economic status

OAA congratulates 2023 Felicity Reynolds Prize winner Lucy Halliday and colleagues on the publication of their important #OBAnes study.

The BMJ commentary on our work led by Lucy Halliday on inequities in maternity care. "The scope of the problem in wider society is vast & requires strategies to tackle any systems & policies that might inadvertently perpetuate the economic divide". bmj.com/content/384/bm…

🆕Our paper is now available online 🙏 British Journal of Anaesthesia 💥Moderate or severe in-hospital #pain after uncomplicated vaginal delivery is associated with significantly ⬆️ odds of postpartum #opioid use in the first year after delivery 🤰 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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Socioeconomic disadvantage similarly affects epidural analgesia uptake in Scotland (Lucy Halliday Scott Nelson Rachel Harrison (Kearns)) - those in most deprived are less likely to receive medically indicated LEA. #OAA24ASM #OBAnes

Brilliant curated selection and commentary on Pick of the Posters from new OAA Executive Committee member Rachel Harrison (Kearns) at #OAA24ASM highlighting thought provoking work much from OAA Trainee Rep. members. This is the bedrock of the OAA ASM. Can’t wait for #OAA25ASM!

Catherine Roy NICE Also we need 2 stop paying lip service 2 ⬇️ hlth inequalities. "Women from more deprived backgrounds are ⬇️ to have an epidural, finds Lucy Halliday & Rachel Harrison (Kearns) et al study" bmj.com/content/384/bm… via Zosia Kmietowicz also on BlueSky Dr Ruth Ann Harpur James Titcombe Andy Conway Morris 🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇦 ObsAnaesthetist

✅Epidural during labour associated with significant reduction in severe maternal morbidity Data from >0.5 million women Out in BMJ NOW!!! bmj.com/content/385/bm… #obanes Scott Nelson Lucy Halliday Aizhan K.

⬆️ effect seen in women giving birth prematurely, or with existing health issues that put them at higher risk

🔑 Need to ensure access to epidurals, particularly for those who are most vulnerable – women facing higher medical risks or delivering prematurely ℹ️ accurate patient information is vital! Some fantastic resources at LabourPains.org

If you read nothing else today read this 👇 Epidural analgesia during labour associated with 35% reduced rate of serious complications Data from > 500,000 women #obstetricanaesthesia #obanes Rachel Harrison (Kearns) Scott Nelson Lucy Halliday Aizhan K. Royal College of Anaesthetists Association of Anaesthetists

It’s not often #OBAnes gets a mention in National Geographic . OAA welcomes the widespread interest in the research by Rachel Harrison (Kearns) Lucy Halliday Prof Lawlor Prof Nelson and colleagues. nationalgeographic.com/premium/articl…

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Could not be more delighted for Lucy Halliday and the successful defence of her PhD thesis today! Massive thanks to Katrina Knight @ArcBroom @YavorRM for running a fantastic viva Absolute 🌟! Scott Nelson UofG Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Peri-Op Medicine

Uptake of epidurals in deprived obstetric patients is reduced; which is concerning given that deprived obs patients tend to be more co-morbid (ex. In terms of BMI) Lucy Halliday Association of Anaesthetists @Anaes_Trainees