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It just keeps on getting worse 😢 #midwives #afghanwomen bbc.com/news/articles/…

Some UK hospitals report >50% #caesarean section rate. “…many studies have pointed to the hypothesis that functional differences in the colonising microbiome in infants born by vaginal and caesarean section births may affect immune development and related outcomes” #birth

Major attack on the health and well-being of millions of Afghan women. The international community must act swiftly to condemn this policy. Afghan women and girls cannot be forgotten. theguardian.com/global-develop…

This photo made my day. Solidarity with #GiselePelicot and all survivors.

Where is the world? Humanity is dead

Those in the UK and Ireland who dismiss climate science are about to witness firsthand the consequences of Earth's energy imbalance. Messing with the planet's systems by burning fossil fuels has devastating effects—and they're becoming impossible to ignore. #StormÉowyn

Dear All. It’s 3.30am on Monday 27th January and I have some time as I’m awake currently. I’m awake because I’m in hospital. I’m in hospital because on Saturday morning at 4.30am I had a heart attack. The paramedics saved my life for the first time and then the consultant

Fantastic resource for midwives as they undertake examination of the newborn, and teaching mums about what they look for... Royal College of Midwives 💙 Maternity & Midwifery Forum

A content analysis of women's experiences of debriefing following childbirth sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

"The solution is obvious. Courts should never imprison pregnant women and new mothers, unless it is unavoidable and absolutely necessary." New blog by Dame Vera Baird DBE KC - 'Pregnancy and prison. Do not mix' Read it here➡️ow.ly/SUXr50VA4Ux

'Any trans person who tries to reject biological sex is living in fantasy land' Katy Jon Went discusses the reaction among trans activists to the Supreme Court's assertion that a woman is defined through biological sex.

Now here's a great placard! For everyone, everywhere.

This isn’t a mistake, or a bad policy decision, it’s a betrayal of every mother, baby and midwife. On the eve of the Royal College of Midwives 💙 annual conference this feels especially cruel and sends a devastating message to the midwives holding the system together.

Dominic Minghella I'm so dismayed with The Labour Party. What are they playing at? They should be challenging Reform, and vigorously, not trying to emulate them.

Big Baby trial: there were so few incidences of shoulder dystocia in non-induction group that they decided to stop the trial... anyone who tells you that induction reduces the chances of shoulder dystocia in big babies didn't read past the abstract of this paper.

Our open letter to Keir Starmer chooselove.org/news/our-open-…

British surgeon Victoria Rose, who's just returned from Gaza: "They're coming through the doors like a conveyor belt... really small children with massive injuries.. bits of their bodies blown off... every day at least half [of my cases] were under the age of 11.. its barbaric"

.Dr. Gabor Maté sends a message of solidarity to the Madleen Freedom Flotilla:

When we are the leader or manager, there's pressure to be "the person who knows". If we cannot give confident advice or direction to our teams, we might look weak. Yet leaders who openly acknowledge what they don’t know often create superior outcomes. Much better to "lead like a