Six months ago today, my best friend died. On our last day together, we lay in bed listening to her favorite songs as I retold her stories we had laughed about 1000 times before. I was there by fate. While our other best friend was trapped in Austin because of an ice storm, I

Study finds about 40% of infants exposed to early antenatal corticosteroids were born at term, with associated adverse outcomes, highlighting the need for caution when considering antenatal corticosteroids. Includes a visual abstract #BMJInfographic bmj.com/content/382/bm…

Absolutely shocking! So much for encouraging NHS staff to speak up.

Can we have Robert Rinder do all political interviews until the election please?

“Hard to reach” “Disengaged” “Being difficult” “Not responding” Make sure you check it’s not “We are inaccessible” “We are not communicating right” “The service is too complex” “Our resources are not universal” What we in #NHS find “easy” is not the same for everyone we serve

Thoughts on the NHS….. Einstein said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. But this is what is happening in the NHS right now; hoping things will improve when just giving the same failing medicine. As an A&E

State of the Nation report on perinatal deaths in 2021 released today. Report, infographic, reference tables, and technical manual available at buff.ly/4625xM8 and via buff.ly/2HR30eT

International guidance recommends that all pregnant and postpartum women have regular blood pressure assessment, and healthcare staff are adequately trained to respond to abnormalities. ⁦NIHR Global Health⁩ ⁦King's Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine⁩ eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2…

Helping to get the message out there about not using IV fluids to treat fetal heart rate concerns on the CTG. #fmlnetwork #continuousimprovement #evidencebasedcare #howisthebaby #savingbabies Sarah blackwell Sarah Prime Susie Crowe British Intrapartum Care Society Baby Lifeline Training 💙

Seriously now. I am a clinician scientist working in reproductive biology & maternity care and this is 100% nonsense. There is no such thing as "woke science" there is science, that should challenge us and make us think. It may even increase our understanding. Please do better.

This, from Climate Science Breakthrough is just…perfect. Watch the full clip, you won’t be disappointed. 🧑‍🍳

Oof.

Yes these are far right nationalist thugs literally storming the Cenotaph on Armistice Day. Suella Braverman whipped up this frenzy. I call on her to resign, immediately. Please RT if you do too.

👇🏻 #FridayFeeling: A message to the Conservatives on behalf of the British people. #ThankYouTories 🙏🏻

Celebrating a successful QI project to reduce term admissions to NICU #WARMS #ATAINTEAM StPetersNICU Ashford & St Peter's Patient Safety ASPH Katie Woolger 💙 KSS Neonatal ODN @bapm

Farrukh I once called for the first nationwide complete lockdown and recommended it as a policy to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, but 3 years later I had completely forgotten any of this ever happened.

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#MidwiferyHour Series 12 - Episode 6! Wednesday 21 February, 7-8pm Register free: eventbrite.com/e/the-power-of… WATCH LIVE / ON-DEMAND Hosted by Sue Macdonald RM RN FRCM (Hon) Supported by MATFLIX

The language barrier is a patient safety issue, without an interpreter there can be no informed choice, no informed consent (a legal requirement of care) and vital information not shared. 25 times more likely to die, 43% of intrapartum still births. HEAR ME!