Had a student nurse call me overnight about a poorly child on the ward. She gave me an amazing SBAR.
I found her afterwards to let them know and filled out their portfolio with my feedback.
It made me realise how I need to give people positive feedback as a routine

“Are you appropriating or appreciating?”

Gloria Anzaldúa

An important question to ask at all stages of the research process.

This government has a callous disregard for women. Don't believe their spin. This is an emergency.
theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Never ever ever tell me that women's health is too much of a taboo to discuss publicly in the same world where Britain's biggest penis gets a jolly old airing on morning television.

'When compared with land birth, water birth does not appear to increase the risk of most maternal and neonatal complications.' from AJOG

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This week the Sands - baby loss charity 💙🧡 & Tommy's Joint Policy Unit launched a call for evidence open to anyone working in or with maternity and neonatal services to understand what needs to change to improve care.

Have your say ⬇️

forms.office.com/e/KWCCTJD4pu

#MaternitySafety

Embargo just lifted! A new study with over 700,000 patients shows, once again, that patients have better outcomes when cared for by female physicians. The benefit, as shown in some previous studies, is greatest for female patients.

acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M2…

Rates of induction of labour are continuing to rise globally more evidence is required on the role of the midwife in providing information for appropriate consent.

Take the survey here: maternityandmidwifery.co.uk/are-you-provid…

I’m so proud it’s finally here!

Never would I have imagined 5 years ago when we started that we would be here. It’s not just about raising awareness it’s about actively making changes for Black women giving birth in the UK.

Follow Fivexmore_ for all the updates this week.

Instagram just showed me an ad for ‘Girlie Glue’ which is an actual *adhesive* that you use to stick bowties on your infant girl’s head.

I think my feminism was just sick in its own mouth.

Is it just me, or does the new Magnum advert look like an ad for sanitary pads? #midwifethoughts

Just going to send journalists this screenshot of me from Sarah Graham’s recent The BMJ piece whenever they need a quote about Tory maternity funding:
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'This undermining of healthcare staff is now a system failure within the NHS and government. What the public needs is a healthy, satisfied workforce.'

Kamran Abbasi in this week's Editor's Choice
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Great to see Sarah Graham excellent piece on the gender health gap in this week’s paper The BMJ. Featuring the tireless and impressive work of Leah Hazard Lesley Regan Ranee Thakar and MESSAGE (Medical Science Sex & Gender Equity)

Urgent news for anyone with a The Spectator subscription: cancel it now.

Such an interesting question, and one I encounter often with ppl who ask for IOL as early as possible due to discomfort/fatigue/just 'fed up'. Twitter hivemind, what do you reckon? Early (37weeks+) IOL for maternal choice?

30 years of fighting for bodily autonomy, safe communities, equity, & justice. Inspired by our foremothers, we stand firm in our commitment to ensure everyone's right to make decisions about their own bodies and lives.

#ReproJustice #BMHW24 #30YearsStrong

Call me cynical, but I’m not buying this. Even the photo indicates that Holland & Barrett’s 600 new ‘women’s health coaches’ will be pushing supplements. Give me a doctor over a commercially incentivised ‘coach’ any day.
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‘The Tories are tossing crumbs to a system on its knees.’

I said what I said, and I’m proud to have said it to Sarah Graham for The BMJ.

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We need to find a better way to talk pregnancy-related mortality. Black cis women and other pregnancy-capable people are walking around in fear that they'll die in labor (see /2). These tragic deaths have catastrophic effects but are thankfully very rare. We also mislead 1/