🚨To celebrate our research impact, we’ve made our most cited papers free to read 📰 Explore them here> bit.ly/3bw15xS 👈 #BMJImpact The Health Foundation

A huge loss to our team this week as we say fond farewell and good luck to Assistant Professor Sue Britt. An inspiration to us and our students. We will miss you Sue, but wish you every success with your PhD. At least we will still see you around B Floor 🤗💗

Proud to be sharing my big sister’s latest novel! Atta girl @JennyMcLachlan1

Thrilled to be joining the #Savingbabieslives team at Sands - baby loss charity 💜🧡 - exciting work ahead! Huge thanks to my colleagues at UoN_Midwifery @UoNMatHealth for all your support. You’re a smashing team!

As one door opens Sands - baby loss charity 💜🧡, another must sadly close. Lovely last day UoN_Midwifery - and the wee one had a smashing time rampaging around the corridors.

Last week we launched our report on improving the recording of ethnicity in health settings. #Ethnicity data is useful in addressing #health #inequalities. But how effectively is data collected & recorded? #EthnicityRecording Find out more in our report: raceequalityfoundation.org.uk/health-and-car…

My big sister’s latest book - very proud as ever (and really hoping to make it to the launch)!

📢 Help us do more to #SaveBabiesLives, improve maternity safety and support bereaved families. Take 2 minutes to fill in our E-action to ask your MP to join the APPG on #BabyLoss. A simple action can make a huge impact 💙🧡 ➡️ act.sands.org.uk/ask-your-mp-do… #SandsCampaigns

Our new training for counsellors and therapists is now available ⬇️ Find out more about our specialist training that equips counsellors with the skills and insights to work with those affected by #babyloss #pregnancyloss   training.sands.org.uk/counsellors/   #SandsTraining #Counsellors

The next meeting of the APPG on Baby Loss will be on Monday 6th March at 2pm. Dr Bill Kirkup will be presenting on the progress of #EastKent in the 6 months since publication. All are welcome. Contact the Secretariat to register & for more details ⬇️ [email protected]

Our friends at Group B Strep Support are collecting views on a group B Strep vaccine. Can you help by taking and sharing their survey? ➡️surveymonkey.co.uk/r/9NLMPYF

The Sands and Tommy's Joint Policy Unit has responded to today's Office for National Statistics (ONS) data that confirms there has been an overall increase in the rate of babies dying before, during or soon after birth. Full data➡️ons.gov.uk/releases/child… 🧵 1/5

Sands - baby loss charity 💜🧡 Done it👍

Today’s initial response from the Government to the independent review into maternity and neonatal services at East Kent NHS Trust falls far short of what is needed to ensure all maternity services are safe. questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statem…

My sister’s coming to my home city 🙌 Catch her at the central library on Saturday

We believe that listening to parents can #SaveBabiesLives We’re launching the Listening Project to hear from parents from black & Asian communities whose baby died after 2017. Take part & help us support safer pregnancies ⬇️ sands.org.uk/listening-proj… #SandsResearch #BabyLoss

Exciting to see word start to spread about our much-needed Sands Listening Project #sandslisteningproject #savingbabieslives

It's been a real privilege to support this work Sands - baby loss charity 💜🧡

At the #WomensHealthSummit today, the Government has announced that maternity care will be prioritised with £50 million allocated to research into maternity disparities. Our Chief Executive, Charm Haithcock, who was at today’s event, said "The Government is clearly committed to

Delighted to share the main findings from my PhD research into care following altered fetal movement in two UK maternity units. Many thanks to my supervisors and co-authors Lucy Smith Natalie Armstrong bit.ly/4a6rX0v SAPPHIRE research UoL Population Health Sciences UoN_Midwifery