Question to colleagues in UK maternity services- I’m trying to find out whether/how much the iDecide tool is being used in practice- any ideas/examples/pointers to stuff i might have missed? (Thank you!)

Heavy periods are not #JustaPeriod - Thank you to Wellbeing of Women for supporting this research as part of my Research Training Fellowship. Wellbeing of Women Jacqueline Maybin Rocío Martínez-Aguilar The Centre for Reproductive Health Institute for Regeneration and Repair wellbeingofwomen.org.uk/what-we-do/res…

1/3 Our #maternity and perinatal mental health team held a peer-researcher listening event, involving a diverse group of local women to learn from their experiences of maternity care, good and bad. Read the report: arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/sites/default/…

All_Ireland_Midwifery_Network Prof Patricia Leahy-Warren Julika Dr Ciara Close Nora Vallejo Calling midwives, stud midwives & maternity care providers in N. Ireland & Ireland this is a great opportunity to share your published research, collaborate, support evidence based practice #AIMN #Midwifery Jay Lalor Declan Devane Margaret Rogan shona hamilton ✨JennyTheM©✨💙ENFP-T #BirthLeadership

I’m inviting pregnant women and people in higher weight bodies to get involved in my study. I am interested in weight stigma experiences. Please share widely. Dr Jude Field Sara Webb PhDMidwives Big Birthas Shame&Medicine Victoria Empson Kirstie Coxon Melania Calestani

Such a privilege to be part of this panel on the Midwifery model and reproductive justice at the City University of New York, hosted by Barbara Katz Rothman. Lots of interest and positive feedback. ❤️

Are you an early/mid-career researcher, who would like to develop your career? Take part in our #FutureFocusedLeadershipProgramme! Over 12 months you will participate in workshops, webinars and online modules to enhance your skills. Apply➡️nihr.ac.uk/explore-nihr/a… 07/03/2024.

Really glad this piece is now out, in memory of Prof Nina Hallowell, her contributions to risk studies, and to the journal Health, Risk & Society - as author and long-serving member on our editorial board. Thanks Nina & thanks Andy for writing this tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

In summer 2022, I undertook a new project: studying men & women's experiences of playing walking football. 'Later-Life Masculinities: (Re)forming the Gendered Lives of Older Men', written with Thomas Thurnell-Read, is the 1st paper from it! Open access too 🎉 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…

My MSc student, Seren, at LJMU Psychology is running a new #Study on the experience of #Pregnancy and #Disability and how women navigate #Healthcare systems. Please share advert widely!

🎙️ Midwifery PhD student at #KingstonUni Jenny Cunningham (Jenny Cunningham) has featured on Florence (she/her) to discuss the weight stigma during maternity care. Give it a listen ⬇️ buzzsprout.com/961453/1500660…

Midwife colleagues, please consider participating in this study and please share! redcap.ecu.edu.au/surveys/?s=XT3…

We are delighted to announce that the Nutrition & Nurture conference call for abstracts is now open app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/75645/s… #MAINN2025 Lucy Hives ThePractisingMidwife ✨Dr Anna Byrom✨She/Her #NTFS2019 Victoria Hall Moran Dr Claire Feeley Virginia Schmied

Please help us understand breech pregnancy care practices in your maternity unit. Completing the survey takes just 10 minutes.

Currently student midwives at my university receive no training on how to work with interpreters. This is why I applied to the Iolanthe Midwifery Trust to run a workshop on how to work with interpreters. (Coming February 2025!)

So pleased that this paper is now published, it's been a while in the making! Using Normalisation Process Theory to anticipate implementation issues for a short film about preventing cytomegalovirus transmission, and identify potential solutions link.springer.com/10.1186/s12884…

Also pleased to share our recent Midwifery Journal editorial, a response to the UK All Party Parliamentary Group on Birth Trauma report. DM me for a copy if you are interested in reading & can't access (it's not OA there is free access for 50 days) authors.elsevier.com/a/1jZa%7EydlUH…

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Our new study looked at the experiences of families and healthcare professionals following incidents involving NHS maternity care highlights critical factors for improving communication with families. kcl.ac.uk/news/new-repor…

Interesting blog outlining the need for equity in KM as well as in research..