Taking part takes 10-15 minutes, and you could win vouchers as a thank you for your time (4 x £25)! is.gd/birthexpectati…

Very excited that after a long (covid related) pause....we're getting ready to try out the intervention co-designed by our wonderful mums and midwives in Bristol!

Very excited to announce that we will be launching the ACE antenatal classes soon! Research at North Bristol NHS Trust

Preparing to start the training for the launch of @ACEmaternity @DrAnnaDavies miriam toolan Mary Lynch☘️🇮🇪

Midwives all ready to deliver the co-designed ACE antenatal class!! Amazing evening with an inspirational team of midwives!

Are you having a baby in North Bristol Trust, and would you like to come and try out the new ACE antenatal education (parentcraft) classes? Are you at least 24 weeks pregnant? If yes- to register your interest, go to: is.gd/ACE_ID_Register and we will give you a call.

Are you pregnant, or recently had a baby in the last 24 months? We are looking for women to talk about experiences and views on important information about vaginal birth. £10 voucher for time and inconvenience. Please Email [email protected]

Are you pregnant, or recently had a baby in the last 24 months or the partner of someone who is? We are looking for participants in an online survey redcap.link/k6jjlonv to tell us what information they believe is important for women to know prior to having a vaginal birth.

We're delighted to announce that we have now completed the ACE study. Thank you so much to everyone who took part! We will share the results as soon as we have them!

Our paper is out sharing our codesign of an antenatal session and how we improved it! We're really excited to share this and thank each and every person that contributed to this really exciting project Research at North Bristol NHS Trust North Bristol NHS Trust UniBristol Abi Merriel bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/bmjqir…

Do you live in the UK? Have you had a baby here in the last 5 years? Follow the link below to help us understand the care which is currently received for raised blood pressure, pre-eclampsia and gestational diabetes and how it can be improved redcap.liverpool.ac.uk/surveys/?s=9NP…

📷 Our study shares the experiences of 46 women's antenatal education. Birth expectations are informed by Antenatal Education - it can precipitate a mismatch between expectations and experience. An antenatal education curriculum is needed! doi.org/10.1186/s12884…

Abi Merriel 's new qualitative research reports existing antenatal education offer can contribute to birth expectations-experience mismatch Yana Richens OBE PhD MPhil MSc BSc RN RGN Angela Kerrigan Stephanie Heys Dr Claire Feeley 💕Sheena Byrom she/her 💕 ✨Dr Anna Byrom✨She/Her #NTFS2019

We are so pleased to share the newest paper from our research group exploring what happens to women's expectations and knowledge around birth following antenatal education. Does it precipitate a mismatch between birth expectations and experiences? …pregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Our paper is out about what women want from their antenatal education. It forms an important part of thier journey and we advocate for a standardised, fexible ANE model to address diverse needs and reduce inequalities in access and information. rdcu.be/d8vS3