
Prof Alison McFadden
@alisonmcfdundee
Professor, co-lead Mother and Infant Research Unit, @MIRU_UK University of Dundee. Passionate about health equity for all women and babies. Views my own.
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20-12-2013 15:00:30
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What a wonderful meeting with our MIRU alumni- hearing about the fantastic work on maternal health people have gone onto do after working with MIRU_UoDHealthSci. Inspiring our next generation of PhD students to improve maternal health for all School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee Prof Alison McFadden


Take a look at work by Amal Amal. She's currently a PhD candidate at School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee and holds a position as a lecturer at جامعة الملك سعود بن عبدالعزيز للعلوم الصحية. Her research interests primarily focus on Kangaroo care for preterm babies. #KangarooCareDay


Newest World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines champion continuous, prolonged KMC for premature or low birth weight infants. Starting immediately after birth, at a healthcare facility or home, KMC provides invaluable support, fostering early bonding and improved outcomes (WHO, 2022). #KangarooCareDay

🧵 1/3 We love sharing all the great work that goes on in School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee, so it was great to learn more about the work of one of our MIRU_UoDHealthSci PhD students, Amal Almutairi...

MIRU_UoDHealthSci 2/3: "I’m investigating the practice of kangaroo care for preterm babies in neonatal intensive care units in Saudi Arabia. In the first stage of my PhD, I conducted a systematic review, which highlighted the need to understand the role of culture in kangaroo care practices....

MIRU_UoDHealthSci 3/3: Therefore, my PhD project focuses on conducting a focused ethnographic study on kangaroo care for preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units in Saudi Arabia." #KangarooCare #Research #PretermCare

Congratulations to MIRU PhD student shona shinwell WINNER of the SGSSS Impact Prize. Shona will work collaboratively with women using opioids in pregnancy to co-create an education tool for practitioners. Well done Shona! School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee SGSSS Prof Alison McFadden


Read the Breastfeeding Alliance's recommendations for the next government for a joined up, strategic approach to improving breastfeeding. tinyurl.com/mtpjrs4w Infant Feeding APPG Alison Thewliss Andrea Leadsom David Mundell MP Fleur Anderson MP Jonathan Reynolds Sharon Hodgson Anneliese Dodds

Thanks Cllr Todd Ferguson for 'Speaking up for babies' this Infant Mental Health Awareness Week. Too often babies are forgotten about during elections. We want babies’ voices to be heard and so we really appreciate your support! #IMHAW2024 #SpeakUpForBabies

Let's celebrate #ScottishBreastfeedingWeek MIRU are dedicated to delivering impactful research on infant feeding and breastfeeding support. Check out our recent Cochrane review for evidence based breastfeeding support doi.org/10.1002/146518… #Action4Breastfeeding La Leche League GB



Thrilled to be invited to be part of the Open day Home-Start Dundee to share the work we developed together around perinatal mental health experiences @Miru School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee @camilabiazus








Our amazing circle of love @Gaza Infant Nutrition Alliance has just been awarded 'Outstanding contribution to breastfeeding and human milk'. We stand with you our colleagues, mothers, fathers and babies of Gaza Prof Alison McFadden Justine craig Justice Reilly Lesley LCGB


Would you like to use an eHealth resource for standardised breastfeeding education for parents and healthcare providers? Fantastic body of work developed by Dr Jennifer Abbass-Dick, an Associated professor at Ontario Tech University, Canada School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee MIRU_UoDHealthSci
