Sally Collins Jim Thornton There's so much outrage based on this confusion - I've heard very positive feedback from women with back pain due to an OP baby. And epidurals don't necessarily remove back pain and pressure. I'm all for more options for women in labour, especially from early labour.

Frances Ryan We urgently must create an unconditional universal income floor that is always beneath everyone at all times, that never discourages people from increasing their incomes in fear of benefit loss. scottsantens.com/engineering-ar…

BREAKING NEWS The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2023 #NobelPeacePrize to Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all. #NobelPrize

Just did some lecturing at UoL. One student’s response - “you’re such a mood! I love it!”. That’s good, right?! 👵🏻

The Aust perineal care bundle didn't work. Here's new research that might help explain why. birthsmalltalk.com/2023/10/25/per… #PerinealTrauma #SPT #OASI #Bundle #Episiotomy @HannahDahlen Nigel Lee Jyai Allen

Kate Brintworth Jessica Read Tracey Cooper MBE PhD FRCM are we really doing the right thing with OASI??

Dr Jenny Hall Jessica Read Tracey Cooper MBE PhD FRCM Please read this too midwifethinking.com/2018/05/09/the…

BirthSmallTalk Dr Nicky Grace Hannah Dahlen AM Nigel Lee Jyai Allen "It seems there should have been more time spent getting the basic science right on this one before introducing it in practice" - it's just so frustrating & disheartening how often this keeps happening in maternity care isn't it?! 😔

#hospitalvisiting

Am I justified to be salty that there isn’t an on call consultant car park space outside either of the maternity units I work in? Coming at night is usually time critical, so makes sense to reduce the time walking from main car park?

So Royal College of Midwives 💙 do have a voice. But it appears to have a race criteria. #Gaza is being bombed. Mothers, fathers, children and babies. Hospitals attacked. Why have you not stood with #Palestine? Or supported midwives who have loved ones waiting for die there?

I still can’t believe we have MPs who have no expertise in their particular field. A health minister with no background in health. It makes no sense.

Trans Awareness Week starts today. This week is an opportunity to take positive action to educate the public about what it means to be trans, so... What does being trans mean to you? What would you want the public to know during this week?

I really dislike how previous miscarriage is just glossed over by some HCPs. The question is often part of a "tick box exercise" at the booking appointment. When women disclose previous loss this needs exploring and they need a lot of support. This will be an anxious pregnancy

En route to London for the 2023 ARM conference - my annual injection of hope. There are many voices shouting loud to safeguard the midwifery profession; I love being among them, and draw strength from them.

Taking a Twitter / X break because the toxicity is too much. I’m on Threads if anyone wants to join me!