South Asian Federation of #OBGYNs + FIGO HQ FOGSI Dr. Hema Divakar UNICEF India Fionnuala McAuliffe NMH & UCD Webinar on #worldbreastfeedingweek📢#OBGYNs play key role in supporting women to #breastfeed &initiate feeding in the 1st hour of birth Register shieldconnect.in/upcoming-webin…

We pioneered the concept of an annual report card and are pleased to have worked with Office for Health Improvement and Disparities to publish the first national picture of the state of women’s preconception health in England. ▶️ bit.ly/3z2nrAy More on our website: ukpreconceptionpartnership.co.uk/projects/preco…

OBGYNs can help improve #breastfeeding initiation rates. BF linked with multiple #SDGs related to nutrition. Read our position statement with FIGO here about benefits for both mother &child #worldbreastfeedingweek Join webinar to hear more Venice forum UK Preconception Partnership PMNCH

📣#breastfeeding could prevent an estimated 800K deaths of children under the age of 5 and 20K breast cancer deaths among mothers each year. 🚨Formula milk companies disregard recommendations and run advertising that mischaracterizes scientific findings🚨 #worldbreastfeedingweek

#worldbreastfeedingweek2022 Launch of FIGO statement with Jeanne Conry, MD Dr. Hema Divakar FIGO HQ Fionnuala McAuliffe NMH & UCD figo.org/resources/figo…

Imp points raised on implementation + strengthen healthcare worker's and regulate marketing of substitutes for #breastfeeding UNICEF India Vani Sethi UNICEF #worldbreastfeedingweek2022

Obstetricians, gynaecologists, midwives, nurses, community health workers and other health professionals have a significant role to play in supporting mothers with breastfeeding, particularly to initiate and sustain breastfeeding.

#lifecourse approach to #womenhealth #NCDprevention #preconceptioncare includes identifying opportunities in routine care. clinicians have a key role in screening for pregnancy intention using sensitive +person-centred approach - our paper Practical Diabetes wchh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pd…

Multi buy deals not only target nutritionally poor foods, but also increase spending, affecting low income families more often

Striking rise in #childhoodobesity post covid + What gets measures gets managed in the perinatal period - blood glucose &BMI key in context of⬆️maternal Obesity and GDM Ivan Ochoa-Moreno & Mark Hanson in Practical Diabetes #maternalhealth #childhealth wchh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pd…

Using the DAP (a measure containing 14 items) we could identify who had an 80% chance of pregnancy in the next 12months - useful information if you want to recruit a preconception cohort! UK Preconception Partnership UCL-IfWH p3-study-ucl

EDITORIAL: Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, resilience and social justice in the COVID era #JDOHAD #DOHAD Read more: bit.ly/3A1yNVX

Join us for a free hybrid event for early- and mid-career researchers interested in #preconception health & care. ⭐️ Learn about career pathways from Mary Barker jacquiboyle #HelenDuncan ⭐️ Network with peers from across the globe More info & registration: bit.ly/3dGI2C9

Chandni Maria Jacob and Mark Hanson discuss the importance of effective policy to improve health outcomes for prospective parents and their children in our newest episode of The Policy Pod. Listen now on Spotify: buff.ly/3e0f0NW UK Preconception Partnership Preconception Health & Care Conference 2022

Come and join our amazing EACH-B team! We have a vacancy for someone with an interest in adolescent health research and good organisational skills jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?r…

“Put families at the heart of policymaking” says Children’s Commissioner ⁦Children's Commissioner for England⁩ ⁦Dame Rachel de Souza⁩. And so say all of us! ⁦Venice forum⁩ ⁦MWF⁩ ⁦BAPM⁩ ⁦The BMA⁩ ⁦RCPCH⁩ ⁦ theguardian.com/education/2022…

Through an online survey we evaluated the acceptability of FIGO HQ Nutrition Checklist among Women & Healthcare Practitioners (midwives, Obgyns, GPs etc) in UK to identify nutritional gaps #preconception #earlypregnancy ➡️mdpi.com/1809132 Nutrients MDPI Fionnuala McAuliffe NMH & UCD

Full paper▶️ bit.ly/3BgFCUmand with recommendations for using a #lifecourse approach and #personcentredcare + special issue on early life #nutrition bit.ly/3AP8FNb RoyalCollegeObsGyn Royal College of Midwives 💙 RCGP British Dietetic Association

I am fed up hearing of economic “growth” measured BTW by the flawed metric GDP! Hard times require channeling a nation’s resources into sustainability driven by education, health & infrastructure. The Green Party The Labour Party Conservatives when will you act? The BMA Venice forum

Gov plans to permit destruction of nature habitats is UK equivalent of trashing the Amazon rainforest; all in the ridiculous cause of GDP “growth” rather than stability RSPB England is right to fight! Venice forum MWF The BMA Green Alliance