Saying it once for The Times and The Sunday Times and the people in the back:

Midwives are required to complete regular training in neonatal resuscitation, based on guidance from the British Resuscitation Council.

We know that oxygenation, not ‘the spirit’, saves lives. FFS.

Create space: ⬆️pelvic dimensions #biomechanics
No woman should suffer or experience trauma. Nor should they be subjected to intervention that doesn’t have a high success rate & exposes them to harm! Respect physiology #midwives #doulas #obstetricians
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“Burnout doubles the rate of safety incidents” Tony Kelly we need to look after ourselves, each other & increase our workforce. British Intrapartum Care Society Kate Stringer Katie

Congratulations Shawn on winning best oral presentation at the BICs conference for evaluating the feasibility of Optibreech care. Nearly 60% vaginal delivery rate in 82 women, 13 sites: that’s background rate! British Intrapartum Care Society Dr Shawn Walker

Such great resources available Maternity & Midwifery Forum. Thank you Dr Claire Feeley, Ethel Burns for all your work on this subject. #waterbirth #midwifery #childbirth

Fantastic to have a session with Prof Lesley Page Lesley Page CBE at KCL today. Inspiring a new generation of midwives with the significance of continuity of carer - more relevant now than ever.

This is a must listen! Water birth 💕

Good reason to optimise physiology using biomechanical techniques. Make more space for baby ⬆️ chance of a straightforward birth thereby ⬇️ the risk of preterm birth following cs when head is low. These situations point to a mechanical issue makes sense to use a mechanical soln.

More bright, caring & brave people murdered because they stood up against injustice. I hope she and many like her will never be forgotten 💔

93-year-old man with arthritic hip walking almost half-marathon in wife's memory bbc.in/3dCnuuU

I just had my cervical smear and when the nurse saw I was a journalist (on notes) she asked me to write about cervical cancer. The numbers of people booking in for tests are plummeting again.

Please, if you're reading this and you're overdue a smear - just go & get it done

BirthSmallTalk A must read for all obstetricians: this sentence says it all: ‘Second, we should be looking at the CTG as a poor quality test, rather than at clinicians as having poor interpretation skills.’

Listening to 'Episode 114 Age' at
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🚨 Publication Alert 🚨
Congratulations to Dr Kirsten Small (BirthSmallTalk), Prof Mary sidebotham, Prof JenniferFenwick & Prof Jenny Gamble on your recent publication in @womenandbirth

Have a read here ⬇️
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CTG and the social organisation of decision making. Our latest research paper. BirthSmallTalk Mary sidebotham Jennifer Fenwick Transforming Maternity Care Collaborative Griffith University Nursing & Midwifery eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

Does your maternity unit value physiology? Who pays for equipment, like mood lighting & peanut balls, to support & optimise physiology? There are too many applications for charitable funding to buy equipment. Why isn’t this seen an important? It’s not an added extra! #midwives

As well as being 50% more likely to receive an initial misdiagnosis ..women are less likely to be treated quickly, less likely to get the best surgical treatment and less likely to be discharged with the optimum set of drugs. #heartattack #genderbiashealthcare

Sex based research matters!