It’s right that people unfairly hit with these huge fines should have them written off & hounding of unpaid carers stops…honest mistakes have seen them fall foul of a broken & archaic carer’s allowance system,” theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

STOP this nonsense

People who are protesting against the GENOCIDE in Gaza are NOT antisemitic and are NOT supporters of Hamas, they ARE against the GENOCIDE in Gaza

A conversation about birth, freedom to move, improving safety, reducing trauma, midwifery work, the need for a shift in the current medical model of care & importance of empowering women to make informed decisions.
#midwifery #birth #biomechanicsforbirth
open.spotify.com/episode/7Kb9cM…

Women need the best quality information on which to base their decision making. So what is the best evidence surrounding induction of labour. What information do midwives provide?

AJOG Expert Review: Pelvic floor injury during vaginal birth is life-altering and preventable: what can we do about it? Circumferential and downward levator ani and nerve stretch during birth ow.ly/Ngsb50R3Wx4

Let’s start talking about THIS and maternity care’s responsibility to the future health of our children and adult population. It all STARTS at birth

Observational studies and operators experience can count for a lot in scenarios where there has been no study.

all4maternity I loved recording this with Anna!

I found it shocking reporting this story for Today in Focus: how thousands of women and girls in Greenland were fitted with coils without their consent as their Danish masters sought to slash the birth rate and cut the Greenlandic welfare bill. Do listen theguardian.com/news/audio/202…

Gynaecological conditions were the number one topic raised by the 100,000 women who responded to a government survey ….2022. But 31% of women said they were last equipped with information on their cycle and hormones “when at school, or not at all” theguardian.com/business/2024/…

The article talks about not having enough doctors, government corruption since then own the hospitals, lack of electricity and maintenance, busy traffic. But doesn't touch on community outreach. Childbirth education, prenatals, birth and postpartum support. No preventative care

Kayleigh plays for Stoke City, a team owned by the Coates family, worth 8.9 BILLION pounds. yet she's having to ask for donations to fund her own ACL treatment. If that doesn't show you how stark the reality of 'booming' UK women's football outside WSL PR bubble is, nothing will.

“..causes of death included severe haemorrhage, high blood pressure (pre-eclampsia & eclampsia), unsafe abortion & obstructed labour. Doctors & activists say high maternal mortality rates reflect a lack of trust in a broken public healthcare system..” theguardian.com/global-develop…

Disgraceful!

.John O'Farrell is right

It has long been evident that BBC News (UK) are in thrall to the agenda set by the print media

WHY?

This agenda reflects the interests of press barons & others

BBC needs to find a backbone and set a proper agenda

Using fire to visualise sound waves

“..15 years ago.. service was seeing perhaps 50 predominantly..boys in childhood. And over the last 10 years or so it’s switched to over 3,000 young people, and it’s mainly ..girls presenting in early teens … often with quite complex additional problems” theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

doi.org/10.1002/146518… This out today. Updated evidence confirms benefits of midwife continuity models. Previous findings of reduced preterm birth/ baby loss no longer seen with new updated evidence. Women have a positive experience & fewer CS. Most other outcomes equivocal.

Pls RT! We are so excited to invite all midwives & midwifery students in Northern Ireland and Ireland to fill in our survey 'Why are you proud to be a midwife?' qubnursing.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0o…
Share meaningful midwifery moments that make you ‘Proud to be’ a midwife! #AIMN #midwifery

“The Canadian doctor’s heart sank. These were not the first children treated by Alvi who she was told were targeted by Israeli soldiers, and she knew the damage a single high-calibre bullet could do to a fragile young body.” theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…