Really looking forward to our ECR workshop and the European Conference on Preconception Health and Care. Get your questions ready to ask Sarah Verbiest all about her career experiences, future perspectives & advice! Register by 1 September 👇

Preconception health can only be improved if we’re able to effectively measure it. Danielle Schoenaker @UniSouthampton has been working to develop an annual ‘report card’ which offers a detailed national picture – and shows where change needs to happen. buff.ly/3XZ1wqJ

Learn More about Factors Affecting Pregnancy Termination among young women in #Soweto South Africa through our recent publication: doi.org/10.1186/s12978…

More frequent heatwaves are exacerbating the burden of #anaemia in India—already worsening from falling nutritional value in foods and difficulty in prompt diagnosis. Rishabh Jain reports bmj.com/content/386/bm…

Reporting on patient & public involvement in research publications is the exception, not the rule. How can how researchers and funders could improve this? Kevin J Munro, Jeremy Taylor and others this question using data from one NIHR research programme: nihr.ac.uk/blog/reporting…

📣UK study led by Danielle Schoenaker shows the need for clear, inclusive language in #preconception health messaging. Many are unfamiliar with the term, so gender-sensitive, nonjudgmental communication crucial for improving awareness + future health outcomes! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/he…

Opportunity to join the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Reproductive health as a research assistant, based at UCL working with a fab multi-disciplinary team. Apply before 10th Sept!

Registration for our ECR workshop and the European Conference on Preconception Health and Care closes this Sunday 1 September. Looking forward to connecting as an international preconception health & care community! Don’t miss out!

Are you passionate about food insecurity across preconception & pregnancy? Join our Nourishing Futures Network Nourishing Futures Network 🌎🍏🤰🏻 research.ncl.ac.uk/nourishingfutu… We need you! Work with us on sustainable solutions for women & children during this critical life period!

Our journeys towards preconception health start long before we’ve given any thought to reproducing. Professor Mary Barker @UniSouthampton is engaging young people with health messages, for the sake of future generations: buff.ly/461SGur

Great conversation with Prof Lucilla Poston talking through her career and experiences. Lots of valuable advice for EMCRs👇

Join us on 📅 Friday 13th September to explore the interconnectedness between Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) and Community Engagement and Involvement (CEI) in global health research. Sign up to the free webinar ➡️ eventbrite.com/e/nihr-explori…

Most people do not realise the importance of thinking about health before pregnancy, according to a new NIHR Southampton BRC University of Southampton project. 🗣️ Researchers say the findings highlight the need for new strategies to spread awareness. Read more: research.uhs.nhs.uk/news/researche…

‘Preconception care' supports women and their partners to improve their health before pregnancy and parenthood 🤰👪 A new project led by our BRC, University of Southampton and UCL-IfWH reveals that the term is not well understood. Read more: southamptonbrc.nihr.ac.uk/post/researche…

Proud to be an author on this important report highlighting the unequal challenges for women in the North of England - including pregnancy health and well being. We found lots of data on pregnancy inequalities and baby's health, more data needed for maternal health!

Society for Social Medicine & Population Health Hazel Inskip wonderful Pemberton lecture. #SSM2024

Join us for The Preconception Early- and Mid-Career Researchers Network 2024 Conference. Some feedback we got from students & early career researchers who attended last year's conference. 🗓️ Thursday 14 November 11am - 4.30pm (BST) 📍Leicester & online 🔗bit.ly/3XT1Xkq

News! Maternity epilepsy toolkit has been updated to help guide #women #epilepsy, #maternity #obstetric #neurology teams with management in #pregnancy, #delivery & #postnatal. Free from womenwithepilepsy.co.uk Epilepsy Action SUDEP Action Epilepsy Society RoyalCollegeObsGyn Royal College of Midwives 💙