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Dr Carol Postlethwaite

@carolp1.bsky.social

Consultant Obstetric and Acute Physician KSS, world traveller, artist, photographer and food critic!

114 Followers  |  65 Following  |  11 Posts  |  Joined: 18.11.2024  |  1.9525

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Stuttering?

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@leglessjane.bsky.social

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Dear Bluesky medics this slide from Prof Whitty from our national conference yesterday is to the point;

A woman’s health before and during pregnancy affects two lives, lifelong.

Effects from pregnancy specific diseases shorten lifespan - so must be mitigated for the years postpartum.

07.12.2024 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@drrobpm.bsky.social

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@marypacker.bsky.social

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@katie16.bsky.social

25.11.2024 11:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And @obstetricmedic.bsky.social

24.11.2024 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

HelloπŸ‘‹

24.11.2024 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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At what point do you stop shampooing the carpet with the new machine? The water does not seem to be getting any cleaner!

23.11.2024 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When this has been over on X it was pointed out that they pay a peppercorn rent which enables then to safeguard the sites from private sale. I think it was Β£600 per year in total.

22.11.2024 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pregnancy Mortality Surveillance System Surveillance to learn more on the causes and risk factors associated with pregnancy-related deaths.

Very bad news late last week from CDC about maternal mortality in the USA - it continues to go up. The leading cause of death for #pregnant people in 2020 and 2021 was infectious diseases, especially #COVID.

#MedSky + #ObGynSky

www.cdc.gov/maternal-mor....

19.11.2024 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 343    πŸ” 192    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 24

πŸ‘¨β€πŸΌβ€Pregnancy-associated SCAD is associated with higher-risk presentations as compared with nonpregnancy related SCAD (left main or multivessel coronary involvement, greater risk of left ventricular systolic dysfunction, cardiogenic shock)”

πŸ‘‰ More on pregnancy-associated MI here tinyurl.com/y6tzss5r

22.11.2024 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Latest acute medicine podcast is an interview with chief execs. So grateful for their support and a really interesting episode! So important to understand the β€œother side”

open.spotify.com/episode/0BpXRD…

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/acuβ€€

22.11.2024 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yup

21.11.2024 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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