Kerrie Stevenson

🚨New Research Alert 🚨

Amazing to present the very early findings from our #MAMAHStudy @ucl.ac.uk ECHILD analysis at the @nihrarcs.bsky.social Child Health Impact Day @britishlibrary.bsky.social this week!

Follow us to find out more soon!
www.bit.ly/mamahstudy

#ChildHealthImpact2025

Great to be at the @nihrarcs.bsky.social ‘Using Evidence to Change Child Health’ event today hearing from @marianknight.bsky.social about how the NIHR aims to improve health for children and young people across the UK 💡

#nihr #impact

Bordering/mothering online book launch Launching Bordering social reproduction by Rachel Rosen + Eve Dickson, and Borders, Citizenship, + Pregnancy by Gwyneth Lonergan.

I'm excited to share that SSAHE will be holding a joint book launch for myself and Rachel Rosen and Eve Dickson on 5 June at 5pm online, with Umut Erel as discussant!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/borderingm....

I’m planning to be there! Can’t wait!

Asylum seeker billed £10,000 for NHS maternity care ‘could only afford penny a month’ Campaigners warn NHS rules are putting migrant mothers and babies at risk

Good to work with Chris Osuh of @theguardian.com and @nctcharity.bsky.social to highlight difficulties with #NHS charging rules & impact on minoritised women & their babies bit.ly/43RoIub

Pregnant and Homeless in the UK: A Qualitative Analysis of Maternal Experiences in Temporary Accommodation A co-produced infographic summarises the experiences of mothers experiencing homelessness in pregnancy in the UK: feeling unsafe, feeling undermined as mothers and feeling unseen in midwifery blind s...

Pregnant and Homeless in the UK: A Qualitative Analysis of Maternal Experiences in Temporary Accommodation

Sara Cumming, Andrew Symon

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Wow Gwyneth 👏👏👏👏👏 can’t wait to read this! Massive congratulations and thanks for adding this great book to the field!

An honour to present our co-production experiences at the @UCL #ECHILD User Day Kemi Ogunlana Katie Harron.

Some really great work and collaborations between research and policymakers 👏

UCL Faculty of Population Health Sciences UCL UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care

Great to be at the @ucl.ac.uk #ECHILD User Day hearing from amazing colleagues and collaborators who are sharing their work @uclhealthpublic.bsky.social @uclpublicpolicy.bsky.social @adruk.bsky.social

This is an important new Opinion in @plosglobalpublichealth.org; the authors write about the complexities and important considerations we must take as we seek to understand the causes of maternal mortality worldwide, but I think what I appreciate most about this piece is the focus the lives lost...

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Calling on the #publichealth community on BlueSky to share this far and wide!

@profkevinfenton.bsky.social
@felly500.bsky.social
@adphuk.bsky.social
@benwealthy.bsky.social
@stevensenior.bsky.social
@jimmcmanusph.bsky.social

Because women and children are apparently expendable.

#MedSky #HealthyEquity

‘Alarming’ data reveals high diabetes risk for pregnant women in English jails Freedom of information requests show that female prisoners are three times more likely to suffer gestational diabetes

The evidence keeps piling up: Pregnant women in prison face higher risks of gestational diabetes which can lead to preeclampsia & poor birth outcomes. Alternatives to imprisonment need to be actioned urgently. @birthcompanions.bsky.social @janeystarling.bsky.social @cleanbrk.bsky.social @rcm.org.uk

"There has been progress with specialist services, but, tragically, women are still dying." Karen Middleton, Head of Campaigns and Policy at the MMHA

Catch up on this morning's BBC Breakfast feature on #MaternalMentalHealth (from 3:17:00): www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... @laurakyrkesmith.bsky.social

Offline: Telling the truth about WHO US President Donald Trump is angry with WHO. Me too. We are all angry with WHO for some reason. But Trump's reasons do not make much sense. Here is his charge sheet. First, that WHO is a bloated burea...

“Trump's assault against WHO, USAID, and medical research threatens to bring the entire global health architecture crashing down”

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Redpenblackpen's valentine card with the text "I've read your work."

#academicvalentines

I was just told that I have to remove “climate” from the title of an ongoing grant if I want to keep it. And publications from that grant cannot include “climate” and other forbidden words. I can’t believe I’m writing this from the United States of America. #AcademicSky

End female genital mutilation! Every woman and girl has the right to live free from violence and harmful practices.

Today is the International Day to #EndFGM

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is an extreme form of discrimination, violates #HumanRights, and leads to serious health harms for millions of women and girls.

It must be prevented! bit.ly/3WNPkYm

Just a day left to have YOUR say on the Cost of Living on Maternity Leave. Our survey closes tomorrow 11.59pm Wednesday 5 February! If you've been on #maternityleave in the last 18 months please complete the survey surveymonkey.com/r/CHLRV69. #EndPregnancyPoverty

Tuberculosis cases in England continued to increase in 2024 UK TB cases rise 13% in 2024, continuing upward trend.

Tuberculosis (TB) is associated with deprivation and is more common in large urban areas. Among UK-born people, TB is more common in those experiencing homelessness, drug or alcohol dependency, and contact with the criminal justice system. www.gov.uk/government/n...

I oversaw global health programs at @USAID.

They reached 100s of millions of people, added 6 extra years to the lifespan of children in partner countries, and were eradicating health threats worldwide.

What insanity and cruelty to break that.

Delivering ‘corridor care’ became my everyday experience as a junior doctor. It drove me to move into public health in the hope of changing the system for the better. Not sure I’ve managed that yet, but hoping I will one day.

Lebanon: soaring needs for trauma treatment and rehabilitation The ceasefire and the cessation of hostilities took effect on 27 November, offering temporary relief for the millions of civilians caught in the conflict in Lebanon. But Lebanon’s suffering did not en...

Despite the ceasefire, #Lebanon's health system faces immense strain:
🔸 Over 1 million displaced people have returned to their homes
🔸 Thousands of civilians require reconstructive surgeries and physical rehabilitation
🔸 The country hosts 1.5 million refugees from neighboring #Syria
bit.ly/405ElvL

'The UK does not suffer from a lack of cutting-edge ideas and innovations. However, our ability to successfully adopt, spread and embed these into the NHS at scale has long been a challenge.' Candida Perera, Head of Improvement Programmes at the Health Foundation

In our latest blog, Candida Perera highlights the importance and challenge of adopting innovations in the NHS at scale and shares learnings from our Adopting Innovation programme ⬇️

https://buff.ly/41HxQk1

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We are pleased to launch the first free online course on Migration, Health and Equity in Europe together with Lancet Migration Europe and University of Milano.
www.coursera.org/learn/migrat...

Watched MBRRACE published today re perinatal loss and dedicated section to supporting those who may need language support. We have co-produced a resource for commissioners, managers and clinical staff in maternity

www.mamaacademy.org.uk/wp-content/u... 1/5

Spent a long time last night reading this report in full and reading more about migrant families and maternity care. One situation that struck me was a previous stillbirth that was not followed up in subsequent pregnancy - & the woman went onto have another stillbirth. Opportunities missed. So sad.

He’s amazing! 🤩 Also organised the whole thing for us

Lots of festive celebrations at the @uclofficial.bsky.social Great Ormond St ICH Child Health Informatics Group party today 🎄🎅🏼 #healthdata #teamwork