Dr Carmen Power

New book coming soon! 💚

How do I gain access to my birth notes? — Birth Trauma Association If you have questions about your traumatic birth, your birth notes should be able to provide some answers. Anna Vroobel, a senior associate medical negligence solicitor at Irwin Mitchell, one of our t...

Reading your birth notes can be an important first step in understanding what happened during a traumatic birth. But how do you access them? Our thanks to Anna Vroobel of Irwin Mitchell for this blogpost that explains what you need to do: www.birthtraumaassociation.org/news-campaig...

Strictly star's husband was told she 'wouldn't make it' A Strictly Come Dancing contestant has spoke about their health condition

Good to see Dr Punam Krishan opening up about the longstanding emotional toll of traumatic birth. www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv...

Previous research has suggested that 4-5% of women develop postnatal PTSD. This latest study from Professor Susan Ayers shows a rate of 5.9% - or about 35,000 women a year. Worryingly high. www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Partner involvement and emotional and informational support gaps as predictors of postpartum birth trauma symptoms: a multi-center cross-sectional study of 230 women at 42 days postpartum - BMC Pregna... Background Postpartum birth trauma symptoms, encompassing psychological and physical sequelae related to childbirth experiences, pose a significant threat to maternal well-being. These symptoms, as me...

"Inadequate partner involvement and larger emotional and informational support gaps are significantly associated with greater postpartum birth trauma severity. Interventions should prioritize partner-inclusive care and targeted support." bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

#SRIP2025 From Prof Cindy-lee Dennis lecture
#Father #Families #PaternalPerinatalMentalHealth

What are babies really thinking? Rachel Carlyle meets Marie Derome, the child psychotherapist who explains the science of bonding

Lovely long-read in today's @thetimes.com explaining how babies communicate and the importance of talking to them. Also how traumatic births can impact bonding and why parents who are struggling need support. That's our mission at @parentinfantfdn.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

"Differences in individuals’ sensitivity to life experiences can explain why the same negative or positive experiences may have varying effects on people’s mental health, depending on their genetic make-up. Our findings suggest that specific genetic variants influence how environmental exposures impact psychiatric and neurodevelopmental symptoms." Dr Elham Assary, Postdoctoral Researcher at King’s College London

Researchers have found #genetic factors that may make people more or less sensitive to the environments they experience.

It is the largest genetics study of identical #twins to date.

🔗 kcl.ac.uk/news/largest...

@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @uclbrainscience.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social

How Our Brains Grasp Faces Podcast: In this episode, cognitive scientists Rebecca Saxe of MIT and Heather Kosakowski join host Scott Sleek to discuss their groundbreaking findings about the development of the brain’s face-proce...

In the latest #UndertheCortex episode, cognitive scientists @rebeccasaxe.bsky.social‬ of ‪@mit.edu ‬and @kosakowski.bsky.social of ‪@harvard.edu‬ discuss their groundbreaking findings about the development of the brain’s face-processing network.

In fairly short order, the far right have gone from fringe lunatics to a supermarket ideology: different aisles for different resentments, all under one roof of hate. Cheap conspiracies. Hyper-masculinity. Cultural grievance. Violence. And its rubbing off on our kids www.linkedin.com/posts/drrobw...

On International Fathers’ Mental Health Day we announce our powerful and deeply moving new film "Invisible" to raise awareness of new #Fathers #MentalHealth and the factors impacting the emotional wellbeing of fathers following the arrival of a new baby.
ihv.org.uk/news-and-vie...
#DadsMHDay

#iHVLeadership2025 - Our carefully selected programme this year is centred on 4 key pillars of leading change through:

- Getting it right from the start
- Leading #HealthVisiting policy across the UK
- Workforce matters
- A focus on child development

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“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” Mother Teresa

A few thoughtful words.
A pause before you speak.
A moment of kindness, to yourself or someone else.
It all makes a difference.

🧡

#kindness #connection

Picture by @anxiety.positive

Third of disabled doctors ‘bullied by NHS colleagues’ A survey of staff found that three quarters struggled to get support

“I’m genuinely at a point where I’m considering leaving medicine… if I walk away, who will be left to advocate for other doctors like me?"

Our survey revealed 100s of disabled and neurodivergent doctors are considering leaving the workforce due to lack of support.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

BBC Radio 4 - Trauma Industrial Complex by Darren McGarvey - Available now Available episodes of Trauma Industrial Complex by Darren McGarvey

Any psychologists out there who work with trauma willing to review the new Darren McGarvey series for our 'Culture' section?

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Neuroprotective mechanisms of exercise and the importance of fitness for healthy brain ageing Ageing is a scientifically fascinating and complex biological occurrence characterised by morphological and functional changes due to accumulated molecular and cellular damage impairing tissue and org...

Ageing is associated with cognitive decline & an increased risk of neurodegenerative diseases.

A Review explores the neuroprotective mechanisms of endurance exercise & highlights the importance of cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy brain ageing: tinyurl.com/4asc4wp3

Have you watched the #PEDALConference2025 recordings yet? Dr Catherine Draper, Associate Professor at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa presented “Early childhood development and the ‘next 1000 days’: youtube.com/watch?v=vm41...

Vacancies. Closing Date 2nd September. Breastfeeding Awareness Worker (Lewisham). closing Date 9th September. Community Peer Supporter (Glasgow). Find out more: www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/recruitment.

BfN Volunteer Training Courses. Passionate about breastfeeding? Interested in volunteering as a peer supporter? Can you give a few hours every week, or month? Can you commit to 12 sessions (Helpers) or 14 sessions (Supporters)? Check if there's training available in your areas today! www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/get-involved/train-to-be-a-registered-volunteer

Helpline Supporter Training Course. Are you interested in volunteering on the National Breastfeeding Helpline? Have you completed the BfN Helper course or other level 2 breastfeeding training? Closing date: 26th August. - crossed out. Extended for one week only! www.breastfeedingnetwork.org.uk/training/supporter-2025-55-helpline-supporter-course-bilingual-welsh-and-english-speakers/

Check out our latest vacancies and volunteer courses for September!

Recruitment: buff.ly/dUNICF3
Helper Courses@ buff.ly/Ak7jhyt
Supporter Helpline Course: buff.ly/D9PotzO

My first book is due to be published in October 2025. It's called Birth, Bonding and Baby Behaviour: Understanding the links between childbirth experience and early infant behaviour. It's relevant to anyone working in this field, including midwives, doctors, health visitors, doulas & psychologists