This is not necessarily prevention. It’s prediction. And prediction only leads to prevention if certain screening criteria are fulfilled including how good the prediction is & how effective the action is once you have the info. Otherwise there may be harms.
IMO this hasn’t been well thought through.

A pleasure to contribute to ‘Ideas for Keir’ in @newstatesman.com - let’s hope he reads and heeds.

Might be a good idea to extend Covid vaccines to those of childbearing age.

Yes, postnatal care and the 12 months after birth are repeatedly overlooked.

The emphasis on enhancing continuity of care is rightly identified in the NHS statement. Relationship-based care ensures improvement to outcomes, efficiency to the system & greater satisfaction for both professionals & women: importantly, evidence supporting other models of care is wholly lacking.

National inquiry into maternity care announced by Wes Streeting It will target the worst-performing trusts in England - and report back by the end of the year.

Some in the NHS say midwifery postnatal care for 10 days after birth is all that’s needed: not true. ‘Better Births’ policy pledged care for 6 weeks minimum. But a crucial move will be to co-ordinate care from NHS, health visitors & GPs so no sick & desperate mother falls through the lethal gaps.

Evening on the north Anglesey coast.

This all looks so well organized, Jenny. Important to get the messages out to midwives.

Preparing resource packs for the @rcm.org.uk conference #preterm workshops in Birmingham next week. Do come along and find out “What #midwives need to know about preterm birth”.

Privileged to be in House of Lords this evening to hear legendary social scientist Ann Oakley on a new phase of her 1970s work ‘From here to maternity’ with Charlotte Faircloth, Kate Brintworth @greenjennyjones.bsky.social @alexbollen.bsky.social @marynewburn.bsky.social @drjennyhall-5.bsky.social

The continuity relationship makes caring for women with anxiety and depression easier, but it is also a heavy responsibility Perinatal depression and anxiety, experienced by about 20 % of women, are a risk factor for associated morbidities for mothers and babies, including r…

Sharing our latest paper on the benefits of #midwifery #continuityofcare for women with #perinatalmentalhealth

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We need global solidarity but we also need transparency and accountability. And we need to depend less and less on donor aid. Are people working in global health willing to talk about power dynamics? says @drtlaleng.bsky.social @sarahbosha.bsky.social
#SRHRJ #SRHR #GlobalHealth

Great video showing how Zimbabwe decriminalised HIV, including community engagement, public sensitisation, parliamentary advocacy, and, most importantly, the participation of people living with HIV.

@hivjustice.net @iasociety.bsky.social #HIVIsNotACrime #Stigma #IASHeartofStigma

US Supreme Court won't let Trump withhold payment to foreign aid groups Chief Justice Roberts issued a temporary pause. Aid organizations said in a Supreme Court filing that they "would face extraordinary and irreversible harm if the funding freeze continues."

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against Trump’s bid to withhold payments to foreign aid orgs for past work, forcing funds to be released to #USAID & State Department contractors

While damage has been done, it's a small but positive step for community orgs

Read:
www.reuters.com/legal/us-sup...

#ResourceTuesday – Midwives deserve fair pay & respect!

Despite their life-saving work, midwives earn less & face workplace discrimination due to gender bias. It’s time for pay equity & professional recognition!

📥 Read ICM’s resource on gender equality & pay equity: zurl.co/ZJy2w

Supporting Breastmilk Feeding for Infants in Foster Care: A Scoping Review Worldwide, around 2.7 million children are not in the care of their parents, and access to breastmilk is often absent from foster care policies. We aimed to explore the evidence available on how fost...

Congratulations to Vicky Mitchell, Shona Shinwell, Camila Biazus Dalcin and Marianne White on the publication of this important scoping review onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Are you an early career researcher in any field of health? This is a great event, open to all health professions. Hear from clinical academics at different career stages, learn about research funding opportunities. Come and join us! @rcn.org.uk @rcm.org.uk @nihr.bsky.social @sandallj.bsky.social

What do safety and risk mean to women who choose to birth at home? A systematic review Despite clear evidence to support the safety and efficacy of homebirth, the concept challenges the almost universal belief that hospital is the safest…

What do safety and risk mean to women who choose to birth at home?

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Great that you made it! And met up with a friend. The stuff of life.

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

Well, it sums up the joy of grandparenthood for me. Lovely to chat away and share stories and indoor picnics.

Investing in women’s health is not just the right thing to do, it’s essential for sustainable development and economic prosperity, says Dr Pam Cipriano @uhc2030.bsky.social @womeningh.bsky.social #UHC #GenderEquality

Text on a blue background reads: 'An Introduction to Implementation Science: Online module Implementation science is the study of methods to support the application of evidence and research findings in health and social care policy and practice. This six-week, CPD-accredited module has been created by a team of implementation science experts working at NIHR ARC South London and the University of East Anglia.' There is a graphic of a person learning online.

Join this short course for health and social care practitioners, policymakers and researchers interested in learning more about implementation science. #ImpSci

arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/imp-sci-module

Would recommend any researcher working with PPIE read "‘Conjuring PPI’ - the unseen labour of patient and public involvement" in this NIHRs round-up!

“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood.”
— Fred Rogers

#pedsky #childdevelopment

Department for Education. Effectiveness of school mental health awareness interventions Universal approaches in English secondary schools February 2025

Important new evidence published today: large-scale DofE trial (N=12,166) found that two universal MH awareness interventions, in secondary schools, led to an *increase* in emotional symptoms at long term (9-12 month) follow up

tinyurl.com/4ffday8y

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Newly planted trees outside South African health facilities promise cooling shade for pregnant women and health workers Walk up to a health facility in Tshwane, South Africa on a hot summer morning, and you are likely to find long, snaky queues of people, including pregnant women, waiting outside—in the full sun.

🌳 🪭 🏥 🇿🇦 😎 Indigenous South African tree-planting in action!

We're proud that our Wits RHI researchers have helped plant 50 trees at Tshwane health facilities, promising cooling shade for pregnant women and health workers.

📖Read more on our blog: high-horizons.eu/newly-planted-

🚨I started my new postdoc fellow role @lshtm.bsky.social looking at the impact of overheating on health in the UK. This is an exciting next step in my journey. Thank you to everyone who supported me so far including all my colleagues on @highhorizonseu.bsky.social ☺️.

Caesareans are rising fast in the UK – but giving birth is getting worse for women In England, the national caesarean rate is now 42%. Which is way higher than many other wealthy countries.

theconversation.com/caesareans-a... important article around increased caesarean sections from Soo Downe and Carol Kingdon @uclan.ac.uk

Being Even Kinder to Yourself 💕 I often wonder why many women, including me, make caring for ourselves less of a priority than caring for others. Self-care seems to require additional time that we don’t feel we have. It could be eas...

Do you feel that you don’t have time to schedule #SelfCare? What if you simply chose to be kinder to yourself each day? This choice doesn’t require advanced planning. You can do it anytime or anywhere.💕

I invite you to read this blog post--
awakeningyourtrueself.com/being-even-k... #SelfLove