bmj.com/content/385/bm… epidurals good in certain medical and preterm situations, reducing morbidity to mother.

TA measurements do not reflect TV assessment accurately, particularly if the cervix is short. ⁦Donna Southam⁩ ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

action-on-pre-eclampsia.org.uk/world-pre-ecla… On world pre-eclampsia day let’s remember that if we do what we already know better, we will save a lot of lives. And it will cost nothing more. Awareness and action by women and clinicians key.

Newly published! Outcome of pregnancies with PPROM under 23 weeks' gestation. Hopefully the first step to helping women and families with this complex condition. Enormous thank you to all involved Little Heartbeats #PPROM support & awareness Marian Knight MBE Angharad Care UKOSS bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/3/1/e0…

A south London midwife wants to spread the word about research as part of her NIHR Reproductive Health and Childbirth Research Champion appointment: local.nihr.ac.uk/news/south-lon…

#Midwifery #WhyWeDoResearch

Improve implementation of PTB pathway? Education on PTB risk factors & purpose of PTB clinic, a multidisciplinary PTB team (inc a mw) with knowledge & skills (inc TVUS), and sites working with local network
doi.org/10.1186/s43058…
Prof Jane Sandall CBE Sonia Dalkin Andrew H Shennan OBE

Preterm pathway implementation requires improvement, including educating clinicians on knowledge of risk factors and the purpose of the preterm clinic. Great research led by my midwifery colleagues.
doi.org/10.1186/s43058… ⁦Naomi Carlisle⁩ ⁦Prof Jane Sandall CBE⁩

doi.org/10.4081/hls.20… Sumping (supportive partner, usually husband) might be good for improving labour outcomes around the world. A simple intervention to encourage? Seemed to work in Indonesia.

The paradox is more people will now die in France due to the lack of health benefits associated with parkrun than anyone being “saved” by saying they can’t run by being refused a medical certificate. Medical certificates don’t protect you. Own goal. French Athletics parkrun 🌳

Out today: Effective and simple interventions to improve outcomes for preterm infants worldwide: The FIGO PremPrep‐5 initiative - Hall - 2024 - International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics - Wiley Online Library obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ij…

Come work with us #3 - clinical lecturer in obstetrics at KCL : GSTT - fantastic new post, deadline 4th June for applications. Great new jobs seem to come like buses at the mo! kcl.ac.uk/jobs/089066-cl…

Just a shout out for all the midwives I have learnt from, been supported by, collaborated with and generally enhanced the care of women we care for. Gratitude! ⁦Tommy's⁩

Delighted to have John Kingdom as the Earl R. Plunkett lecturer for the 22nd Paul Harding Ob/Gyn Research Awards Day 2024 Pregnancy Research Group Western REI

Thank you for my birthday well wishes. My African colleagues have said “enjoy your new age”. Love this positive outlook on life.

Enormous gratitude to all the APEC runners in the London marathon. Hope the DOMS have gone now. Here is Mark (at the finish) and Angus (at 25 miles) 2 of our 42 awesome runners. What an achievement & phenomenal support for APEC. Thank you, thank you, thank you. ⁦Action on Pre-eclampsia (APEC)⁩

With correct link…cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.10…

doi.org/10.1002/146518… This out today. Updated evidence confirms benefits of midwife continuity models. Previous findings of reduced preterm birth/ baby loss no longer seen with new updated evidence. Women have a positive experience & fewer CS. Most other outcomes equivocal.

We know Mag Sulphate improves neurodevelomental outcomes in preterm babies. May also reduce HIE. Maybe an affordable prophylaxis in LMIC countries where HIE prevalent. Food for thought/prospective studieds needed. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

Our findings demonstrate that the way in which recruitment materials are currently designed, translated and disseminated may not enable potential trial participants to fully understand the information provided. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

Out today..Vaginal progesterone to prevent hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: A systematic review/meta‐analysis -2024 BJOG obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14… Lowered any HDP (RR 0.71, 95% CI 0.53–0.93, n=4431 women, & pre-eclampsia (RR 0.61, 95% CI 0.41–0.92, n=5267. Prof Arri Coomarasamy OBE MBChB MD FRCOG FMedSci