📅 Our Spring Collaborative Learning Event is this Thursday.

🔗 View the programme: eventsforce.net/eventage/front…

We hope to see you there!

Today on #IDM2024 , we celebrate the incredible contributions of our midwife members. Their dedication and expertise in maternal and newborn health make a profound difference in the lives of many.✨

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Honoured that MESSAGE (Medical Science Sex & Gender Equity) was highlighted by richard horton in this World Health Organization (WHO) seminar (at 32:25) on sex and gender inclusion in science.

As Horton says, as a project MESSAGE is “all about action” on these immense and enduring biases in research 🙏 m.youtube.com/watch?v=XfVP25…

As a UK citizen, I am ashamed of the Rwanda policy and this video, which wrongly portrays asylum seekers as criminals. Imagine if we could put this level of resource and publicity into public health improvement, or tackling maternity inequalities.

Excellent research opportunity for med student or junior dr interested in sex and gender inclusion, with publication at the end! Join this MESSAGE (Medical Science Sex & Gender Equity) review work with Marina Politis (she/her)

Registrations are open for the Symposium: maternal mental health in Africa conversations. On 19 June 2024 in Oxford and online (no fees). Do sign up and join the conversation!

'Children who live in more deprived areas are less likely to get vaccinated, and we need to understand why.'

Imperial School of Public Health's Dr Helen Skirrow's work aims to improve the uptake of maternal and childhood #vaccines such as the #MMR vaccine.

#WIW2024 imperial.ac.uk/stories/women-…

We are excited to be co-hosting a webinar and Q&A with AMRC on 13 June 2024 (2pm-3.30pm) about the MESSAGE policy framework and new best practice for sex and gender equity in research. Open to all UK charitable funders - register here!

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Duo Lingo ruined my life 😭🇪🇸 Duolingo

The definition of unexplained infertility: A systematic review - Raperport - 2024 - BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology - Wiley Online Library obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…

“A major barrier to adult catch-up vaccination for missed routine immunisations in migrant communities in the UK is the limited opportunities, recommendations or tailored vaccination information presented to migrants by the NHS.” Our article in Vaccine.
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Preeclampsia may have hyperdynamic or vasoconstrictive (hypodynamic) physiology. Physiology directed Rx (vasodil v. β-blocker) in The Green Journal:
⁃Fewer doses Rx
⁃Less change to alternate Rx
⁃No diff in time to correct BP

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🌟 Excited to announce the Women's Health Hackathon hosted by Dyson School of Design Engineering & Imperial College London's Women's Health Network!

💡 Join experts from design, medicine and business to innovate for gender-inclusive healthcare. Register 👇

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FSRH Post-Birth Contraception Conference 2024 ✨

We want to thank everyone for attending our first post-birth contraception in London at Scale Space on Imperial College London’s White City Campus, and online!

This takes a matter of seconds and could mean a great deal to help with the work that we do!

If you could spare a moment waiting for the kettle to boil 💙

NIHR Clinical Lecturer post in Obstetrics & Gynaecology open (ST4-ST6 grade starting level) UCL-IfWH UCL UCLh or King's College London Caroline Ovadia
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LaKSS/24-25/4571/040/4-R1A
Closing 13/5/24
Pls RT UK ARCOG Nigel Simpson Andrew H Shennan OBE Andrew Sharp

Fab day The FSRH Post-Birth Contraception conference yesterday. Inspiring work happening across England despite challenges. Well done Ed Mullins for bringing it all together&invitation to share Lothian CAIRN research. Look forward to future collaboration! The Centre for Reproductive Health

And thats a wrap! Great The FSRH Post-Birth Contraception Conference at Imperial College London with superb speakers from around the UK Lesley Regan Michelle Cooper @HealthierNWL janet barter and many more. Now for a UK network to share learning, evaluate and support UK roll-out The George Institute for Global Health

Fabulous day, great to hear so many initiatives going on for post birth contraception services 👏🏻👏🏻

I’m representing the Wales PN contraception network today at the The FSRH PN conference event.
Fantastic start and intro from Lesley Regan who has passionately advocated for this work since her SHO days #contraception #womenshealth #postnatal