👇🏻https://gh.bmj.com/content/10/8/e019216. Great to see this published #birthtrauma #perinatalmentalhealth

👇🏻Calling UK midwives

An integrative review of how midwives are screening and assessing for trauma in women within perinatal services Fiona Callanan, Carmel Bradshaw, Teresa Tuohy, Maria Noonan, Sylvia Murphy, Annmarie Grealish journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Disrupted care during the covid-19 pandemic led to sharp increases in other non-covid causes of illness and death, particularly mental health disorders, malaria in young children, and heart disease in older adults, finds study. Includes a visual abstract #BMJInfographic www.bmj.com/content/390/...

👇🏻Our latest publication: www.frontiersin.org/journals/glo... Frontiers | A qualitative description of birth trauma experiences from Ireland’s first psychological birth trauma clinic

Navigating Weight Stigma: An integrative review of midwives' knowledge, attitudes and beliefs about caring for larger-bodied women Anna Robins, Bec Jenkinson, Lauren Kearney www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Calling all ANpPs and AMPs. What is your role in research? please see website about survey www.tcd.ie/tcphi/resear...

Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on bereavement care provided within maternity services: A focused mapping review and synthesis Ashling Walsh, Jan McCarthy, Carmel Bradshaw www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Ping #ReCurrentStudy

Cost-effective therapy for postnatal depression in British South Asian Mothers buff.ly/TeuKBic #PostnatalDepression #SouthAsian #PerinatalMentalHealth #CBT #RCT #CostEffectiveness #EconomicAnalysis #ROSHNI2 🧵 THREAD

Defying the Odds: Celebrating the Work and Legacy of a Midwife In this powerful feature, Ahmed Abdi Abdulahi shares the story of an extraordinary midwife who overcame immense challenges to serve her community. Read more and be inspired: maternityandmidwifery.co.uk/defying-the-...

Trying this again in case anyone has a shot from Gibbet Hill in Surrey that captures the “Post Tenebras Lux” engraving along with the motif below it. The blog post is ready to go, but I don’t have the image 🙁

Funded PhD opportunity for qualitative work on health inequalities and factors affecting health outcomes at University of Aberdeen, in partnership with Aberdeen City Council Please share! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Validation of the City Birth Trauma Scale to assess post-traumatic stress symptoms in maternity staff Alice McInnes, Janet Bradley, Nazihah Uddin, Ricardo Khine, Rebecca Webb, Susan Ayers www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

'The care people receive after a miscarriage can have a significant impact' - @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social speaking with Deirdre McArdle @ EchoLive @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @hrbireland.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc.ie #ReCurrentStudy www.echolive.ie/wow/arid-416...

Time to ACT for insomnia? New trial finds possible alternative to CBTi www.nationalelfservice.net?p=209665 Nicholas Donnelly considers a recent Brazilian randomised controlled trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy versus Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for insomnia. #Insomnia #ACT #CBTi

For #InternationalWomensDay six women shared their stories of resilience and empowerment, inspiring others to #BreakTheSilence around women’s health. No woman should have to struggle in silence—every woman deserves access to the support she needs. #BreakTheSilence #IWD @louisemcsharry.bsky.social

Our study highlights the effectiveness and acceptability of #EMDR for #CB-PTSS and #CB-PTSD www.frontiersin.org/journals/glo...

Digital geographies of miscarriage: A ‘sister-ethnographic’ approach to pregnancy apps & loss Caroline (Carly) Bagelman, Jen Bagelman rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Just over a month until our 20th Anniversary DETECT Conference! Featuring national and international researchers, clinical leaders, and experts by experience, it promises thought-provoking discussions on the future of psychosis care. Book your ticket here: www.eventbrite.ie/e/detect-20t...

💜🦋 ⚽ Cork dads grieving for their babies after stillbirth or neonatal death team up to play football www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

Great to see work led by @escanuelatamara.bsky.social on #TheRELEVANTstudy* cited in the @publichealthaus.bsky.social Pregnancy Loss Policy Position Statement (www.phaa.net.au/common/Uploa...) 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social

Germany offers maternity leave for women after miscarriage amp.dw.com/en/germany-o...

Factors influencing the capacity of healthcare providers to deliver disability-inclusive maternity care services: a scoping review www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Champamunny Ven, Manjula Marella, Cathy Vaughan, Sian Slade, Alexandra Devine

A meta-core outcome set for stillbirth prevention & bereavement care following stillbirth in LMIC Kushupika Dube, Farai Marenga, Elizabeth Ombeva Ayebare, Carol Bedwell, Nasim Chaudhry, Idesi Chilinda, Angela Chimwaza, Declan Devane, Sudhindrashayana Fattepur et al. gh.bmj.com/content/10/1...

A systematic review of the clinical practice guidelines for the assessment, management & treatment of eating disorders during the perinatal period Chantelle Ecob, Debbie Smith, Zoe Tsivos, Noora Hossain & @speters123.bsky.social bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

"there are many ways to ameliorate the impact of these losses, which are not difficult, expensive, or time consuming. Consumers, health practitioners, & policymakers could achieve a lot for many with just a little commitment to change" ✊ ping #ReCurrentStudy www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Suicide literacy, suicide stigma, and help-seeking attitudes among men in a university setting in Ireland Shane O’Donnell, Noel Richardson, @aislingmcg.bsky.social rath academic.oup.com/heapro/artic... @healthpromint.bsky.social

‘Art can bring comfort, meaning and perspective to the journey of illness and recovery’

⁉️ Thinking about doing a PhD, or know someone who is? 📢 We're currently inviting applicants for a PhD scholarship 🦋 Féileacáin-funded project on second trimester pregnancy loss 📅 Closing date: 14 Feb 🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy... 🙏 Please share if you can @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social

Great opportunity 👇🏻 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...

A Systematic Review of International Bereavement Models of Care and Implementation Barriers and Facilitators Nicci Bartley, Luna Rodriguez Grieve, Claire Cooper, Laura Kirsten, Cindy Wilson, Betsy Sajish, Joanne Shaw journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

"Having to repeat information to different healthcare professionals can be frustrating, and for some women, particularly those who have experienced previous pregnancy loss, it can be deeply upsetting too." www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/articles/rcn...

Virtual wards in maternity settings could be an opportunity to deliver effective obstetric and psychological support- our discussion paper > www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Women experiencing a first episode of psychosis may have substantially different care needs to men. Early Intervention in Psychosis programmes need to reflect these different profiles: doi.org/10.1192/bjp....

Researchers found that to address the epidemic of mental ill health among HCPs, workers needed: Targeted MH interventions Hot food Rest areas/lockers Free parking Essentially staff just need to be valued & treated like human beings. Rocket science it is not. evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/system...

Area-level deprivation as a risk factor for stillbirth in upper-middle and high-income countries: a scoping review Jessica Keane, Laura Robinson, Richard Greene, Paul Corcoran, Sara Leitao www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New guideline from The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC): Identification and Treatment of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders #PerinatalMentalHealth www.jogc.com/article/S170...

Four struggles men face during the transition to fatherhood

Healthcare providers’ experiences of maternity care service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom: a follow-up systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis www.frontiersin.org/journals/glo...

Thought BlueSky could do with a fatherhood starter pack! Message me if youd like an add! go.bsky.app/4YTr8om

It would be great to have more diverse ethnic representation in this perinatal mental health research starter pack! Please help by sharing and making suggestions ❤️ #academicsky #perinatalmentalhealth

🚀Ready to launch our new joint report with @womensaidni.bsky.social ♀️Women across Ireland deserve to live free from violence. 👇Follow here for highlights from our launch event as we start this important conversation #EndVAW

Complicated grief following the perinatal loss: a systematic review Xi Zhang, Ye Chen, Meizhen Zhao, Mengmei Yuan, Tieying Zeng & Meiliyang Wu bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #PerinatalLoss #PregnancyLoss #Miscarriage #Stillbirth

Thread on #LongCovid based on our Lancet paper. #episky #medsky #medtwitter (lay summary link is right at the end).

Midwifery starter pack- hello those with an interest in Midwifery, Public health and Nursing go.bsky.app/5NFog7A

.UAE residents! Please participate in our public survey about midwifery. It's completely anonymous and will help improve care for women and newborns in the UAE 🇦🇪 docs.google.com/forms/d/19OO...

Must-read: Break Free from Maternal Anxiety: A Self-Help Guide for Pregnancy, Birth and the First Postnatal Year. Cambridge University Press, 2022 - by Fiona Challacombe, Catherine Green & Victoria Bream #CBT #PerinatalMentalHealth #tokophobia www.amazon.ca/Fiona-Challa...

Can’t understand this. The numbers of maternal deaths from COVID in the UK need to be compared with your closest neighbours and the reasons for the huge discrepancies need to be thoroughly investigated.