Hantavirus: No vaccine any time soon.

Looks like we need to remind ourselves of this graph. Few cases doesn’t mean nothing to worry about. I’m not saying there’s a pandemic round the corner, I’m saying we need to think smart and act fast, just in case.

“Inner Mongolian Child” by Han Chengli

Growing evidence shows that extreme heat is linked to preterm birth, stillbirth and maternal health complications, while the lived experience of heat is making pregnancy more difficult and less safe for many. Midwives are central to the response: zurl.co/kxl5A

🆕📄 Lived Experiences of Pregnancy Loss at Work: Realizing Meaningful Supports ✍️ @maritahennessy.bsky.social @escanuelatamara.bsky.social @cdoconnor.bsky.social @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social et al @ #PLRG_PLACESproject 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @ucc.ie

Rephrasing changes one's perspective

Honoured to be giving the Centre for Personalised Medicine Annual Lecture on 28th April at 5.30 pm in Oxford's Mathematics Institute: Personalised medicine - A view from primary care. All welcome, free to attend but please book. cpm.ox.ac.uk/event/cpm-an...

NEXT WEEK — Maternity & Midwifery Hour Fear of Childbirth or Fear of Systems? 🎤 Dr Maeve O’Connell, UCC 📅 Wed 29 April | ⏰ 19:00 UK 📍 Live on Facebook 💬 Exploring fear in maternity care, childbirth or the system? 🎟️ Free to watch: shorturl.at/wNMc8

If you’re interested in public health / global health, do follow Martin. Extraordinary breadth and depth of understanding. And humble with it.

According to a new research, seeing the same midwife or team of midwives throughout pregnancy and labour is associated with lower rates of intervention and birth trauma, compared to standard care. Read more: zurl.co/ISwxm

Across countries and contexts, midwives and advocates are raising their voices, organising, and pushing for the investments their communities need. This blog highlights the people turning the #OneMillionMore Midwives petition into action. Read more: zurl.co/5UkLc

Are you a journalist covering maternal health or sexual and reproductive health rights? This is one you don’t want to miss this unique opportunity. If you’re interested, request your media pass for the Congress now — passes are limited and demand is high. Learn more at: zurl.co/KeeiU

Silent Grief: A Qualitative Study on the Emotional and Social Impact of Early Gestational Loss Ana González-Vicente, Valeria Moriconi, Montserrat González-Pascual, Loreto Salvador-Olea, Beatriz Jiménez-Gómez, Juan Luis González-Pascual www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Pregnant and breastfeeding women have long been systematically excluded from clinical trials. The choice is no longer between protection and participation, but between managed risk with evidence and unmanaged risk without it https://bit.ly/4voC501

Happy New Year 2083 today to all my friends, colleagues and students from Nepal 🇳🇵

AI scribes. Greta blog by @benngooch.bsky.social substack.com/home/post/p-...

this is my nephew's homework and i'm gonna cry

Just saw this…it’s so great! #food

Fabulous article! #episky

Student-led midwifery clinics are emerging as an innovative practice placement model, giving students hands-on experience while providing high-quality care to women. Read more: zurl.co/5AsbU

Of relevance to recent bluesky discussion BBC News - Fewer people posting on social media, Ofcom finds - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... “Management consultants are ruining UK universities”. No, fleecing.

Easter (and Passover) weekend. Somebody, right now, is sitting in a journal office pinging off review requests. Or, more likely, somebody set the AI to do it while they took off for a long weekend. #academicbankholidays

“A growing number of NHS staff are refusing to work on Palantir’s health data platform over ethical concerns about the controversial US tech company” Good www.ft.com/content/dbb6...

If you’re in London on Good Friday, go to this. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bachs-st-j...

New from academic GP @oohgpwales.bsky.social Why I can't be replaced by a bot theconversation.com/why-ai-healt...

Er stärkt sich schon mal am All-you-can-eat-Buffet. 😂

Looking Beyond “Good” and “Bad” Care: Using Feminist Relational Discourse Analysis in the Emergency Department Written by Bella van Hattum and Tracy Morison. Emergency Departments often face challenges in addressing the emotional and physical needs of patients experiencing threatened miscarriage.…

How do midwives define and promote normal birth in increasingly medicalised maternity systems? A study explores midwives’ perspectives, showing how their professional identity is grounded in supporting physiological birth and maintaining a supportive presence during labour. 🔗: zurl.co/lJuv9

Incredible substance here from @chrischirp.bsky.social. The 2nd wave of COVID-19 in the UK was a) devastating and b) avoidable. Take time to play the clip of Prof Kevin Fong who breaks down when describing the scale of death and its impact on ICU staff. christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-uk-cov...

Starts in a few days Arts-based research methods (Online) www.surrey.ac.uk/cpd-and-shor...

Call for chapters: Creative Quantitative Research Methods (co-edited with Dr Derek Ong) Exploring creative, inclusive & imaginative approaches to working with numbers across disciplines. Deadline: 15 May 2026 500-word proposals 🔗 helenkara.com/writing/crea... #QuantMethods #CreativeResearch

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Evidence from South India shows how integrating a co-located Midwifery-Led Units (MLU) within a tertiary hospital can improve maternal and newborn outcomes while strengthening the role of professional midwives in the health system. Read more: zurl.co/LASou

Well said Sara Burke - we should be focusing on improving standards of maternity care, for all! The 'but you're denying women choice' argument is illogical... it's only a 'choice' for those who can 'afford' it in the first place! www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... #MaternityCare #PublicGood

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Matron for Midwife-Led Care at the Royal London Hospital. Come join our team. Exciting times ahead: Midwife-led outpatient IOL, research into biodynamic interventions in labour, implementation of OptiBreech Collaborative Care across the largest Trust in the UK. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...

How the Covid Disinformation Ecosystem was established open.substack.com/pub/counterd...

Getting so much joy out of this superb biography of Leonardo by Walter Isaacson.

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✨ #ICRMC 2026 bursaries now open thanks to support from @uomcreativemcr.bsky.social & Educational Researchology We recognise conferences can be costly and want to widen access for researchers, practitioners, and creatives from diverse backgrounds Apply here: forms.gle/kiaEjgUEhVqp... #CRMethods

With the One Million More contest now closed, we are excited to sort the three winning activities next Monday through an Instagram Live! Joining is easy: follow us on Instagram at @world_midwives , click on our profile picture and join the live stream. Can't wait to see you there!

Is there a support group for academics who are at the bottom of the learning curve for AntiGravity? Asking for a friend. #academicsky

This population‑based research from Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden examines how often first‑time mothers experience births without major interventions or complications — including physiological births — and reveals important differences between countries. Read the full article: zurl.co/qXRR7

" I believe there are many who forget all the tragedy women face in Afghanistan, that is why I use my paintings as a mean to remind the people" - Shamsia Hassani Afghan Artist #InternationalWomensDay

Abandoned before we have even begun – student midwife jobs Student midwives are vital to the future of maternity services, yet many face uncertainty securing jobs after qualification. Read more: shorturl.at/Py31v Follow Maternity & Midwifery Forum for more updates.