Rehana Meeajan @rehanameeajan.bsky.social PhD Student @ UCL
A lifecourse approach to maternal perinatal health, lactation, and cardiovascular disease.
Institute of Epidemiology of Healthcare &
UCL Anthropology (Soc-B CDT/ Med Anth)
NHS GP
📍London
LLL Collective @lllcollective.org.uk A La Leche League breastfeeding charity in Great Britain.
More on lllcollective.org.uk
A Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation SC053899
Black Mamas Matter Alliance @blackmamasmatter.bsky.social We envision a world where Black Mamas have the right, respect, and resources to thrive before, during, and after pregnancy.
linktr.ee/blkmamasmatter
Art at the Start @artatthestart.bsky.social Exploring the impact of shared art experiences on very early relationships. Art therapy & gallery engagement, IMH & wellbeing.
Led by Dr Vicky Armstrong & Prof Josephine Ross, University of Dundee
https://sites.dundee.ac.uk/artatthestart
International Stillbirth Alliance @isastillbirth.bsky.social The International Stillbirth Alliance is a team of parents, clinicians and searches focused on #stillbirth prevention and bereavement care #datadriven #global
🔗 www.stillbirthalliance.org
@vickiflenady.bsky.social @vickiflenady.bsky.social 
Margaret Murphy @mgtmurphy.bsky.social Academic, Researcher, Midwife, Nurse, Pregnancy Loss, Maternity
EIWH - European Institute of Women's Health @eiwh.bsky.social European Institute of Women's Health, clg was founded in 1996 and is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that promotes gender equity in public health, research and social policies across Europe.
https://eurohealth.ie/
Zeni Koutsi @zenikoutsi.bsky.social Midwife, mum and (not a trad) wife, global citizen 🌍
Breastfeeding/ maternal medicine/ health research, policy and politics nerd
Hellenic British Midwifery Association Lead
So far lived in: 🇬🇷 🇬🇧 🇧🇬 🇦🇪 what’s next? 😁
Maya Wilson @mayamidwifery.bsky.social Mum of two girls 👩🏻🤝👩🏼
Midwife & Lecturer of Midwifery at the University of Plymouth 🎓
Emilie Edwards @emilieedwards.bsky.social 🎓Senior lecturer in Midwifery and PhD student SFHEA • CMO Silver Award • @RCM Leadership award 23 • @SNTA Educator of the Year 22 • @womenbeyondbox Top 50 ND Women 23🌈Autistic All views my own
Camille A. Clare MD MPH @cclaremdmph.bsky.social ObGyn, Medical Educator, Patient Advocate & Activist, Mentor, Sponsor, Servant Leader, Clinician-Researcher and Scientist, she/her/hers, personal account, supporter of climate equity
Waheeda Abbas @wabbasy.bsky.social Cultural liaison midwife and Genomics Midwifery lead
RCN winner of
Midwife of the year 2024.
Chief Midwifery Officer Award winner
Mama Academy winner Specialist midwife of the year 2023
Florence Nightingale Scholar
Professor Elaine Burns @elaineburns.bsky.social Mother, midwife, feminist, researcher. Professor of Midwifery. Creating enabling environments for breastfeeding and post birth care.
Maternal Health Initiative @wilsoncentermhi.bsky.social The Wilson Center's Maternal Health Initiative leads work on maternal health, global health equity, and gender equality.
Reposts/Likes are not endorsements.
Christine Catling @christinecatling.bsky.social Grandma, midwifery academic, nature lover.. in that order of importance 😎
Lia Brigante @liabri.bsky.social Midwife. ICM Board Member Europe. Policy & Practice Advisor. Researcher. Traveller. Dreamer. London based.🇪🇺 Views my own.
https://internationalmidwives.org/staff/lia-brigante/
National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit Clinical Trials Unit @npeu-ctu.bsky.social The NPEU Clinical Trials Unit is a fully registered UKCRC Clinical Trials Unit specialising in running large perinatal multi-centre randomised controlled trials. https://npeu.ox.ac.uk/ctu
National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit @npeu-oxford.bsky.social The NPEU is a multi-disciplinary research unit which was established at the University of Oxford in 1978.
UK Midwifery Study System (UKMidSS) @npeu-ukmidss.bsky.social News and updates from the UK Midwifery Study System (UKMidSS) - a UK-wide collaboration supporting research in midwifery units @ox.ac.uk @npeu-oxford.bsky.social Led by @rachelrowe.bsky.social
Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Midwife and Professional Midwifery Advocate @ Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Notts)
Ambler, Reader, Londoner, Strictly lover, incompetent gardener and forgetful history nut.
Dr Lesley Choucri @lchoucs.bsky.social Been a midwife for 45 years! Now Volunteering with NHS. Enjoying being a Teyta to Zachary & Lydia.Thankfully we have Labour in charge!
Alys Einion @writeral.bsky.social Novelist, Midwife, Editor, Author, Educator, Researcher, Freelance Writer
Jata Elliott BSc Hons. RM PhD in progress @midwifejata.bsky.social Midwifery researcher, and lived experience advocate focusing on neurodivergent perinatal experiences and neuro-inclusion in perinatal health services. Registered Midwife in Australia, UK & Canada.- N Nicolette Porter @nicolette-midwife.bsky.social Midwife | MSc Women's Health Student at UCL | Nursing Times Student Midwife of the Year 2021 | she/her 🏳🌈 | Autistic🌻 | #150leaders alumni | Views my own
Rodante van der Waal @rodantevanderwaal.bsky.social Midwife in Amsterdam I Academic I Abortion, obstetric violence, abolition, reproductive justice I Author of Birth Justice: From Obstetric Violence to Abolitionist Care 🌞 www.rodantevanderwaal.com
Elise Erickson PhD CNM @dr-e-phd.bsky.social science-y midwife type. translational maternal health researcher. tucson transplant. mum to 2 humans and 3 pups. leading mumhlab.com @ univ o arizona.
Luisa Eggenschwiler @leggens.bsky.social PostDoc @unibasel | Research consultant @university hostpital basel |
Midwife 👩🏼⚕️🤰🏽🤱🏾 | 💜 Research on midwifery staffing (she/her)
#Hebammenwissenschaft #workforce
Jenny Carter @jennycarter33.bsky.social Midwife and postdoctoral researcher dedicated to improving the care of women at risk of preterm birth through research and clinical collaboration.
Rachel Rowe @rachelrowe.bsky.social Associate Professor & Maternity Services Researcher @ox.ac.uk @npeu-oxford.bsky.social @npeu-ukmidss.bsky.social ; feminist; mother; granny. Everything here in personal capacity.
East Kent Maternity @ekmaternity.bsky.social Please follow us as we continue on our improvement journey. No DMs. For clinical advice pls call our maternity triage line, details are on our website.
Maternity Action @maternityaction.bsky.social Maternity Action provides information, advice and training on maternity rights in employment, benefits and access to healthcare, and influences policy makers.
Scottie Buehler @midwifehistory.bsky.social Midwife and historian of medicine| reproductive justice| PhD #uclahist | asst prof. opinions my own
Book in-progress: “Reproducing Midwives in France & the Atlantic World”
Cat lover and bibliophile
Marian Knight MBE @marianknight.bsky.social Maternal and child health researcher and public health physician @ox.ac.uk Scientific Director for Research Infrastructure @nihr.bsky.social
Lizzy Glyn-Jones @lizzygj.bsky.social Midwife, CSfM in Wales, Research and Perinatal mental health. BSc, MSc.#CSfM #midwife #Perinatalmentalhealth
RANZCOG @ranzcog.bsky.social Advocating for women's healthcare across AUS & NZ.
Leading training body of obstetricians and gynaecologists, & GP obstetricians.
ACOG @acog.org The leading professional organization for ob-gyns united by a shared purpose. We are shaping the field of obstetrics and gynecology to meet the challenges of tomorrow. Join us today! #ACOGMember
Bel Bruce @belrbruce.bsky.social Australian nurse midwife with prehospital beginnings. Clinician researcher and lecturer. EMCR. PhD - IV fluids in labour/INFiLL. Curious. Loves to swim with sharks.
thru the pinard podcast @thruthepinard.bsky.social a conversational podcast with @academic-liz.bsky.social with midwives & other birth professionals about their studies/ research & how its changing our practice globally
location-unceded Kaurna Land- Adelaide
Liz Newnham @liznewnham.bsky.social Midwife academic, politics of birth, eternal optimist, celebration opportunist. Qual researcher. Views my own.
Hilary Schlinger @hilarymidwife.bsky.social Midwife, midwifery educator, midwifery program director, advisor for midwifery curriculum development #midwife #midwifery #homebirth
Louise Page @l6upy.bsky.social Consultant obstetrician, MNSI interim clinical director
Florence Wilcock @fwmaternity.bsky.social NHS obstetrician and creator of TheObsPod podcast . TEDxNHS speaker. interests: Coproduction, personalised care, maternity improvement,creativity and fun. Human not robot.
Gill Phillips @whoseshoes.bsky.social 🍋Catalyst for change in health care ++ Creator of Whose Shoes? approach to coproduction, helping people work together to improve lives. https://padlet.com/WhoseShoes/overview
#HSJ100 Wild Card ♥️♦️♠️♣️
Host of ‘Wild Card - Whose Shoes?’ podcast @WildCardWS 🎤
Alison Gabrielle Perry @alisongperry.bsky.social Women's Health Doctoral Research Fellow and Midwife at The George Institute for Global Health at Imperial College London
Leah Hazard @leahhazard.bsky.social NHS midwife, activist, author of Womb (NYT Editors’ Choice), Hard Pushed (UK Sunday Times bestseller) and Birth Wars (coming 2027 from Allen Lane/Penguin Press). Trustee, Amma Birth Companions. www.leahhazard.co.uk. All views my own.
Patricia Healy @patriciahealy12.bsky.social Midwife, Neonatal nurse, Lecturer, Researcher
University of Galway Ireland
MidwifeTina @midwifetina.bsky.social Swiftie, Midwife, 🏳️🌈, Mom,🐱🐶
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Heather K. CNM @midwife623.bsky.social Mom through adoption and IVF. RN, Nurse-Midwife. Advocate for Evidence Based Gynecological and Obstetric Care. Believer in science and kindness. Dog and cat lover. She/Her
Black Midwifery Collective @blackmidwifery.bsky.social Our mission is to improve health outcomes for Black birthing individuals, by actively addressing disparities in maternal and infant health that have disproportionately affected our community. Chicago, IL
Danielle Macdonald @acottagebythesea.bsky.social global birth & birthing care experiences. equity. feminist. nova scotian. seeker of ocean swims.
Daniela Drandic @danieladrandic.bsky.social Head of Advocacy and Comms @world_midwives
maternity&SRHR advocacy / quality / research / policy / author
🇨🇦 in 🇭🇷 views mine 
Kookie31 @midwifekookie.bsky.social Consultant Midwife, PMA, TRiM, LARC insertion, clinical hypnotherapist, reflexologist & REWIND practitioner, Birmingham. MSc student
Linda Biesty @lindabiesty.bsky.social All things Midwifery, Evidence Synthesis, Qualitative Research, Trial Methodology and a little bit of sea dipping 🏊🏻♀️🌊. Assoc. Prof Midwifery, Deputy Director Evidence Synthesis Ireland & Cochrane Ireland
Ruth Oshikanlu @ruthoshikanlu.bsky.social Award-winning #Nurse/#Midwife/#Health Visitor.
Enabling women to raise happy babies, and children to achieve outcomes.
#WithPeople #TraumaInformedCare
#SoulMama with infectious smile #MadeToCare
#LeadingWithLove while #BeingMe
#NurseSky
Dr Amanda Firth @dramandafirthrm.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Midwifery at University of Huddersfield. ECR focussing on improving perinatal mental health & tackling health inequalities. Yorkshire lass enjoys being out in the hills ⛰️🥾🥾🐾🦮.
“A Dr, but not the useful kind” (Amanda’s Dad, 2023)
SueMacMidwife @suemacmidwife.bsky.social Midwife & Midwife Teacher. Co-editor of Mayes 16th Edition. Curator for Maternity and Midwifery Festivals & the Maternity and Midwifery Hour 
@deepa-desi-midwife.bsky.social @deepa-desi-midwife.bsky.social 
Ursula Nagle @perinatalmw.bsky.social AMP Perinatal Mental Health/Trauma #CBT #EMDR PhD Candidate TCD. #IntersectStudy #perinataltrauma
Wife. Mother.
Dublin.
Laura (she/her) 🍉 @midwifehippie.bsky.social Neurodivergent mum, midwife, and health equity advocate. Passionate about improving communication and access in maternal/perinatal care. Seeking laughter, truth, and people unafraid to stand up (even (especially!) to me). Lover of travel and 90’s music.
Ans Luyben @ansluyben.bsky.social 
All things midwifery education! @miducation.bsky.social 
Kate Griffiths @kategrif.bsky.social Midwife, Royal College of Midwives Regional Officer, Mother of Five
Daniel Nuzum @danielnuzum.bsky.social Husband,father, PhD-impact of stillbirth, lecturer University College Cork,
Director Clinical Pastoral Education Cork University Hospital.
Research interests: spiritual care, pregnancy loss, healthcare education, palliative care, ethics
Own views
Professor Laura Abbott @midwifeteacher.bsky.social Professor of Maternal Health and
Criminal Justice. Midwife. Nurse. Mother. Researcher. Pregnancy & Motherhood in prison. ESRC Lead researcher on The Lost Mother’s Project www.lostmothers.org
orcid ID:
0000-0002-5778-7559
University of Hertfordshire.
Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social The Clinical Pregnancy Loss Research Team at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) & the Pregnancy Loss Research Group @ UCC. Shares ≠ endorsement
Website: www.ucc.ie/pregnancyloss
Related sites: https://linktr.ee/pregnancylossresearchgroup
Keelin O’Donoghue @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social Obstetrician & MFM | Lead @ Pregnancy Loss Research Group | Professor, UCC | PI, INFANT | Lead, Guidelines @ NWIHP
https://www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancyloss/
#PregnancyLoss
#FetalMedicine
#ReproductiveHealth
#MedSky
Marita Hennessy @maritahennessy.bsky.social Researcher | PhD | Ireland
#PregnancyLoss #ReproductiveHealth #ReproductiveJustice #WeightStigma #MensHealth #CDoH #COI #PublicHealth #SDoH #ImpSci #KnowledgeTranslation #GraphicMedicine
Diyadayz @diyadayz.bsky.social 
Dr Shawn Walker @midwifedrshawn.bsky.social Clinical Academic Midwife. Consultant, Teacher & Researcher. Breech Specialist ❤️🍑. Available for short-term clinical research visits (up to 3mos) to support your team to build newer, safer breech birth skills. https://makingbirthsafer.optibreech.uk/courses
Dr Jenny Hall @drjennyhall-5.bsky.social Not slowing down yet midwife,educator,researcher,author,editor, Worshipper,trying to make a difference. My views only. https://midwifery-quilt.co.uk/
Kate Buchanan @drkatebuchanan.bsky.social midwife researcher
Caroline Homer @caroline-says.bsky.social 
Vanora Hundley @vanorahundley.bsky.social Professor of Midwifery at Bournemouth University
Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social Vintage midwife, mother, grandmother with compassion in mind!
Prof Jane Sandall CBE FMedSci @sandallj.bsky.social Maternal Health Services and Systems, Safety, quality and implementation. Social Science researcher and midwife.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/slcps/our-departments/department-of-women-childrens-health
@allisoncummins.bsky.social @allisoncummins.bsky.social Associate Professor in Midwifery
Maeve O'Connell @thelovelymaeve.bsky.social Academic Midwife in Cork, Ireland https://bsky.app/profile/uccnursmid.bsky.social
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=r-r6BJ4AAAAJ&hl=en
Jodine Chase @jodinechase.bsky.social Comms professional using powers for good to advance infant and maternal health with a focus on #birthresearch and #IYCFE
Also support a family-owned specialty coffee business. 
Jeanette McCulloch @jeanetteibclc.bsky.social Birth & lactation comms strategist. Principal, BirthSwell. Queer mom. My posts are my own.
Birth Place Lab @birthplacelab.bsky.social We facilitate multi-disciplinary and community-based participatory research on high quality maternity health care across birth settings.
Shaughnessy Building E416 4500 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3N1
birthplacelab.vista.page
Uplift Lab at OSU @upliftlab.bsky.social Combining community-led research, population data science, and ethnography to implement more equitable reproductive futures.
upliftlab.vista.page
QMNC Research Alliance @qmnc-research.bsky.social We are an alliance of researchers, clinicians, advocates, and policymakers working together to foster and support research to improve quality maternal and newborn care.
@marynewburn.bsky.social @marynewburn.bsky.social 
Dr Esther Sharma @esthersharma.bsky.social Researching maternity & migration | #Afghanistan #Serbia | King's College London | personal account | https://birthingontheway.wixsite.com/project
Prof. Hannah Dahlen AM @hannahdahlen.bsky.social Woman, mother, Professor of Midwifery, feminist, researcher, #ENOUGH
Sandra Oyarzo Torres @sandraoyarzotorres.bsky.social 
Mary Renfrew OBE @maryrenfrew.bsky.social Researcher, midwife, educator, writer. FMedSci FRSE. Professor Emerita, University of Dundee, Scotland. Author of Independent Report on midwifery and maternity services in Northern Ireland. #equity #evidence #quality #safety #midwifery #maternal #newborn
Mother, Infant and Child Research Unit (MIRU) @miru-uk.bsky.social We are a multi-disciplinary research group at the University of Dundee. Our vision is to deliver world-leading, impactful research to improve the health and wellbeing of women, babies, children and their families, and to reduce health inequalities. 
@whoeurope.bsky.social @whoeurope.bsky.social 
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The Breastfeeding Network UK @bfn-uk.bsky.social An independent source of breastfeeding support and information💜
National Breastfeeding Helpline - 0300 100 0212 -24/7
Support also available via FB/IG and through local services
To donate £3 text BFN to 70085
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Steffi Keir @drsteffikeir.bsky.social Policy & Practice Adviser at Save the Children Scotland. Trustee of Creating a Sustainable Gryffe. #Breastfeeding peer supporter. Ending #ChildPoverty, #InfantVoice, #EarlyYears, #ClimateJustice, music, books, yarn, #Gàidhlig are my things. Views all mine.
Lisa Amir @lisahamir.bsky.social Research Professor at the Judith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne
Editor-in-Chief, International Breastfeeding Journal
Breastfeeding @breastfeeding.bsky.social Ted Greiner edits the journal World Nutrition https://worldnutritionjournal.org/index.php/wn. has worked at public health level with breastfeeding since 1975. From Sweden and US, living in Brazil. Let's make breastfeeding work as well as possible for all
Dr. Cecília Tomori @drtomori.bsky.social 🇭🇺🇺🇸 Anthropologist/Public Health Prof breastfeeding, lactation, MNCH, reproduction, public health, health policy, equity, justice 🤱🏾🤱🏽🤱 posts - my own. https://nursing.jhu.edu/faculty-research/faculty/directory/cecilia-tomori/
Helen Gray @helengray.bsky.social Research student @LSHTM. @wbtiuk Steering Group #Breastfeeding #PolicyMatters #IYCFE #FoodSecurity #ClimateEmergency. IBCLC and mum of three. Also anthropology, archaeology, human evolution, messing about in boats, #ActiveTravel
Breastfeeding Advocacy Australia @breastfeedingbaa.bsky.social Advocating for mothers and infants: protecting breastfeeding through policy reform, enforcing the WHO Code, and exposing harmful industry tactics.
#WHOCode
#BreastfeedingEducation
#MotherNewbornIntensiveCareUnit
BreastfeedingAdvocacyAustralia.org
Dr Nóra Murray-Cavanagh #HealthInequalities @noramc.bsky.social Wester Hailes GP & GP Lead #HealthInequalities @NHSLothian | Dep Chair ScotCouncil @BMAScotland| Equality Equity NHS #DeepEndGP #breastfeeding @GP_IFN #ACEs Positivity! #littlefreelibraries @intedalumni #poetry