Amanda Firth

S.L in Midwifery @HuddersfieldUni. Res: Health inequalities, forced migrant women, trauma informed care. A Dr, "but not the useful kind" (Amanda's dad, 2023)

[Amanda Firth @AmandaFirthRM]

Pleased to be able to share my most recent publication: Perinatal depression: Factors affecting help-seeking behaviours in asylum seeking & refugee women. A systematic review: https://t.co/Lj6k8OPRJZ
@WeLoveResearch @PhDMidwives @melaniec2 @maternity_CofS

[Amanda Firth @AmandaFirthRM]

@thelovelymaeve @Dianethemidwife @jpmidwifery @LizNewnham @sheena_byrom @ACBmidwife @MidwivesRCM @SueMacMidwife @AnnaMarshMW @DrFeeleyRM @routledgebooks Congratulations to you all 👏🏽

[Amanda Firth @AmandaFirthRM]

@BigPictureLivin @WellbeingofWmen @MidwivesRCM @BurdettTrust Thank you Sharon. How are you? Are you over on BlueSky? I don’t post much on X any more.

[Amanda Firth @AmandaFirthRM]

Delighted to share that I have been selected to undertake a post doctoral fellowship with support from @WellbeingofWmen , @MidwivesRCM & @BurdettTrust.

My research will be exploring how midwives and interpreters can work together more effectively when discussing MH with women.

[Wellbeing of Women @WellbeingofWmen]

We have invested £1.2 million into 18 groundbreaking research projects help save and change the lives of women, girls and babies.

These include:
🟣Investigating the role of blood clotting in endometriosis
🟣Identifying the best birth positions to prevent emergency caesareans
🟣Harnessing the immune system to treat ovarian cancer
Inspired? Learn more: https://t.co/Wd7HbjLipA

[Amanda Firth @AmandaFirthRM]

@ALP_Annie @WellbeingofWmen @MidwivesRCM @BurdettTrust Thanks Annie 🥰

[Amanda Firth @AmandaFirthRM]

@consideredview @CityofSanctuary @TomasinaStacey Can’t wait to spend time with you Janet as part of the fellowship. Learning with and from one of the best ✨

[Amanda Firth @AmandaFirthRM]

Midwives & @PhDMidwives …please come over to Blue Sky 🦋. We’ve started building a lovely new space to chat research over there. @maternalmatters @Academic_Liz xx

[Amanda Firth @AmandaFirthRM]

Research buddies. I’ve set up a Blue Sky account. Please come and find me there & let’s rebuild a great health research network together 🙌🏽

[Amanda Firth @AmandaFirthRM]

We just witnessed Crenshaw’s intersectionality theory play out in real time to a global audience.

As a midwife and a feminist I am so disappointed.

I’ll start updating my ‘human rights in global reproductive health’ session. This could take a while…

[Amanda Firth @AmandaFirthRM]

@maternalmatters @ProfMcCourt @EvanTeijlingen @profwendygraham @DianeDuclos5 @howardsends Esther, this is wonderful news!!! Congratulations Dr Sharma 🎉. I am so, so proud of you 💖 I can’t wait to read your work.

[Linda McGowan @linda_leeds]

Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Assistant in Public Health https://t.co/ec2EVZVYWP
Are you interested in improving access/engagement with maternity care in disadvantaged communities?  Do you have a background in public health, healthcare, or allied discipline?

[Born in Bradford @BiBresearch]

🚨🚨 NEW JOB ALERT 🚨🚨
We are looking for a new Senior Research Fellow in Participatory Community Research to join our team!

Could you be the newest member of the BiB Team?

https://t.co/48GVTHJ5MY

#researchjobs #researchfellow #AcademicTwitter #BradfordJobs

[Amanda Firth @AmandaFirthRM]

@maddi_pow @headlinepg Ooh, can’t wait to read this Maddi 🤩

[Amanda Firth @AmandaFirthRM]

@consideredview 🤣 that’s a long, long way off! Writing up some research papers though. I miss you Janet 🥰

[Amanda Firth @AmandaFirthRM]

Bel, I’m so pleased for you. Such fabulous and relevant work. Tip of the iceberg research - I hope someone snaps up the opportunity to help you take this further.

I’m so proud of our @PhDMidwives community.

[Philip Brown @profphilbrown]

Come and work with me as a Policy Fellow to work on housing policy in the Yorkshire and the Humber region. Excellent opportunity to feed research into policy and vice versa https://t.co/10ImUOu1zz

[Amanda Firth @AmandaFirthRM]

@SuzyBookbinder Susan, your dad sounds like an amazing man. What a positive influence he had within his community. I’m so sorry for your loss and I’m sending love to you and your family.

[Amanda Firth @AmandaFirthRM]

@PhD_Midwife @scas @RCObsGyn @NENC_NHS @Improvingme1 @LSCICB @NHS_GM @NWAmbulance @Midwife_Claire @AACE_org I really want you to come and speak to our students about this Steph! I’ve been telling them about how amazing it sounds.

[Amanda Firth @AmandaFirthRM]

@AnnaTheMidwife welcome back 🤗. It’s still an absolute bin-fire on here. Proceed with caution xx