I am a book club! 🧐Join me if you love reading books about birth & body from around the world 🤩 & tell Kaveri @Mayra_k11 which book you want to see here 📖🌍
'Midwives speaking out on COVID-19' has been peer-reviewed and published in the scientific journal @PLOSONE.
The paper is open-access and explores the impact of the pandemic through the experiences of 101 midwifery organisations worldwide.
Read more 👇
https://t.co/fOaTqxZMev
How many times have you visited a health facility and not felt respected? We started a movement to change that. Tell us what respectful care looks like to you for your chance to win $5,000! #RespectMeans, #WhatWomenWant#GenerationEquality https://t.co/7qKFHc2s8G
We cannot wait to dig into this new podcast challenging the standards and stereotypes society tries to impose on women. Grabbing our 🍿 for some hot takes 👀
https://t.co/ss7g53ugaz
New publication 📣
Here's a gem that we poured our hearts & soul into. The next game changer in #ObstetricViolence research. With @RodantevdWaal@feministnoire @DrRChadwick @FeministJournal
🌟Trigger warning🌟
Please read & share. 🙏🏽
https://t.co/erPDyr0s55
What a tragic way to take the Hippocratic oath -- committing to serve people while under siege, without medicine or medical equipment. My deep admiration for the resilience of these young doctors who are trying to save lives under terrible conditions.
https://t.co/CsSB3O4A4F
#Selfcare only works to improve health when we build supportive policies and environments that encourage trust and believe that people know what's best for them. We're not doing enough to create this environment. @WRA_K - what can we do differently?
#SelfCareHotTakes 🌶️
📚Ruth Wilson Gilmore’s Abolition Geography reading group starting this time next week
Sunday 26th June, 8pm UK time
Starting with discussion of the introduction by Brenna Bhandar and Alberto Toscano
Interested? Join us!
🚨🚨🚨Deadline approaching: June 30, 2022: Call for Proposals – Violence, gender and power: feminist struggles around violence against women: https://t.co/FpW62lTKOs
What incredibly tasteless and twisted minds it must take to think up, approve and create these stinking body spray ‘gang rape’ innuendo ads..!! Shameful.
There were many accounts of women and staff hearing Asian women being referred to as "princesses" or "precious" and black women as "aggressive" or "angry"
https://t.co/BaRdOkM8vj
@bashazard @birthhumanright@world_midwives@feministnoire@mi_niles @drdanaaindavis @WRA_UK
Today @birthrightsorg released 'Systemic Racism, Not Broken Bodies' which details the detrimental effect racism in maternity care has on Black, Brown & minority ethnic women & birthing people.
We 👏 the expert panel for their commitment to this work. @BenashNaz @sandeeigwe
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Congratulations to Professor Emerita @maryrenfrew from @UoDHealthSci on becoming the first midwife elected to @acmedsci 👏 🎉
Read how her work has touched the lives of millions of parents and newborns here 👉 https://t.co/LffGyIE9TO
#WHA75 is rapidly approaching and we want to officially introduce our delegation!
We have selected a diverse and inspiring group of women to represent our collective movement and call for action on gender transformative leadership
Meet them and join us!
https://t.co/QyDjpkkFsx
#COVID19 has illustrated the incredible contribution made by nurses and all #healthworkers, every day, in every country. Today, on #InternationalNursesDay, the inaugural @AsterGuardians Global Nursing Award honours this invaluable contribution to humanity.