We know that women who don’t have English as a first language can feel inhibited when asking for help… it’s not a solution, but a step in the right direction from SaSH MVP maybe? Simple flash cards for use in postnatal settings… 😍 @MaternitySash @TeamCMidO
We know that certain communities have significantly less positive experiences within maternity and health visiting.
We would appreciate your thoughts, so we can shape our services for you and your community: https://t.co/Cy353SQvrJ
IMPORTANT - READ AND SHARE: Open letter from health and care leaders in Gloucestershire: Omicron variant - please act to protect yourself, your communities and the NHS and social care services this winter https://t.co/kvr7645Q5i
Health visitors are the main referrers of children under 5 and babies to social care. A loss of one in three health visitors and massively reduced visiting means many vulnerable children go unseen. @NHSsafeguarding @NSPCC @ChildrensComm @Telegraph
Pregnant women still over-presented ++ in Covid hospital & ICU admissions.
Confusion has occurred whilst we awaited robust safety data but now it’s clear:
“Best thing you can do for mother & baby is to get vaccinated!!”
Still have questions? See
https://t.co/NHCb4hnlpL
Finally @ICNARC highlights the disproportionate numbers of pregnant women affected.
• 26% of female admissions were pregnant or w/i 6w
• Much higher than previous
• High risks to mum & baby
• Vaccination VITAL for mum & baby
• See link if you have qu https://t.co/NHCb4hnlpL
@mandyrobothamuk Take a look at @LoveTurtleDoves I’m certainly not a typist but their cashmere fingerless gloves really help me, and you can still use your fingers! Apparently keeping your wrists warm helps 🤷♀️but they do work!