Charlotte Edun

Post-graduate researcher & doula. Writing, supporting births and teaching antenatal classes.

[Charlotte Edun @CTGoodBirth]

@GibbleJo @AIMS_online Thanks @GibbleJo - and on this occasion #birthactivismmeetsstationaryvehicles too ….

[Charlotte Edun @CTGoodBirth]

#kfwomen

[Charlotte Edun @CTGoodBirth]

@TheKingsFund to talk about disparities in women’s health. The first disparity? Being born in a female body which does what female bodies do but which is not catered for in androcentric medical models…

[Charlotte Edun @CTGoodBirth]

@MaJacksonx2 @millihill @Radical_Notion What a lovely compliment! Thank you ❤️

[Milli Hill @millihill]

I absolutely loved doing this chat with @CTGoodBirth for @Radical_Notion youtube channel. We talked about the crap deal women continue to get in birth, the mistrust in the female body, and why this is a feminist issue. https://t.co/hPPfzbIV2o

[Charlotte Edun @CTGoodBirth]

@RebeccaCNReid Parsley, coriander, mint, tarragon

[Charlotte Edun @CTGoodBirth]

@JessDeWahls Absolutely gawjus ❤️ 😉

[Charlotte Edun @CTGoodBirth]

@varindeus Yeah. Let’s definitely circumvent potential feminist arguments. Seems like the ethical path to me…

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

"Birth and death are the most momentous days in our lives; they are family, social, and cultural events surrounded by rituals and laws; and these days they involve healthcare and both have been medicalised to an unhealthy degree" @richard56 https://t.co/qLvKl08HCj

[Charlotte Edun @CTGoodBirth]

Important article in the latest Nursing Times... written by my wise and passionate sister (who, sensibly, doesn't sully herself with the socials). Very, very proud.

https://t.co/vUDDSLVvNz

[Maria Velo Midwife @mariavelohig]

Call for participants 📣: Are you a clinical midwife working in
UK? 🇬🇧 I would like to hear about your views and experiences on freebirth. For more info, to get in touch or expressing your interest to participate, check this link https://t.co/t8Xw3T8Ns0. Please share widely! 🗣

[Charlotte Edun @CTGoodBirth]

Well. That’s me done on social media for the day 🙄. On the +side, I met a couple today, pregnant with #1, who are really enjoying and benefitting from @millihill ‘s Positive Birth Book and birth planning cards. They’re ace, highly recommended by both Mo and Fa ❤️

[Milli Hill @millihill]

Women are NOT being erased, it's only about 'adding more ink', etc, and yet here is a website about periods that doesn't mention women or girls ONCE. https://t.co/RQEIFalSIu

[Natasha Carr @natashacarr11]

Are you a midwife? Have you made an error in clinical practice?
I would like to invite you to take part in an anonymous PhD research study about midwives’ experiences of making errors in clinical practice

Link to the survey:

https://t.co/zRDQA5aXWT

Best Wishes

Natasha

[Charlotte Edun @CTGoodBirth]

In other words: women are not simply dysfunctional men. Taking exogenous hormones might simulate, but can’t replicate. We are each embodied in our own complex and connected personal eco-systems - not bloody LEGO sets.

[Emma Hilton @FondOfBeetles]

The ovary is not just a bag of eggs waiting to be told to throw one out. It is an interactive and crucial part of the physical and hormone changes that comprise the female menstrual cycle.

[Charlotte Edun @CTGoodBirth]

As a subsequent tweet notes: language in health care needs to be simple & considered. We know this because we’ve seen time again how language can be interpreted in different ways. In this instance we have a good word for all the people who share this physiology: it’s woman

[Nixster ☘️🏃‍♀️👑 @Running_inHeels]

@Maurpcwba @ZeldaTheChicken @KeithRandall10 @EmilyThornberry @francesbarber13 This harms women. My sis has no cervix due to radical hysterectomy. She was shocked that she is still required to have a smear test. This info tells her she doesn’t. She needed the radical hysterectomy because of a risk of cervical cancer. Ergo she needs screening more than most

[Lucy Ward ���🇦 @lucymirandaward]

This image of a woman shirtless in a sports bra - hugely significant. This is a woman’s body - not for sex or show - just for the sheer joy of what she can do and the power and skill she has. Wonderful. #Lionesses

[Charlotte Edun @CTGoodBirth]

Tell me you’re a man without telling me you’re a man…

[Fesshole🧻 @fesshole]

I've realised I'm very good interviews, but I'm incredibly lazy in my jobs. I do alright in my roles until I start to get found out. Then interview for higher roles before I get pushed and usually get them. I'm terrified of when it'll come crashing down.

[Charlotte Edun @CTGoodBirth]

Those who have been adamant that raising Qs about gender ideology is bigotry are going to have to address some of the specifics in this thread. Fingers-in-ears, la la la, will no longer cut it. We MUST look at the reality and consider how we move on…

[Neverfallingforit @Neverfallingfo1]

In 2018, a group of parents presented the Chief Exec of Tavistock with a document detailing their concerns about ideologically captured staff, social contagion, Mermaids and parents' worries. This is what we gave him, in person - so that he had the full picture - for the future.

[Charlotte Edun @CTGoodBirth]

…so this is these 3 officers. What about the others who sniggered, laughed, ignored, made light, were emboldened, had biases reinforced, went home and gave the missus a slap, touched up women in pubs… all the things that are made easier in cultures where women are disregarded.

[Fiona Hamilton @Fhamiltontimes]

I'm at Westminster Mags Court where three Metropolitan police officers are accused of sending grossly offensive messages in which they joked about sexually assaulting domestic violence victims and much more. This will be a thread.