Obstetrics and Gynaecology registrar. I waffle on about women’s health. Oxford University and Imperial College grad. Nottingham based, Hartlepool bred.
fantastic and comprehensive session yesterday in Birmingham, @babylifeline thank you for helping to improve maternity safety. Work together, train together!
All things women’s health at the @nottswomenscent open day, thank you for hosting my Gynaecology Q&A workshop. A great opportunity to see all the amazing work being done in Nottingham to promote women’s health issues #womenshealth 👩🏽⚕️
@helenvecht@catherineroyuk Assessing for anal sphincter injury should involve a PV and PR examination. When there is profuse bleeding and the vulva/vaginal tissues become quite oedematous in labour, it can be difficult to diagnose and restore full function.
Doing a bit of leafleting with @docsanya26 on a very sunny evening in the city centre, reminding everyone that if you want change, you have to vote for it! 🌹
In Nottingham East, which now includes Castle ward, vote @NadiaWhittomeMP on the 4th of July.
An anecdote of an interaction with a patient that has stayed with me for 15 years.
When I was a fresh-faced 2nd year doctor in a GP practice, a young lady came for an appointment.
She couldn’t have been more than 5 years older than me.
The reason was ‘work stress’
A long 🧵
Unfortunately unqualified people who give bad advice can’t be held accountable when things go wrong.
Rise of the doula: a helping hand or a danger to mothers?
https://t.co/u92EUjJddS
Developing clinical skills of rotational birth and advanced dilatation Caesarean with the Art and Craft course @uclh Demonstration of the sensorised glove to aid detection of fetal orientation was particular cool! #obstetrics