At @bournemouthuni we're looking to recruit (female) same-sex partners who have witnessed their partner's traumatic birth. Information about what support you received may help us influence changes
https://t.co/all8uAAina
@CatherineTalb@GeorgiaWaley@birth_better@BirthTrauma
I don’t usually get personal on here but…🧵 My Dad is a refugee who made Ireland his home. He fled a repressive Czechoslovakia in 1967 at the age of 18. His older brother, Standa, had been imprisoned - for being gay they think - and was beaten to death in jail by guards...
Update: some really encouraging messages from people in Lismore this morning about things that are being done and planned to welcome the residents. Hoping to be able to share some details later.
Over the last few years lots of people have been warning about the far right in Ireland & the misinformation & hate they've been spreading. Often the warnings have been passed off as scaremongering from some lily livered woke brigade.
Midwifery at its finest - new paper on abdominal palpation which may increase & support prenatal bonding. Important to ensure autonomy & respect during the examination. The examination provides women with sensory aspect not gained from ultrasound https://t.co/IsKbHJmLlR
Photograph of #Mastodon founder #JoanMastodon from the early 1960's. Mastodon is manually transcribing telegraphed toots into the first ever instance. Mastodon gained fame when she was banned from Twitter while being mistaken with a guy called #JohnMastodon who never existed.
Myth: Washing hands is enough to prevent COVID spread.
Truth: actually, hand hygiene is important for reducing transmission of other diseases, but is not sufficient for airborne viruses.
Experts bust 5 other COVID myths.
https://t.co/uo37LYxkAR
I teach patho to nursing students. Every semester since spring of 2020, I have taught about Covid. And every semester to have to change my lecture to keep up with new data. I was teaching Covid this semester and I told them that if nothing else, understand the science 1/n
Coming hot on the heels of my two spinal injury books, my latest two books on traumatic brain injury are now published and available https://t.co/C3C6dlAJUo and https://t.co/UBH2rnXEQc @UOS_Research @CarolineLafarge @drclairewilson @GenesisTrustUK @ziggibson@CathLoveday
'I have had enough of being told by shadowy old businessmen and lazy, ignorant hacks – who aren't real scientists – that the science is wrong.'
Andrew Marr's furious response to those dismissing the climate crisis, as the UK faces a record-breaking heatwave.
@AndrewMarr9
Only a few more responses would get the total number over a nice milestone - why not spend 10-15mins of your Friday afternoon taking part in our survey? (closes *tonight*!) - many thanks! : https://t.co/Z2bpA1dTg0