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Anna Lindstrom

@anlindstrom.bsky.social
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Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Midwife and Professional Midwifery Advocate @ Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Notts) Ambler, Reader, Londoner, Strictly lover, incompetent gardener and forgetful history nut.

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Maternal Mental Health Alliance @mmhalliance.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) sufferers are up to 8x more likely to have antenatal depression. MMHA member Pregnancy Sickness Support is raising awareness & advocating for comprehensive care for those with HG through their #AMonthToChangeMinds campaign: pregnancysicknesssupport.org.uk/a-month-to-c...
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
UK and Ireland please. And Australia
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Yep! Happily boycotting. Lots of other options in UK. Including the library!
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
You both look like you are struggling to stay awake 😂 perhaps lulled to sleep by Keir’s timbre?
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Thank you!!
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
midwives will likely discharge within 2-3 weeks postnatally, and perinatal trauma services don’t accept referrals until min. 6 weeks PN. Therefore relying on GP’s/health visitors to ask these questions and be aware of available services. So high chance the opportunity for referrals being missed.
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
A very useful tool. However it would be helpful to provide guidance on what actions to take with the scores - ie IAPT or referral to specialist perinatal trauma services. Also..
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Gold 😂
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
That’s what I was thinking of! Thank you 😁
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Yes! 🙌
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Beyond horrific. He is utter evil.
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Goodness me. Some of the comments on this thread are very upsetting. I don’t think it’s helpful or kind to should demonise her family for making a terrible decision. Or we are no better than the other lot. Go after the conspiracy theorists who make millions peddling their untruths.
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Birth Trauma Association @birthtrauma.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
It's 10 years since the landmark Montgomery judgement on informed consent. Thanks to Maria Repanos and Elizabeth Maliakal of Hudgell's for their guest blog explaining what it meant for women giving birth. www.birthtraumaassociation.org/news-campaig...
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10 years since the Montgomery judgement – what has it meant for women giving birth? — Birth Trauma Association
In March 2015, the Supreme Court made a landmark ruling in favour of a woman, Nadine Montgomery, who said that her obstetrician should have informed her of her particular risks in childbirth. Medical ...
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Bought back some happy memories! 🤩
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
The total trashness of Married at First Sight - but even as an Brit/Aussie, boganics was new to me!
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Classier than me, I’m learning about Boganics on MAFS, a lot less soothing I imagine
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
😂😂
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Nope, keeping me up at night! You know it’s bad when Trump is the least worst option.
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
This resource is so good 😊
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Maternal Mental Health Alliance @mmhalliance.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
We’re pleased to share new resources from Mental Health Foundation’s #CreatingConnections project, exploring the barriers young mums face, their mental health needs, and the importance of peer support alongside statutory care. Explore the resources: maternalmentalhealthalliance.org/news/resourc...
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Respectfully disagree that Demi was robbed - MM had so much to do in that film, was also very brave (that twerking/lap dance scene) a young and unknown actor - she carried that film, gave it so much heart and and the ending has stayed with me. Demi was bloody mighty though 🤩
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
I always thought my dog was crossed with a bunny 😂
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Action on Postpartum Psychosis (APP) @actiononpp.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
We're recruiting for a Development Manager: • Location: Home-based. • Salary: £35,000 per annum, pro rata. • Hours: Part-time, 21 hours a week. • Apply by: Monday 3rd March. Find out more here: www.app-network.org/jobs
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International Confederation of Midwives @internationalmidwives.org · 24/02/2025
🌍 We are proud to reshare this @WHO article on a south-to-north learning exchange where Rwandan midwives trained European midwives in comprehensive abortion care at our the ICM Regional Conference hosted in Berlin last year. 🔗 Read more: zurl.co/cUggM
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South-to-north learning exchanges enhance midwives’ skills in abortion care
Showing the power of global partnerships and collaboration, midwives from Rwanda shared their skills and knowledge of comprehensive abortion care at a major gathering in Berlin organized as part of a new south-to-north learning approach initiated by the UN Special Programme in Human Reproduction (HRP).
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Janey Starling @janeystarling.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
We need the Secretary of State to commission an independent investigation into why this is going on, and we need the courts to stop sending pregnant women to prison.
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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
🌿 The role of the hospice midwife is emerging as a vital source of comfort and care for families facing perinatal loss. Combining midwifery expertise with palliative care, these professionals provide compassionate support during the most difficult moments. www.nursingtimes.net/end-of-life-...
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Maternal Mental Health Alliance @mmhalliance.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
"There has been progress with specialist services, but, tragically, women are still dying." Karen Middleton, Head of Campaigns and Policy at the MMHA Catch up on this morning's BBC Breakfast feature on #MaternalMentalHealth (from 3:17:00): www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... @laurakyrkesmith.bsky.social
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
I’d not heard of these before, but yes. I’ve sometimes been envious of my infant feeding colleagues as BFi seems so clear cut! Although NICE has guidance, in practice, there is too much variation when/if PMH questions are asked & at inappropriate times eg. Immediately after birth, just to tick a box
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
It’s underfunded, fragmented and disjointed. Guidance can be opaque. Care and support options vary too much between areas. I question whether comprehensive National standards/guidance (like a BFI) in midwifery, health visiting and GP care would go some ways of addressing this?
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
I often wonder if having a standardised model for care for PMH, such as BFI, would decrease discrepancies and improve care and safety nationally? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Better mental health care around pregnancy exists – I’ve seen it. Why aren’t all women getting it? | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
The tragic loss of a mother of three highlights how widespread perinatal mental illness is – and that care is patchy and underfunded, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
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Maeve O'Connell @thelovelymaeve.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Don't forget to follow the ICM on Bluesky #midwives #MaternityCare #wemidwives
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Terri Porrett @terriporrett.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
Better documentation = better safeguarding! A commitment to improving the safeguarding questionnaire process is a fantastic example of #QI in action @kenny-gibson.bsky.social ow.ly/vn9J50TbTcH
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Thank you
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Birth Trauma Association @birthtrauma.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
"I don't remember the first moments of my daughter being born because I was so unwell...I was dipping in and out of consciousness." A tribute to the effectiveness of mental health support and the excellent work of @Pandas_uk www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...
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New West Lothian dad said wife 'just wasn't right' after she gave birth
Jemma has used her experience to offer support to local mums who have experienced similar mental health issues and is inviting them to join her monthly meetings in Whitburn
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Fab read. I watched this film on Saturday and I loved the concept, although maybe not quite so much the sound effects! 🥴 Thank you for writing clearly what my head has been struggling to articulate. A powerful and thought provoking film
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
I like to think we’re optimists! Deluded perhaps - but what is life without hope….however my hope of progressing to the next stage of the FA Cup has dwindled somewhat…but saying that..COYS!! 😂
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
After almost 40 years of watching us be mainly shit - give or take a few exceptions, Gazza, Harry, Poch - I’m quite used to my main emotion being enduring disappointed 😞 But yes, we go again…👊
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Professor Laura Abbott @midwifeteacher.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Our blog shared by The East of England Midwifery Research Network explains why it was so important to bring @lostmothers.bsky.social project to the stage @cleanbrk.bsky.social @birthcompanions.bsky.social @arceastofengland.bsky.social @uniofherts.bsky.social @rcm.org.uk #scenesfromlostmothers
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The Lost Mothers project: Why We Brought This Research to the Stage | East of England Midwifery Research Network
Midwife and EoE Midwifery Research Network member Dr Laura Abbott on her research with pregnant women and mothers in prisons and bringing their stories to life with Clean Break theatre company.
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
I nearly divorced him in 2019! He’s learnt to celebrate internally now 😂
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Maternal Mental Health Alliance @mmhalliance.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Despite its prevalence and devastating human and economic consequences, mental health still does not receive anywhere near the same level of attention or investment as physical health during and after pregnancy. New Chamber UK op-ed by our Head of Campaigns & Policy: chamberuk.com/maternal-men...
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Why Maternal Mental Health Needs Urgent Action - ChamberUK
Head of Campaigns and Policy, Maternal Mental Health Alliance
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
The dog is happy at least - I’m calling time and going to bed! 😖
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Matrescence Advocate Maggie @matrescencemaggie.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I’m glad that @laurakyrkesmith.bsky.social is pushing for better maternal health care. Too often, mothers’ needs get neglected, especially if it’s not a first birth, as in the case of her friend. At #MothersUncovered, we help mothers at ALL stages. #matrescence www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Labour MP to push for better maternal mental health care after friend’s suicide
Laura Kyrke-Smith says perinatal mental health care in England is ‘postcode lottery’, with disadvantaged women more likely to miss out
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I can barely breathe - not helped that my husbands a Liverpool fanatic - it’ll be a long couple of hours! COYS!!!
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Maternal Mental Health Alliance @mmhalliance.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
It's #TimeToTalk about mental health at every appointment during and after pregnancy. With 70% of expectant and new mums hiding how they're really feeling, it's so important that we normalise the conversation. The more we talk, the more we reduce the stigma surrounding perinatal mental illness.
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Leave Ange out of this! We’re in enough shite as it is!
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Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Molar pregnancy: a qualitative study of personal experiences & societal narratives of loss Emily Ross, Jane Ireson, Kam Singh, Matthew C Winter www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Molar pregnancy: a qualitative study of personal experiences and societal narratives of loss | British Journal of Midwifery
Background/Aims Molar pregnancy is a rare complication of pregnancy. Patients face surgery, human chorionic gonadotropin monitoring and potentially systemic treatment, resulting in unique support need...
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Oh I miss Australian dark skies. Gorgeous shot.
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🇳🇴 Anne Worner #IAmJaneDoe 🇺🇦 @anneworner.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Thanks to George Conway for posting Caroline Kennedy's letter so everyone is informed about RFK Jr. Please repost far and wide.
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Anna Lindstrom @anlindstrom.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
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International Day of the Midwife 2025 Theme Announcement  | International Confederation of Midwives
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