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Clare Whitehead

@clwhitehead.bsky.social
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Clinical academic researching pregnancy complications and prematurity PI for PLATIPUS trial @platipus.bsky.social Adaptive trials Fetal Medicine subspecialist British Canadian in Australia

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Brett J. Manley 🤷🏼‍♂️ @drbretty.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
So excited to share our commentary out now in LancetCAH and freely available via the link below! The time is NOW for Adaptive Platform Trials to improve outcomes for preterm infants! @platipus.bsky.social url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/ukzLCmOxr6...
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The PLATIPUS trial @platipus.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
We're pleased to share our first animation, that aims to grow potential participant awareness of PLATIPUS and how it works. Special thanks to Stephanie Hebbard, Kelly Fredell, Tara Lofhelm, PLATIPUS Lived Experience Committee and others who helped create this. www.platipustrial.org/participants...
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Brett J. Manley 🤷🏼‍♂️ @drbretty.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Have you read our article about adaptive platform trials for preterm birth yet? #neosky We discuss the challenges facing perinatal clinical researchers and how traditional RCTs may no longer be fit for purpose in our field. Are APTs the answer? www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Adapt to survive and thrive: the time is now for adaptive platform trials for preterm birth
In this Viewpoint, we discuss the challenges facing perinatal clinical researchers, many of which are unique to this field, and how traditional two-arm randomised trials using frequentist analysis mig...
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the leading cause of infectious birth defects and linked to many other morbidities such as with transplantation. For the first time after >50 years of pursuit, a vaccine is in reach jci.org/articles/vie...
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Clare Whitehead @clwhitehead.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Such a huge amount of work - the PLUSS trial published in JAMA by our own @drbretty.bsky.social
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Clare Whitehead @clwhitehead.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Exciting times ahead leading the PLATIPUS trial with @drbretty.bsky.social Follow us or @platipus.bsky.social for updates on the PLATIPUS & its first 2 domains: 1. PROMOAT - best choice of ABx for PPROM 2. BabyCCINO - which caffeine citrate dose for very preterm infants #NeoSky #NICUSky #ObGynSky
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Clare Whitehead @clwhitehead.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Great to see progress in stillbirth reduction - but so much still to be done www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Global, regional, and national stillbirths at 20 weeks' gestation or longer in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Despite the gradual global decline in stillbirths between 1990 and 2021, the overall number of stillbirths remains substantially high. Counting all stillbirths is paramount to progress, as nearly a th...
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Clare Whitehead @clwhitehead.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Well done Robyn and Della. It’s so important we maintain a skilled midwifery workforce to keep our patients safe and optimise outcomes.
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