Reposted by @mcr-sb-research.bsky.socialElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 25/01/2026“Please get the truth out about our son.” Read and share the statement from the parents of Alex Pretti, the VA ICU nurse who was shot and killed by border patrol. 19252072170
mcr-sb-research.bsky.social @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Working with parents and professionals, we have updated the #stillbirth priority setting partnership. These are the top-12 research priorities for stillbirth in the UK. Thank you to everyone who contributed their time and to @tommyscharity.bsky.social for funding and @jameslindalliance.bsky.social 011
Reposted by @mcr-sb-research.bsky.socialJeremy Faust, MD @jeremyfaust.bsky.social · 15/01/2026We have the CDC-funded Hepatitis Vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau protocol. It’s worse than you thought. Check it out, first in Inside Medicine… with @pauloffit.bsky.social David Boulware and others. insidemedicine.substack.com/p/scoop-the-...insidemedicine.substack.comScoop: The leaked protocol of the CDC-funded Hepatitis B vaccine trial in Guinea-Bissau. “This is another Tuskegee.”The protocol reveals that the trial will withhold the Hepatitis B birth dose from thousands—without placebos, without universal maternal screening, and with endpoints critics call indefensible. 24467289
Reposted by @mcr-sb-research.bsky.socialJon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 01/01/2026I have to say that @deadder.bsky.social is one of my favorite political cartoonists. ❤️ 883645971
mcr-sb-research.bsky.social @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Calling health professionals. We need obstetricians, neonatologists and midwives to participate in a face to face workshop in Manchester on 3rd November to determine the 10 top priorities for UK stillbirth research. stillbirthpsp.org.uk/intro.htm DM if interested. Travel expenses will be paid for.stillbirthpsp.org.ukPSP Intro 022
Reposted by @mcr-sb-research.bsky.socialPregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 08/10/2025#ISPID2025 starts today. Sending our best wishes to all involved 💜 031
mcr-sb-research.bsky.social @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Would anyone like to do a PhD studentship looking at #polyhydramnios and #stillbirth based at @MFH_Research funded by a donations including those from @kmfoundation26? Also links with @mbrrace at the University of Leicester www.findaphd.com/phds/project...findaphd.comInvestigating the Association between Idiopathic Polyhydramnios and Stillbirth at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.comPhD Project - Investigating the Association between Idiopathic Polyhydramnios and Stillbirth at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com 000
mcr-sb-research.bsky.social @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social · 15/09/2025On World Sepsis Day 2025, the Director General of the WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the importance of determining a global research agenda for maternal sepsis. We need your input to determine this agenda! redcap.link/PROGRESS2 000
Reposted by @mcr-sb-research.bsky.socialPregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Trends in maternal mortality and stillbirths by county in health facility data, Kenya, 2011-2022 Rose Muthee, Martin Mutua, Helen Kiarie, Hannah Kagiri, Edward Serem, Simon Muchemi, Scolastica Wabwire & Ties Boerma bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.comTrends in maternal mortality and stillbirths by county in health facility data, Kenya, 2011-2022 - BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthBackground Reports on maternal deaths and stillbirths in health facilities are a critical but underutilized source of information to monitor the quality of care. In addition, with increasing coverage ... 002
mcr-sb-research.bsky.social @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Do you have personal experience of stillbirth or are you a health professional who cares for people during pregnancy in the UK? We need you to prioritise the 10 most important research questions about stillbirth. Please complete the survey at www.stillbirthpsp.org.uk/survey.php 000
mcr-sb-research.bsky.social @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Our papers evaluating maternity care in England informed by the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle Version 2 are out today qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/earl... and bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/bmjq... The SBLCBv2 is being implemented, but areas for improvement especially #pretermbirthqualitysafety.bmj.comService users’ experiences of maternity care in England informed by the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle Version 2: A reflexive thematic analysisBackground In 2019, NHS England launched the second version of the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle (SBLCBv2), recommendations that maternity providers are expected to fully implement, in an ongoing e... 033
mcr-sb-research.bsky.social @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social · 21/07/2025This important research project is researching the impact of #stillbirth on fathers in the 1st 12 months. For more information visit this website bit.ly/fathersgrief... 013
Reposted by @mcr-sb-research.bsky.socialPregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 11/06/2025💡Novel project at Cork secondary school to increase awareness around pregnancy loss 🔗 www.echolive.ie/wow/arid-416... #PLRG_SPRINGproject @lauralinehan.bsky.social @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social @ucc.ie @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @echolive.bsky.socialecholive.ieNovel project at Cork secondary school to increase awareness around pregnancy lossResearchers in Cork teamed up with a local secondary school to co create resources to increase awareness of pregnancy loss as part of a novel ... 054
Reposted by @mcr-sb-research.bsky.socialPregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Care of Women With Preterm Prelabour Rupture of the Membranes Prior to 24+0 Weeks of Gestation M Hall, A Care, L Goodfellow, A Milan, C Curran, N Simpson, A Heazell, S Quenby, AL David, A Shennan, L Story, on behalf of the RCOG obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @bjog.bsky.socialobgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.comOBGYNRupture of the membranes is commonly referred to as ‘waters breaking’. This usually occurs just before or during labour. In around three in 100 pregnancies it occurs before 37+0 weeks of pregnancy (p... 004
Reposted by @mcr-sb-research.bsky.socialPregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Psychological Distress, Post-Traumatic Stress and Emotional Suppression in a Pregnancy After a Perinatal Death: A Longitudinal Survey Joanna Beaumont, @debbiemsmith1.bsky.social, Alexander Heazell @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social et al obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @bjog.bsky.socialobgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.comOBGYNObjective To evaluate parents' psychological distress and emotional suppression in the antenatal and postnatal periods of a pregnancy following a perinatal death. Design Questionnaire. Setting T... 011
mcr-sb-research.bsky.social @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social · 02/05/2025We're asking for parents who've had a PMRT review or MNSI investigation at any time after January 1st 2019 to use your voice to change care. We have developed a survey to capture parents' views and experiences of these processes. The survey is here - www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_... 001
Reposted by @mcr-sb-research.bsky.socialPregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 18/04/2025#BMFMS2025 takes place 08-09 May in Belfast: bmfmsconference.co.uk/2025/en/page... Looking forward to attending & sharing our work @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social @infantcentreucc.bsky.social @npec-ucc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social #PregnancyLoss #PerinatalDeath #Covid19 #NIPS #FetalMedicine 034
mcr-sb-research.bsky.social @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social · 09/04/2025We're asking for parents who've had a PMRT review or MNSI investigation at any time after January 1st 2019 to use your voice to change care. We have developed a survey to capture parents' views and experiences of these processes. The survey is here - www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_... 001
Reposted by @mcr-sb-research.bsky.socialUdani S @udani-s.bsky.social · 06/04/2025My latest news story in The Lancet @thelancet.bsky.socialthelancet.comWarning over child deaths as aid cutProgress in reducing neonatal and under-5 mortality have stalled as experts call for greater investment in services. Udani Samarasekera reports. 01211
mcr-sb-research.bsky.social @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social · 04/04/2025We're asking for parents who've had a PMRT review or MNSI investigation at any time after January 1st 2019 to use your voice to change care. We have developed a survey to capture parents' views and experiences of these processes. The survey is here - www.qualtrics.manchester.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_... 000
mcr-sb-research.bsky.social @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Wez from @dadmattersuk.bsky.social about how to support Dads in pregnancy after loss. 021
mcr-sb-research.bsky.social @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Really lovely to see a great turnout at the #RainbowClinic Learning and Sharing event today. Hearing how partners need greater involvement in care, and we need to address health inequity to improve experience. 020
mcr-sb-research.bsky.social @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social · 19/03/2025The @jameslindalliance.bsky.social Priority Setting Partnership to find research questions for #stillbirth is open until 7th April. Please contribute if you can stillbirthpsp.org.uk/survey.php We really need responses from UK-based healthcare professionals! Please retweet and copy in colleagues. 011
Reposted by @mcr-sb-research.bsky.socialPregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Impact of a dedicated antenatal specialist service for women with a history of stillbirth: the rainbow clinic Jack Le Vance, Michelle Plant, Samiramis Saba, Alexander Heazell @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social, R. Katie Morris, et al bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.comImpact of a dedicated antenatal specialist service for women with a history of stillbirth: the rainbow clinic - BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthBackground Stillbirth in a prior pregnancy represents a significant risk factor for a subsequent stillbirth and other adverse pregnancy outcomes. There is a developing body of evidence supporting the ... 043
Reposted by @mcr-sb-research.bsky.socialkgoldmd.bsky.social @kgoldmd.bsky.social · 17/03/2025U.S. spends 10x more for #stillbirth malpractice payouts than is spent globally for stillbirth prevention research. @umichsph.bsky.social @michigansocialwork.bsky.social authors.elsevier.com/a/1kkd-gm40-te 045
Reposted by @mcr-sb-research.bsky.socialThe BMJ @bmj.com · 12/03/2025The number of patients entering clinical trials in the UK fell by 27% from 2018 to 2023 and new industry trials declined 38%. To revive clinical research we need to streamline systems and dismantle bureaucracy, writes @masudhusain.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/388/... 13114
mcr-sb-research.bsky.social @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Do you care for couples after second trimester pregnancy loss? If so, we need your help! We want to understand professionals' experience and healthcare provision after second trimester pregnancy loss in the UK and Ireland Survey available here - forms.office.com/e/xqRzJTqCqG 001
mcr-sb-research.bsky.social @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social · 03/02/2025The Stillbirth Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) would like to ask UK-based parents, professionals and anyone affected by stillbirth or the death of a baby what you think are the important unanswered questions about stillbirth. Pls complete the survey at tinyurl.com/2a3dase3 011
mcr-sb-research.bsky.social @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Today we had a wonderful meeting with the research midwives working on the @nihr funded MiNESS20-28 study. We heard from Aimee Middlemiss and Lucy Smith present their important research findings, helping us to best reach out to bereaved parents. 000
Reposted by @mcr-sb-research.bsky.socialBeth Malory @bethmalory.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Celebrating joining the Xodus with my first post; this week Louise Nuttall and I published a new report on attitudes to diagnostic language for pregnancy loss, which was picked up by the @theguardian.com Report here: www.ucl.ac.uk/english-usag... Article here: amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... 01810
mcr-sb-research.bsky.social @mcr-sb-research.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Do you care for couples after 2nd trimester pregnancy loss <24 weeks? We would be very grateful if you would consider taking part in this survey to understand professionals' experience and healthcare provision after 2nd trimester pregnancy loss in the UK and Ireland - forms.office.com/e/xqRzJTqCqG 035
