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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

I loved chatting with Thando Zwane - 'Oxytocin Agents', Love and Courage You can listen here! www.spreaker.com/episode/in-c... @all4maternity.bsky.social

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Dr Amanda Firth @dramandafirthrm.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Are you a midwife who has significant experience of using interpreters to discuss mental health with women? How do you do that effectively? 🤔. Would you be willing to share those experiences and help help shape future good practice recommendations? 🤔 Contact me 4 more info…

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Enabling Access to Enhanced Care Models for Vulnerable Women can transform outcomes for childbearing women but only if barriers to access are removed. Read Research Unwrapped in the latest issue #TPM www.all4maternity.com/enabling-acce…

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

How times have changed: breastfeeding support in the 1970s… Here I am, breastfeeding our CEO! @all4maternity.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/sheenaby...

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

The reduction in midwife-led options for childbirth and the rise in medical interventions. We are hosting the first seminar for the Midwifery and Maternity Birth Collective TOMORROW evening, with Soo Downe, Andrew Weeks, Claire Feeley and Anna Horn. hub.all4maternity.com/product/mam-...

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

I was sorry to miss the official launch of this important book - what a joy it was to contribute to the content, with my daughter Anna. #MidwiferyLove www.routledge.com/Love-and-Mid...

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

What a huge privilege. Thank you @internationalmidwives.org ❤️ for the opportunity.

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Look who I met up with, by chance, in San Sebastián, Spain, yesterday! Soo Downe, for those of you who don’t know her, she’s a professor of midwifery. And my buddy and advocate. Soo is cycling with her partner, and happened to be close by. Incredible. We had two hours of non-stop chatter.

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

What a beautiful account from a retired midwife, now in a care home, remembering special times. “It was such a wonderful job.” Patricia Walcott-Lee reflects on her journey from Jamaica to South London, delivering joy & babies along the way. www.all4maternity.com/patricia-rem...

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

I keep forgetting to post here. Yet I hear this is the place to be - Blue Sky. Tonight I wrote a post on my Substack account in response to a shocking but not uncommon message from a student midwife on a Facebook group. All is revealed here sheenabyrom.substack.com/p/a-clique-n...

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A Clique, not a Click

An age old dilemma

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

This is Collioure - France. A wee trip in our camper!

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

In my @all4maternity.bsky.social hoodie in France - feeling joyous after hearing good news from our son. He has a new job! Sharing happiness this evening ❤️

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

‘We have a national crisis. Some call it a perfect storm. If midwifery-led services are scaled back, more women will be referred to obstetric-led units unnecessarily’. open.substack.com/pub/sheenaby...

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Wearing my gifted #BeMoreLaura hoodie reminded me of the evening I met Laura’s parents and listened to their journey of love and loss - and courage. What a family ❤️ www.bemorelaura.com

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

I’ve been sharing this on many platforms - a podcast episode about the important maternity review of NI, lead by a remarkable Prof of Midwifery @maryrenfrew.bsky.social 🙏🏽

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Our eldest granddaughter is 19 today - and we are proud! Happy Birthday Minnie!

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QMNC Research Alliance @qmnc-research.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

🎥 Join us & the Birth Wars filmmaking team for a screening & discussion of power struggles shaping birth in Mexico—and the bridges that could save lives. 🗓 April 23 & 24 | Free for members ➡️ Register now→ www.qmnc.org/about-qmnc/calabash-cafe/ ➡️ Join QMNC→ www.qmnc.org #BirthWars #QMNC #Calabash

Calabash Cafe registration information: Birth Wars Documentary by Janet Jarman, held twice, Apr 23 2025 2 am EDT, Apr 24, 2025 11 am EDT (in Spanish). Register at qmnc.org Free for members. Membership is free. Join now!

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

A meeting on X (Twitter) how can that be magic? It was, a certain kind of ‘it was meant to be’ magic. And a real friendship formed from one like and share. #BeMoreLaura open.substack.com/pub/sheenaby...

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Social Media Magic

Is not something I say often....

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Will always be one of the most rewarding experiences of my career - supporting midwives in Bulgaria 💕 open.substack.com/pub/sheenaby...

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Create the Ripple @createtheripple.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

“Connection is why we’re here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives.” Brené Brown Just checking in to see how you are…Sending positive ripples your way today. Because sometimes, the smallest check-in can mean the most.🧡 #kindness #positivity #connection Picture by Art of Brilliance

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Bigger bright sunshine :-) with a sign saying someone after you check in with them

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Gosh I’ve not been keeping up with posting here - too many platforms! Is there not a poll function here, so I can ask questions?

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

The women in this photo are my older sisters. We were five girls. I never experienced gender inequality - I wasn’t even aware of it. I now know something different but because of them I’m totally able to be who I want to be, without prejudice, most of the time. This is my sister’s wedding. I am 10

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

My wish for International Women’s Day - for birth trauma to be a thing of the past. That I cease to receive messages from women saying ‘never again’ and midwives saying ‘I want out of this, I don’t want to be part of it’. I’ll keep doing my bit - my life’s work.

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

📢 WHOHOO! 🍃March issue of our TPM journal is here, and look who’s on the front cover – our very own Editor-in-Chief, Alys Einion! Alys is our ‘Midwife of the Moment’, part of this year’s focus on real midwives around the 🌍making a difference. 💜 Check out these EXCELLENT articles!

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

No more words needed. These are my youngsters ❤️

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Stopped me in my tracks - just the sheer expanse of colour in the sky as I made my way home. #redskyatnight

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

✨ New Podcast Episode Alert! 🎧 🌿 Join midwifery leader Sam Todd and student midwife Kurt Lee as they explore the realities of maternity care and midwifery practice, being a male midwife and engineering HOPE with midwife Sheena Byrom. It's fab! www.spreaker.com/episode/epis...

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elizabethduff2.bsky.social @elizabethduff2.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Great paper. I urge consideration of the immediate postnatal experience too. Home birth avoids the appallingly disruptive process of mum & baby shovelled from labour room to postnatal ward to often-anxious trip home within 24 hours while the level of attention paid by caregivers ‘falls off a cliff’.

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Create the Ripple @createtheripple.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” Dalai Lama Be kind, just because. 🧡 #kindness #KindnessMatters Artwork by Nicholas Megalis

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Be kind to others because

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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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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Yes! We are here if you need us! #Midwives @sheenabyrom.bsky.social and Anna ❤️🌸

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

It’s one of those photos taken in a photo booth called a Photomaton. 1971 & I’m meeting my French penpal for the second time - we are both 15. Genevieve is still my dear friend & her family and ours are forever entwined! I am so grateful that we chose each other a lifetime ago! Quelle chance 🌟

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Juliet Rayment @julietrayment.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Midwifery Practice Supervisors & Lecturers—what do you love most about working with students? Here's what others have said💜Tell us anonymously via a voice note (it takes less than 10 mins!). #Midwifery #PositiveMidwiferyProject app.voiceform.com/to/xpjAjo35g....

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

In London for the @midwiferyforum.bsky.social tomorrow…we walked a few miles in the rain - sometimes arriving in places we didn’t expect. It was fab! Oh the joys of being a midwife 👏🏽🌟💕

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

@sheenabyrom.bsky.social shared a conversation with Martha Agbornyenty, a midwife from Cameroon on a mission! 👶🏾💙 Founder of the Mom and Baby Foundation, Martha is dedicated to maternal and child health. A change-maker & leader! www.spreaker.com/episode/33-m...

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33: Midwifery in Cameroon

Midwifery in Cameroon Martha Agbornyenty- Midwife and Founder & Executive Mom and Baby Foundation

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

It’s my sister Anne’s 80th birthday next week and on Tuesday I spent the day with her and gave her a foot and leg massage. Better than a material gift. My other sister Eileen cooked delicious food for us all. Being together is the most important thing - as time passes we cherish each moment. ♥️

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

When you’re invited to a 60s birthday party and the theme is ‘old age’ - and you’re old already- it’s a challenge. But I think we managed?

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

💦 Waterbirth: Evolutions in Evidence and Practice 💦 In the latest TPM issue, Diane Garland wrote the Article of the Month where she shares knowledge of the waves of change across waterbirth, experienced during her 42 years as a midwife. www.all4maternity.com/waterbirth-e...

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

🎉 IT’S HERE – THE BIG REVEAL! Australian midwife Bonnie Hughes, the brilliant mind behind the Making a Midwife podcast has gifted all episodes to us! 💛✨ Listen here or on your favourite platform (search for All4Maternity)🎧 www.all4maternity.com/sharing/maki... @hannahdahlen.bsky.social

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

We loved welcoming you @hannahdahlen.bsky.social can you spot your photo?

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marynewburn.bsky.social @marynewburn.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Hi, my first Bluesky post as part of positive action in 2025. Have joined and joined in. Great to find old friends and colleagues, and new ones. Looking for #maternity #research and #publicinvolvement contacts and information, as well as shifting gear into current personal interests and concerns.

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