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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
📅 Save the date: Green Baby Day returns on 18 June. Join us as we call for safer baby care products, stronger protections and a healthier future for all children. Find out more: www.wen.org.uk/greenbabyday/ #NotOnOurBabies #GreenBabyDay
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Every baby deserves the safest possible start in life. This #GreenBabyDay, we're calling for: ✔ Stronger regulation of harmful chemicals in baby products ✔ Full ingredient transparency ✔ Safety standards that reflect real life exposures Join us: www.wen.org.uk/greenbabyday/ #NotOnOurBabies
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The UK Government is consulting on a new product safety framework, including a question on the regulation of period products. We've created a simple guide to help people respond and share their views before the consultation closes on 23 June 2026. Find out more: www.wen.org.uk/tell-the-uk-...
A graphic that reads: The UK Government is asking for your views on the safety of period products. Tell the Government that period products must be properly regulated. Download our Consultation response guide.
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Toxic chemicals continue to be found in products marketed for babies and children, while regulation struggles to keep pace. Join us on 18 June for a #GreenBabyDay webinar exploring what this means for babies, families and public health. Register today: www.tickettailor.com/events/women...
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Soil Association, Nature Friendly Farming Network, Greenpeace, the Wildlife Trusts and others call for end to UK use of glyphosate weedkiller being sprayed on crops just before harvest A better trade deal with Europe on food could force that to become reality www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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EU trade deal could force UK to restrict use of weedkiller linked to cancer
Glyphosate is currently sprayed on cereal and pulse crops to dessicate them and make them easier to harvest
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Helen Lynn @wildcardenviro.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
No to lack of transparency about ingredients and #GMOs www.blacked-out-ingredients.eu/en/take-acti...
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blacked-out-ingredients.eu | Take Action
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Helen Lynn @wildcardenviro.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
This women's history month I've been reflecting on my journey and activism for the last 30 years - mostly with @wen-uk.bsky.social but also with #frompinktoprevention and #allianceforcancerprevention www.wen.org.uk/2026/03/25/s...
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Staff Perspectives: Helen Lynn on activism and her journey with Wen
Wen’s Senior Consultant and Research fellow shares her passion for feminist activism and what keeps her optimistic.
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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
🚨 A new ITV documentary has revealed the shocking levels of toxic forever chemicals in the blood of some residents in Bentham, North Yorkshire.  The small market town became known in 2024 for having the highest recorded PFAS contamination levels in the UK.
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Helen Lynn @wildcardenviro.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Women’s History Month isn’t just March. As Women’s History Month comes to a close, we’ve been taking a moment to reflect on the women, stories & movements that have shaped Wen over nearly 40 years, & those continuing to shape what comes next. @wen-uk.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/wen-ma...
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Wen March News - Women’s History Month isn’t just March. What comes next?
Dear friends As Women’s History Month comes to a close, we’ve been taking a moment to reflect on the women, stories and movements that have shaped Wen over nearly 40 years, and those continuing to sha...
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Helen Lynn @wildcardenviro.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Toxic flea treatment chemicals harming rivers wildlife in Wales. Call for vets to stop pushing this treatment onto pet owners. Also to highlight the need to stop the practice of leaving animal fur for birds, esp if contaminated with #pesticides. #fleatreatments www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Toxic pet flea treatment chemicals found in Wales' rivers harming wildlife
Scientists have found further evidence that pet flea treatments are widespread in rivers across the UK.
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Helen Lynn @wildcardenviro.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The UK new #PFASPlan - a plan to make a plan. This is so disappointing, esp as the next steps to eliminating #PFAS from period products is just more discussion, when we urgently need action! Read @wen-uk.bsky.social take on the proposal www.wen.org.uk/2026/02/03/w...
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Wen statement on government’s PFAS plan to tackle ‘Forever Chemicals’
Wen statement on government’s PFAS plan to tackle ‘Forever Chemicals’
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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
🔎 In our latest blog, CHEM Trust breaks down where the UK government’s new PFAS Action Plan falls short.   Crucial gaps in the government’s plan include failure to introduce new restrictions, no mention of the EU’s proposed #PFAS ban, no binding deadlines, and no clear strategy for remediation.
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Helen Lynn @wildcardenviro.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Are you an #obstetrician, #gynecologist, or health care professional concerned about the amount of toxic chemicals & heavy metals found in #periodproducts? Making the connections between health & lack of regulation of period products? Join our call! www.wen.org.uk/sign-open-le...
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JOIN THE CALL FOR SAFE, REGULATED PERIOD PRODUCTS
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 14/01/2026
It has been exactly one year since launch of #ForeverLobbying Project & our own Chemical Reaction report. Together we exposed access, strategies, & misleading messaging of prominent parts of #PFAS industry against proposed ban. ➡️ corporateeurope.org/en/chemical-... ➡️ foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/
Cover image of Corporate Europe Observatory's report: Chemical reaction: Inside the corporate fight against the EU’s PFAS restriction
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 14/01/2026
And just to add, there is now a new @euobserver.com op ed on this topic newly published: euobserver.com/health-and-s...
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Forever-chemical firms continue forever EU lobbying
The PFAS corporate lobby should have been chastened by the revelations of the devastating impacts of forever chemicals – this has not happened.
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 13/01/2026
What is #lobbying — and why should you care? This new video series breaks down how power, influence, and politics really work behind the scenes. Watch the first episode with @marcellablues.bsky.social and follow along as we unpack lobbying and its impact on everyday life.
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
🌍 #COP30: A turning point for climate & gender justice? Women, particularly racialised & marginalised women are on the frontlines of climate & environmental injustice.Yet their leadership, knowledge & solutions are often overlooked in decision-making spaces like COP. www.wen.org.uk/2025/11/10/c...
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COP30: A TURNING POINT FOR CLIMATE AND GENDER JUSTICE?
As COP30 kicks off in Belém, Brazil, the need for bold, intersectional feminist climate action has never been more urgent.
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Yesterday, 5th Nov, we delivered 78,000 voices to Downing Street! Our #ToxicFreePeriods petition calls for regulation to make period products safe and free from toxic chemicals. Thank you to everyone who stood with us 💪 www.wen.org.uk/2025/11/06/t... #ToxicFreePeriodsPetition#PeriodEquity
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78,000 VOICES FOR TOXIC-FREE PERIODS DELIVERED TO DOWNING STREET
On Wednesday 5 November, Wen delivered the #ToxicFreePeriods petition to 10 Downing Street and to DEFRA, representing more than 78,000 voices calling for safer, non-toxic period products.
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Toxic chemicals shouldn’t be in our period products. Until we have regulation and transparency, here’s how to protect yourself and make the switch: www.wen.org.uk/2008/... #ToxicFreePeriods #EnvironmenstrualWeek
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
What a day in Parliament. Wen took our call for toxic free period products to the House of Lords and Defra, handing in our petition with 76,000 signatures. Real momentum for change – let’s make every period product safe. Read more & sign: www.wen.org.uk/2025/... #ToxicFreePeriods
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Together, we’re building a future where everyone can choose safe, sustainable period products - free from toxic chemicals. #ToxicFreePeriods #EnvironmenstrualWeek
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
🗣️ Powerful discussions, media coverage, and thousands joining the call to end toxic chemicals in period care for good. We’ve reached a tipping point - and this is just the beginning.
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
What a week! #EnvironmenstrualWeek 2025 has been one to remember. From powerful conversations in Parliament to 75,000+ voices calling for #ToxicFreePeriods, this week has shown what happens when we come together for menstrual health, dignity and sustainability. Some Highlights...
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Tomorrow, 5th Nov, we’re taking your voices to Downing Street. 78,000 people have joined the call for #ToxicFreePeriods - demanding regulation to make sure period products are free from toxic chemicals. Add your name before the hand-in 👉 action.eko.org/a/toxic-peri... #ToxicFreePeriodsPetition
Downing street front door with the petition box which says: 70k plus people want safe period products now! - we're taking your oices to Downing Street this Wednesday 5th November.
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
1/6 Wen has been leading the fight for safe, sustainable, and toxic-free period products for 35 years.
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Today, we’re in Parliament. Our event at the House of Lords, with Baroness Natalie Bennett, asks the question: Have we reached the tipping point for toxic period products? With our expert panel we’ll explore the evidence and call for urgent regulation to make all period products safe.
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Panelists include Susie Hewson MBE (Founder, Natracare), Dr Karen Joash (Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology), Kathrin Schilling (Assistant Professor), and Josie Cohen (Pesticide Action Network UK), chaired by Helen Lynn from Wen - #EnvironmenstrualWeek #ToxicFreePeriods
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
This week I will be hosting a meeting with the Women’s Environmental Network to push for regulation of period products. Because no one should be exposed to toxic chemicals every month just for having a period. #PeriodJustice #SafeProducts | @wen-uk.bsky.social
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
With over 75,000 signatures, we’ve shown that the public demands change. Now it’s over to the government to act. Find out more and add your voice:
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Toxic Free Periods Petition
Join 30,000+ people who have signed the #ToxicFreePeriodsPetition to get toxic chemicals out of period products.
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Today, we delivered the #ToxicFreePeriodsPetition to DEFRA, urging the UK government to regulate toxic chemicals in period products. It’s time for stronger regulation and a commitment to protect the health of women, girls and everyone who menstruates.
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
What a day! Today we took our call for #ToxicFreePeriods to Parliament. Starting with our House of Lords event with @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social, experts, campaigners & producers - we then went to DEFRA - with our call to make all period products safe. #ToxicTippingPoint #EnvironmenstrualWeek
Outside DEFRA
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Green Alliance @green-alliance.org.uk · 21/10/2025
Tampons are less regulated than candles. Despite pesticides found at 40x safe drinking water limits and cross-party support for change, period products remain underregulated as health products. @wildcardenviro.bsky.social from @wen-uk.bsky.social on why the UK must act now.
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We’re at a toxic tipping point: the UK must regulate period products now
This post is by Helen Lynn, senior consultant and health advisor, Wen (Women’s Environmental Network)
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Green Alliance @green-alliance.org.uk · 21/10/2025
Independent studies stretching back over 20 yrs have detected toxic chemicals and heavy metals in period products used by millions monthly. What will it take to secure proper regulation? @wildcardenviro.bsky.social from @wen-uk.bsky.social on the public health issue for #EnviromenstrualWeek:
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We’re at a toxic tipping point: the UK must regulate period products now
This post is by Helen Lynn, senior consultant and health advisor, Wen (Women’s Environmental Network).
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Thousands in the UK are accusing Johnson & Johnson of selling asbestos-contaminated baby powder. We urgently need stronger regulation of personal care products & full ingredient transparency. Read our statement: 👉https://www.wen.org.uk/2025/10/16/johnson-johnson-talc-statement/ #Talc #ToxicFree
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WEN'S STATEMENT ON THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON UK TALC CASE
Statement in response to UK case accusing Johnson & Johnson of knowingly selling talcum powder contaminated with asbestos.
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
It’s the start of #EnvironmenstrualWeek! 🩸 We’ve reached the #ToxicTippingPoint. Join us to demand #toxicfreeperiods products for everyone who menstruates. Join 72k people in signing the petition: wen.org.uk/toxicfreeper...
Environmenstrual Week 2025. Text overlaid over a red blood drop with a person's arm - making a fist gesture.
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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 07/10/2025
As a citizen, you can add your voice to the call urging European leaders to commit to a toxic free Europe and make taking action against toxic chemicals in our nature, air, water and bodies an urgent priority 📝 action.wemove.eu/sign/2024-01... @wemoveeurope.bsky.social #ToxicFreeFuture
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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 07/10/2025
The EU is at a critical crossroads, revising a future-proof REACH and adopting an ambitious universal PFAS restriction Today, more than 100 organisations launched the #StopPFAS manifesto, urging EU leaders to support a universal PFAS restriction – not just partial bans banpfasmanifesto.org/en/
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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 07/10/2025
💚 Reason for hope - Regulation works: @ylaleena.bsky.social Executive Director of the @eea.europa.eu, who had previously tested her blood with @eeb.org, showed a decline in PFAS levels, reflecting trends observed among the European population for restricted PFAS.
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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 07/10/2025
💡 Why it matters? PFAS contamination spares no one - people or the planet New “replacement” PFAS keep building up, proving partial bans aren’t enough ’Cleanup could cost the EU €2 trillion over 20 years - prevention is far cheaper #PFAS #StopPFAS #EU #PublicHealth foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/
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The Forever Lobbying Project
The Forever Lobbying Project exposes the real cost of PFAS pollution on the environment, science, and politics.
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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 07/10/2025
🔎 Findings briefly: - Between three and eight PFAS chemicals were detected in the blood of all EU officials tested - Half of EU leaders tested exceed levels linked to health risks - Six PFAS (PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFNA, PFDA & PFUnDA) are already regulated in Europe - yet still found in their blood
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European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 07/10/2025
The @eeb.org, together with DK and @chemsec.bsky.social has tested the blood for PFAS of 24 EU leaders from 19 countries 🩸More than half of the politicians tested have concerning levels of #PFAS their blood Read our press release to learn more about the findings eeb.org/eu-leaders-c...
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
We're excited to share Wen’s 2024/25 Impact Report: Women Leading the Way to Environmental and Gender Justice.
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Become a Mensy Ambassador! Join our free workshop in London, October 21 💥 Learn about menstrual equity, reusables, & sustainability. Empower yourself, empower others. Sign up now: docs.google.com/forms/d/1wGH...
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Momentum is building. Over 32,000 people have signed our #ToxicFreePeriodsPetition to get toxic chemicals out of period products. This #EnvironmenstrualWeek, we will hand the petition to Government. Sign today: www.wen.org.uk/toxicfreeper... #ToxicFreePeriods @paninternational.bsky.social @eko.org
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
The #PowerOfFoodFest is coming soon! Mark your calendars for 10 days of food, culture & community in Tower Hamlets! 🍽️ Sept 18–28. All events free. 🔗 For more information go to justfact.co.uk/festival
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
We’ve been outraged by the far-right marches & the horrific, racially motivated rape of a Sikh woman in Oldbury. These are not isolated. Climate justice is inseparable from racial justice — we will not be silent. 👉 Did you see our full statement? www.wen.org.uk/2025/...
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Now there’s also a UK Parliament petition calling for regulation, backed by TOTM, Yoni, Flo, Mooncup & Daye. Sign here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Petition: Introduce product-specific safety regulations for tampons
Call for tampons to be subject to product-specific safety regulations while retaining VAT-free status. These safety regulations should require ingredient labelling, rigorous safety testing, and post-m...
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Wen (Women's Environmental Network) @wen-uk.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Toxic chemicals don’t belong in period products! 31k+ have signed our petition to ban glyphosate – let’s hit 50k! Add your voice to our petition: action.eko.org/a/toxic-peri...
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Helen Lynn @wildcardenviro.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Factories supplying clothing to #DunnesStores and #Penneys import cotton from companies linked to Chinese forced labour m.independent.ie/irish-news/f...
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Factories supplying clothing to Dunnes Stores and Penneys import cotton from companies linked to Chinese forced labour
Factories supplying clothing to major Irish retailers have imported cotton from companies linked to Chinese forced labour, RTÉ Investigates has revealed.
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Birth Companions @birthcompanions.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
We’re gathered at @impurbanhealth.bsky.social for the launch of the #BirthCompanionsInstitute. Thank you to our brilliant speakers @mayasikand.bsky.social, @karenb-2.bsky.social, Ivie Itoje from @wen-uk.bsky.social, Brooklyn and Tuesdae from our Lived Experience Programme, and Hannah Rayment-Jones.
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