Buried in this news are 10,500 cases of congenital #rubella syndrome. The classic triad is cataracts, cardiac malformations and deafness. Other problems with rubella during pregnancy include stillbirth and miscarriage.
#MedSky + #IDSky + #ObGynSky.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/prec...
"Not only do I grieve for my baby and the person they could have been, but for the person I was before I was forced to live without them. This feeling is one I’ll take to my deathbed, and it’s my life’s work to make peace with it."
“My advice to anyone offering their sympathies to someone who has suffered pregnancy loss is not to try to put any kind of positive spin on it. Any sentence that starts with ‘At least…’ is definitely best left unsaid.”
Join MARCH & the @isastillbirth.bsky.social for a seminar exploring @unicef.org’s new report, Standing up for Stillbirth.
Stakeholders from across the globe will discuss the latest data and report findings, as well as the key next steps for action.
Info 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
The biopsychosocial–spiritual impact on non-clinical health professionals who interact with traumatic and/or sensitive health data: A scoping review
Melanie Tassos, Lindsay Carey, Stephanie Gjorgioski, Brad Hodge & Merilyn Riley
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
“After being told my baby wouldn’t live, I chose to have a medical termination. Here’s what I wish more women knew”
www.stylist.co.uk/fitness-heal...
#TFMR
Miscarriage – I found so much comfort knowing I was not alone
donegalnews.com/miscarriage-...
Background: Existing research has long established that direct exposure to patient trauma, such as severe injuries, chronic illnesses and end-of-life care, plac...
Five thousand babies are medically terminated every year in the UK.
www.stylist.co.uk
I choose to talk about my experience because #stillbirth cannot be tiptoed around or whispered about as “unimaginable.” Babies are #stillborn at alarming rates worldwide. It is a public health crisis. Parents are grieving and traumatized. #IamISA #EndStillbirths #HopefulFutures
May is the month when I reflect most on my journey to motherhood. It is the month when my first pregnancy ended in miscarriage at 18 weeks back in 2012. Thankfully as the years have passed, the hearta...
My newest on @slate.com all about an Iowa Catholic Hospital's belittling of unborn life (stillbirth at 36 weeks) in an attempt to reduce its medmal damages.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Pregnancy Loss Research Group
Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health Centre, LSHTM
Pregnancy Loss Research Group
Pregnancy Loss Research Group
Amy M. V. Bowers, PhD
📢 Did you know?
The International Stillbirth Alliance has joined the @who.int campaign #HealthyBeginnings, #HopefulFutures with its own year-long global effort for #stillbirth.
This campaign is called #IAmISA.
Catch up on all the posts so far at @isastillbirth.bsky.social
#EndStillbirths
#Stillbirth is a public health crisis & a deeply personal tragedy.
@mvkinney.bsky.social shares one such tragedy & why she has worked for 15+yrs with parents, advocates & changemakers to #BreakTheSilence and end preventable #stillbirths.
#IamISA #EndStillbirths ##HealthyBeginnings #HopefulFutures
