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Women's Health Research Unit @QMUL hosts the Katherine Twining Network. Conducting & promoting great women's health research. Home of @Katies_Team.

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Joined July 2012
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@JDaru warns that w/out ongoing efforts by politicians, policy makers, and clinicians, "we run the risk of ignoring this important, seemingly simple problem." #anaemia #anemia #research #WomensHealth #WomensHealthMatters @QMUL_WIPH @kt_network
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🩸@JDaru reflects on global rates of anaemia over 20y in @LancetGH🩸 Progress has been made, but recent estimates remain sobering w/ anaemia prevalence only decreasing from 31% to 30% in non-pregnant women & from 41% to 36% in pregnant women 2000-2019. thelancet.com/journals/langl…
Sustainable Development Goals for anaemia: 20 years later, where are we now?

Sustainable Development Goals for anaemia: 20 years later, where are we now?

Maternal and infant anaemia has profound, well known consequences, including an increased risk of postpartum haemorrhage, infection and maternal mortality for women; and low birthweight and poor...

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🚨New article @QMULQuitSmoking in Nature Medicine🚨 Researchers conduct a randomised controlled trial of pregnant smokers & posit that e-cigarettes may be more effective (and no less safe) than nicotine patches in attempts to quit smoking 🚭 nature.com/articles/s41591-0…
Electronic cigarettes versus nicotine patches for smoking cessation in pregnancy: a randomized...

Electronic cigarettes versus nicotine patches for smoking cessation in pregnancy: a randomized...

Nature Medicine - A randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of electronic cigarettes and nicotine patches for smoking cessation in pregnant women found no differences between the...

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Congrats to all researchers and staff across the university 🌟🙌🤩
Queen Mary University of London (@QMUL) profile pictureQueen Mary University of London@QMUL12 May 2022
Queen Mary has excelled in today’s #REF2021 results, confirming our status as one of the best research-intensive universities in the UK. Across the University, 92% of our research was assessed as internationally excellent or world-leading. Discover more at qmul.ac.uk
White text above a photo of a sea turtle. Text reads: REF 2021 confirms Queen Mary as one of the UK’s top research-intensive university

ALT White text above a photo of a sea turtle. Text reads: REF 2021 confirms Queen Mary as one of the UK’s top research-intensive university

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Delighted to be invited #OAA2022 and talk about #bigdata and maternity along with amazing talk from @rjharrison79. #realtime data and single maternity dataset with neonatal and anaesthetic data. @CphpQmul @QMUL_WIPH @THIS_Institute @RCObsGyn
Nuala Lucas (@noolslucas) profile pictureNuala Lucas@noolslucas5 May 2022
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@M_Iliodromiti discusses how big data can improve maternity care @OAATrainee @OAAinfo #OAA2022
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🌟Article in @BMJ_Open by @JDaru & colleagues 🌟 'Deferred #consent in #emergency #obstetric research: findings from qualitative interviews with women and recruiters in the ACROBAT pilot trial for severe #postpartum #haemorrhage' pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3550… @QMUL_WIPH @kt_network
Deferred consent in emergency obstetric research: findings from qualitative interviews with women...

Deferred consent in emergency obstetric research: findings from qualitative interviews with women...

ISRCTN12146519.

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Ngawai@ngawai_n28 Apr 2022
The impact of heavy periods - Is more awareness & research needed?
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#Placental pathology for #covid affected pregnancies reveals rare lesions. We now do histology to all #covid placentas and follow up women with these lesions.
Centre for Public Health & Policy (CPHP) (@CphpQmul) profile pictureCentre for Public Health & Policy (CPHP)@CphpQmul21 Apr 2022
Preliminary study (by @M_Iliodromiti & colleagues) of placentas during #London's second #COVID wave found an increased frequency of a rare lesion, usually reported in <1% of #pregnancies 🤰 📑: doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac173 @kt_network @QMUL_WIPH #WomensHealth #reproductivehealth
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Preliminary study (by @M_Iliodromiti & colleagues) of placentas during #London's second #COVID wave found an increased frequency of a rare lesion, usually reported in <1% of #pregnancies 🤰 📑: doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciac173 @kt_network @QMUL_WIPH #WomensHealth #reproductivehealth
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WHRU is proud to host @Katies_team - a diverse, user-led patient and public advisory group for #womenshealth #research 💁‍♀️ Based in #EastLondon and want to become a member? Email us: [email protected] ⭐️ barc-research.org/katies-tea… #BARCwomen @kt_network @BartsWHRU @QMUL_WIPH
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Are you seeking casual work? The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry is recruiting unscripted simulated patients for OSCEs (Objective Structured Clinical Examinations) & clinical teaching. Deadline: 21 Apr 2022. Contact Hassan Noshib [email protected] for application documents.
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Did you know that there is a dedicated Facebook page for the Festival of Communities? Head over to facebook.com/THFestivalofCom… and follow it so you don’t miss all the updates that are coming! #FestivalofCommunities @qmul #TowerHamlets #community @TowerHamletsNow
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Congratulations to @QMUL's Professor Sophie Harman on her upcoming book - exploring how #politics, #economics and other structural forces prevent women from accessing good healthcare and affect #womenshealth all over the world @QMPoliticsIR
Sophie Harman (@DrSophieHarman) profile pictureSophie Harman@DrSophieHarman4 Apr 2022
SICK OF IT to be published by the incredible @ViragoBooks on International Women's Day 2024 This book has been 20 years in the making. thebookseller.com/rights/rig…
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Our #WomensHealth Unit hosts The Antenatal Screening Service - checking for #DownSyndrome & open neural tube defects since 1989 🤰👶 W/ 80,000 screening tests done each year, they are 1 of the largest #antenatal #screening #laboratories in the UK 👩‍🔬 #BARCwomen
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📝 Essay competition for sixth form students interested in Women’s Health Research 📝 ➡️ Pick 1Q, up to 2000 words! ⏰ Deadline 13 May 2022 📧 Feel free to email/DM with any questions!
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GILD Study@GILD_study7 Feb 2022
Calling UK midwives, obstetricians, endocrinologists - the #GILDstudy delphi survey is now open! Important survey to reach consensus on a future trial for managing blood glucose in labour. First round open now, closes 20 Feb. Find out more and take part: delphimanager.liv.ac.uk/GILD…
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Come work with us! We are advertising an exciting role as a Senior Trials Manager in women's health: qmul.ac.uk/jobs/vacancies/it…
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NHS MIDWIVES! Research suggests that you may not always find it easy to speak up & escalate clinical concerns. Please participate in an MSc study investigating midwives' experiences via this anonymous online survey Please share & RT @hazard_leah nottingham.onlinesurveys.ac.…
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New paper: Covid-19 vaccine acceptance among pregnant women & their babies tinyurl.com/mr2mewuz 🤰have questions 🤰from ethnic minorities & lower incomes less likely accept vaccination 👉need clear safety information & targeted interventions @drbethholder @BeateKampmann
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We think new or improved technology or devices could be used to improve women’s health & wellbeing – but how? So, tell us your thoughts here: tinyurl.com/y4dc4erm Suggestions can include any ideas you think are important for women’s health.
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