Dr Amanda Firth

@drjennyhall-5.bsky.social thank you for the repost Jenny. Much appreciated. I hope you are well 🙏🏽

Thank you Esther 🙏🏽

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…

Wow, that’s some stunning scenery there Karen

In March I planted 🌻 with my students to remind them that as midwife leaders they will need to stand tall for women & themselves, keep a growth mindset, put down strong roots.

It was meant to motivate them. Now they’re sending reg updates, and my 💖 is full. It is me that is inspired by them 🥹✨

Children in England’s most deprived areas ‘less likely to achieve development goals by age five’ Unicef UK found they were over twice as far from the target of 75% of pre-schoolers reaching ‘good level of development’

Your regular reminder that #inequality hurts our most vulnerable. An unequal society is an unhealthy society. www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...

I’ve been quiet on here - but I’m back!

Working hard and also playing hard too. 2025 for me is about seeking out joy and adventure wherever I can. Just back from 42.5 miles hiking in the remote hills and valleys of Northumberland. My soul is topped up with sparkle ✨ and gratitude 💓.

How gorgeous & a fab photo too 🥰

Thank you for sharing this Alison. Great work - I will be using it as part of my year 3 advocacy in leadership module.

@profamcf.bsky.social lovely to see you on here Alison. Welcome 😊.

Looking forward to co-producing this research with @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social Maternity Stream with support from @zoedarwin.bsky.social , @tomasinastacey.bsky.social , @melaniec2.bsky.social and Janet Fyle 🌟

Delighted to share that I have been chosen to undertake a post doctoral fellowship with Wellbeing of Women, @rcm.org.uk and @burdetttrust.bsky.social. I will be exploring how midwives and interpreters can more effectively discuss PMH with women.

Let’s all celebrate Dr Bruce! 💫 Can’t wait to see how you develop this work.

Eight years, lots of coffee, and a solid dose of stubbornness…and my thesis is finally in print! It may not be hefty enough to prop up a computer screen, but it does look very pretty on my book shelf. #INFiLL

@zoedarwin.bsky.social this looks relevant to lots of your work

Why Maternal Mental Health Needs Urgent Action - ChamberUK Head of Campaigns and Policy, Maternal Mental Health Alliance

Despite its prevalence and devastating human and economic consequences, mental health still does not receive anywhere near the same level of attention or investment as physical health during and after pregnancy.

New Chamber UK op-ed by our Head of Campaigns & Policy: chamberuk.com/maternal-men...

Congratulations Mel & Marie Clare! 🙌🏽

Marie-clare Balaam on LinkedIn: The influence of HARP (The Health Access for Refugees’ Project) on vaccine… We have a new paper looking at ways of supporting the improvement of asylum seeking and refugee health Balaam, M. C., & Haith-Cooper, M. (2025). The influence…

Here goes with my 1st post on Blue Sky. Delighted that it is to announce our new publication around increasing vaccine uptake in people who are seeking asylum or refugees

www.linkedin.com/posts/marie-...

Congratulations Esther 👏🏽🌟

Brilliant - I look forward to reading the eventual report, yet sadly suspect the issues from the previous report are just as prevalent today. Please let me be proved wrong.

I am proud to have worked alongside Five X More on this incredible project. Your voices made a difference before, and they can again. Let’s continue to highlight the urgent changes needed in maternity care. Take the survey today qnbgyctb5ay.typeform.com/blackmesurve...
#BlackMESurvey #FiveXMore

Perinatal mental illness can affect anyone during pregnancy and/or after birth. Knowing the signs is the first step to getting support for you or a loved one.

Please share our post this #ParentMentalHealthDay to raise awareness. Together, we can make sure no parent is left struggling in silence.

Improving maternity and neonatal care in England: a formative evaluation of the implementation of the Core Competency Framework to improve multi-professional practice The CORE Study explores and enhances the implementation and impact of multi-professional maternity and neonatal training in England to reduce variation in care.

Looking for a midwife / ethnographer to work part time on an exciting NIHR-funded study at KCL with a great team! Will involve travel to study sites in north of England. Pls share and DM if interested for more info. www.kcl.ac.uk/research/cor...
@phdmidwives.bsky.social

Glad you’re safe Maeve 💓

Looking radiant 🥰💓

UAE…autocorrect 🙄

Are you back in Ireland? This looks far too green to be UAW 💚

Thank you - I have signed up and look forward to hearing more about this approach.

Zaitoun: Recipes and Stories from the Palestinian Kitchen Zaitoun: Recipes and Stories from the Palestinian Kitchen : Khan, Yasmin: Amazon.co.uk: Books

I’ve just got this book for my birthday & can highly recommend it. There’s loads of great veggie and vegan recipes in it & they’re all great so far.

It’s fabulous book. The paneer and mango salad is 👌🏽