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MARCH Centre @lshtm.bsky.social becomes a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre.

This collaboration with @who.int recognises the MARCH Centre’s expertise & research excellence in the field of maternal, adolescent, reproductive & child health.

Find out more👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

I’m delighted to be taking on the role of Co-Director. It has been fantastic to contribute to driving forward the mission of the MARCH Centre over the past year. I look forward to working with Ana Maria, Aduragbemi and the wider MARCH community to help shape the next phase of the Centre’s work

📋Counting stillbirths is about data, dignity, & accountability - ensuring every #stillborn baby is acknowledged & every loss informs action.

🆕report reveals how countries are counting stillbirths & highlights practical pathways to strengthen data systems.

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In a personal blog, Professor Francesco Checchi discusses the pressing situation in #Gaza amidst increased levels of starvation, and what this may mean for the future 👇

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Ahead of MARCH's Standing up for stillbirth event, student liaison, Cara Kim sat down with Hannah Blencowe @lshtm.bsky.social & Lucia Hug @unicef.org

Exploring the power of data, advocacy for compassionate bereavement care & priorities moving forward. Read in full 👇

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Join us for overview of UNICEF’s ‘Standing up for Stillbirth: Current estimates and key interventions’ & panel discussion to discuss next steps towards #EndStillbirth
Further details and joining instructions www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
@lshtm-march.bsky.social @isastillbirth.bsky.social

📢 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

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

I'm putting together a starter pack for individuals and groups involved in #stillbirth research and advocacy. If you're not on the list and want to be, please like this post to be added.

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📢 Attn all final-year healthcare students and recent grads 🌍🩺

How comprehensive is/was your training for care around #perinatal #bereavement? Pls share in this survey for @isastillbirth.bsky.social led by Dr Keeth Mayakudawagee.
 
⏱️ 20 min
🛡️ Anonymous
🌐 Access on all devices

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Have you got your tix for #WavesOfChange 2025 yet? There's still time to register & see these amazing speakers 🙌

🤰🏽 #birth, #perinatal care & #stillbirth prevention

🎫 🔗 shorturl.at/O38He

@stillbirthcre.bsky.social @isastillbirth.bsky.social @hannahdahlen.bsky.social @hblencowe.bsky.social

#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

🆕Results from the MENISCUS trial show promising #menstrual health gains in Ugandan schools yet no shift in mental wellbeing or learning outcomes

The study highlights the need for holistic menstrual health interventions & policies that go beyond product provision.

🔗 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/uni...

📢 We have joined the @who.int campaign #HealthyBeginnings, #HopefulFutures with our own year-long global effort.

🎥 Today, meet @zanleisher.bsky.social & @hblencowe.bsky.social, our Stillbirth Advocacy Working Group co-chairs, as they share our campaign’s vision.

#EndStillbirths #IamISA

Through dedicated donor support, @lshtm.bsky.social can offer student scholarships & embark on ambitious research projects.

This gift in action blog spotlights how generous support from Takeda Pharmaceutical is advancing research on climate change & child health🌡️

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We are delighted to be partnering with @stillbirthcre.bsky.social for this years' #WavesofChange conference! Including our own @hblencowe.bsky.social as one keynote speaker

📆 8–9 Aug 2025
📍Brisbane
🤰🏽 #birth, #perinatal care & #stillbirth prevention

Register
🔗 stillbirthcre.org.au/event/waves-...

🤱Mothers and newborns deserve a world where they can thrive.

🗣️On #WorldHealthDay, Dr Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas and Dr Hannah Blencowe @lshtm.bsky.social discuss the importance of advancing research to inform action and improve the lives of pregnant women and their babies.

#HopefulFutures

🆕report published today by @who.int showed that, despite a global decline in #maternal deaths, 260,000 women died in 2023 from complications in #pregnancy or #childbirth.

Most maternal and newborn deaths are preventable. Women and babies need to be at the centre of research, policy and action.

On #WorldHealthDay, ISA is launching the #IamISA campaign in support of WHO's campaign for maternal and newborn health, #HopefulFutures. Let's stand up for stillbirth!

LSHTM Director, Professor Liam Smeeth

“We must join together to fight health misinformation”

LSHTM Director Liam Smeeth urges bold, collaborative action in 2025 as #misinformation ranked top global risk, LSHTM launches counter-misinformation principles. #PublicHealth

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