Consultant subspecialist in repromedicine at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Researcher in embryo implantation and early pregnancy. Views are my own
⭐ Just published! ⭐
Maternal and neonatal outcomes following resuscitative hysterotomy for out of hospital cardiac arrest: A systematic review
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Our RCT on embryo selection using AI - reproducible and massive time saving out now in @NatureMedicine when academics, industry @VitrolifeIVF and clinics around the world come together for the benefit of IVF patients. rdcu.be/dQu6o
We're delighted to be able to continue our research to understand and prevent miscarriage until 2029 at least. Thank you @tommys 🫶 and especially to all the patients and families who've been involved & made this possible since 2016 💗🩶birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/l… via @unibirmingham
Bill & Melinda Gates comment on @unibirmingham research: "...identified 7 ways of restarting progress. They include a post-partum haemorrhage kit...with a drape that allows doctors and midwives to easily see if blood loss is reaching a dangerous amount. thetimes.co.uk/article/bill-…
The 'Graded Model of Care for Miscarriage' will ensure every woman gets care after every miscarriage, and not wait till she has 3 miscarriages to get NHS care. Graded care proposed by @tommys and @TheLancet Series, recommended in #PRL & supported by Govt. gov.uk/government/publicatio…
Today’s Pregnancy Loss Review marks an important milestone in our #MiscarriageMatters campaign. Backed by the Government, it includes our Graded Model of Care so no one needs to endure 3 losses in a row. Plus 24/7 access to compassionate care.
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#PostpartumHemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal death worldwide.
Our first Masterclass video 📽️ explores the implementation of and findings from the @EmotiveTrial, an intervention able to reduce severe PPH and related adverse outcomes by 60%: youtu.be/cuSN_Sg_8no
Research into miscarriage prevention showed that progesterone could help where women were experiencing bleeding and had a history of pregnancy loss. The treatment, adopted by NICE, could prevent 8,000 miscarriages each year! nihr.ac.uk/case-studies/horm…#BePartOfResearch#NHS75
In a large, cluster-randomized trial involving patients with PPH after vaginal delivery, a multicomponent intervention lowered the risk of severe PPH, laparotomy for bleeding, or maternal death from bleeding. Full results of the E-MOTIVE trial: nej.md/3O6GTEn#IMNHC2023
The package of interventions or E-MOTIVE, incl.:
💟 Detect Early
💟 Uterine Massage
💟 Treat with Oxytocic medicines and Tranexamic acid to contract the womb & stop the bleeding
💟 Give IntraVenous fluid (IV fluid)
💟 Examine and when needed, escalate to advanced care
Members of the @RCObsGyn will see in the email newsletter today another link to the #wellbeing survey looking at burnout in the specialty. If you received this please take the 10 minutes needed to fill it in. It is only by having good data we change policy!
Interesting talk by Prof Angela Koninger on the long term negative health implications of recurrent miscarriage and management. Citing work from our Birmingham team. Future pregnancies, births and mental health all impacted #miscarriagematters@tommys@arricoomarasamy@BWH_NHS
Members of @RCObsGyn have received an email today on "latest news". There is a link to a survey study on wellbeing & the impact of COVID. Please try to complete it - we will compare data to 2019 bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/11… to tell us the impact of COVID on your wellbeing @morris_ep