You are too kind, thanks for the post @DrSue_Walker. I wrote this to make birth less mysterious and scary for women. I hope my clinical colleagues might recommend it to the many they care for. Thanks to all! @the_birthbook

Please join us for the first Global Obstetrics Journal Club today. Imagine... Editor-in-Chief of BJOG (Aris), Sue, Sarah Stock (UK) having a chatsky... like your hospital JC on steroids! The interview Sue did with Kypros Nicolaides alone is worth joining us for - so good.

THE BIRTH BOOK, 2nd Edition released TODAY! I am delighted to announce the 'rebirth' of The Birth Book. 🎉 @the_birthbook Updated throughout, I added chapters on birth of twins 👫, and birth options after a previous caesar 🔃. Please grab a copy thebirthbook.org/

The Birth Book was written with the sole aim of empowering women with facts of the modern care of labour and birth - a craft shaped and refined over centuries to keep mums and babies safe. The second edition is now available for preorder via bit.ly/3TEj9cJ 🩵🩷

Super excited to announce a second edition of The Birth Book. Added chapters on vaginal birth after a Caesar, and birthing twins 👯. Please consider supporting the book by buying a copy when it hits the shelves (and recommending it to pregnant women. I wrote it just for them).

Finally, the day has arrived! The organisers let me peek at the program (😂) and it’s incredible. I will be sure to be hovering over my laptop at the dot of 12, hoping to nab a hot ticket to GOU 2024! 🤞🤞

New Editorial closing our Maternal Factors article collection (biomedcentral.com/collection…) from @ProfStephenTong, @LouisMuglia @ozannelab and Katrien Benhalima: bmcmedicine.biomedcentral.co… With thanks to @KronckeSusanne who was the in-house editor overseeing the collection.

Can anyone else hear the Chariots of Fire? 🔥 #GOU2024 tickets will go on sale next month! Thu 29 Feb at noon - show off your olympic skills and hurry to mark your calendars, get time off, and sign up to GOU! Check out the world class confirmed lineup below - more to come! 🥇Professor John Kingdom, Canada 🥇Professor Sarah Stock, Scotland 🥇Professor Andrew Shennan OBE, UK 🥇Professor Cathy Cluver, South Africa 🥇Professor David A MacIntyre, UK 🥇Dr Lina Bergman, Sweden 🥇Professor Craig Pennell, Newcastle 🥇Professor Brett Manley, Melbourne 🥇Dr Anthea Lindquist, Melbourne 🥇Associate Professor Roxanne Hastie, Melbourne Did we mention that it is our 10th GOU?! It's a big one!🎂 More information here: mercyperinatal.com/event/GOU…

Register now so you don’t miss out!! This is going to be a brilliant seminar! 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼@MercyPerinatal @ReproductionSRB @mypsanz @SOM_ANZ @ANZPRA1 @UniMelbMDHS @veskiorg

Thanks to Ali and Rangi for hosting this exciting new podcast for Mercy Perinatal. Episodes out soon! (Sadly, Spotify yet to offer the same cash deal they gave to H and M. We live in hope…)

Prof Fabricio Costa is an internationally renowned academic known for his research into ultrasound and risk prediction. He will tell us about an amazing resource that takes out the guesswork when we counsel patients Don’t miss out. Sign up to #GOU2023!✨ mercyperinatal.com/event/glo…

In a special session on day one of #GOU2023, A/Prof Cath Cluver (MFM) and Prof Adrienne Gordon (Academic Neonatologist) will walk us through the main fetal kidney abnormalities that can happen. From pregnancy care to neonatal follow-up Don't miss out! 👇 mercyperinatal.com/event/glo…

@MercyPerinatal is excited to take a road trip and visit our friends (and supporters) in Geelong! We can’t wait. If you live locally, please join us in person. We would love to meet you.

Hey- Mercy Perinatal is going in the road! 🚘🚍🚌 On Wed we’re heading to Geelong for ‘Predicting & Preventing at Twilight’ 1. Cervical length and preterm birth. 2. What aspirin can (& can’t!) do 3. What’s new in newborn screening. One click to register! mercyhealthau.zoom.us/webina…

STOP PRESS! The latest edition of Mercy Perinatal’s Journal Club on the Run has just hit your inbox! This edition ‘Perinatal events and long term outcomes’ is a must read. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Hasn’t hit your inbox? Subscribe on our webpage and view online version here: mercyperinatal.com/journal/j…

Do you know someone expecting a little one in 2023? Forget the Chocolates- give them the gift of knowledge on the big birth day! (Okay - maybe a little Chocolate too…) 🐰 thebirthbook.org #TheBirthBook 👶🏾👶🏻👶🏽👶🏿👶🏼

Tip for those applying for @nhmrc IGs: Don't write with 'assumed knowledge'. No jargon from your field. I am reviewing many drafts - it's a really common pitfall. Pls remember: the reviewers will not be from your specialty. They must understand every detail. Pitch it right

Do you know someone expecting a little one? Give the gift of knowledge this holiday season for a happy birth-day 👶🏻 thebirthbook.org #pregnancy #pregnant #childbirth #childbirtheducation #birth #birthbook #obstetrics #obstetrician #thebirthbook

The Birth Book: 1133 print copies sold first five months (Feb to June). No idea if that’s any good. But I am happy if it has helped hundreds. @the_birthbook (Picture - first known purchase, received on the day of release by a lovely midwife buddy) #birth #labour

Really lovely summary Nienke. I’d add that improving ones’ writing takes effort. Especially the discipline of tweaking and polishing until the prose is gleaming.