
Carol Postlethwaite
@CarolPostlethw1
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Consultant Acute and Obstetric Physician @SASHnhs @Medway_NHS_FT @SussexLMS #oneteam. ‘We must find a way to look after each other, as if we are One Tribe’
England, United Kingdom
Joined November 2015
Excellent first day for the Sussex Maternal Medicine Centre based at @UHSussex helping women planning pregnancy or already pregnant with complex medical disorders from Chichester, Worthing, Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings. #obstetricmedicine #OneTeam
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Pregnancy-associated acute kidney injury — consensus report of the 32nd Acute Disease Quality Initiative workgroup
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Nature Reviews Nephrology - Pregnancy-associated acute kidney injury is a risk factor for maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality and a driver of health inequity worldwide. This Consensus...
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Pregnancy in SLE: Risks Extend Beyond Clinical Concerns Pregnancy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) continues to carry significantly elevated risks, with maternal mortality rates nearly five times higher than in the general population. https://t.co/3G7Eftt0Kg
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THIS IS HUGE! MPs voted to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales. The biggest change to abortion rights since 1960 A massive congratulations to all those who made this happen - Because #AbortionIsHealthcare
https://t.co/5XkLlNwBcU
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We were honoured to be invited to the launch of @HiddenLives at @scigallerylon – a new exhibition that tells the stories of, and raises awareness about, women who have experienced hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). HG is a condition that causes excessive nausea and vomiting during
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Association of maternal mild hypothyroidism in the first and third trimesters with obstetric and perinatal outcomes: a prospective cohort study https://t.co/4WdGZYNmlt
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Fantastic course for emergency medicine, acute medicine, ICU, GIM, anaesthetics, & obstetric SpRs in North Central London. Sign up now! https://t.co/XB9vFSjtTU
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At last, the @rcgp is doing some education about Hyperemesis Gravidarum. I look forward to never again hearing about a woman forced to end her wanted pregnancy because her GP refuses to prescribe antiemetics due to misguided fears and ignorance of the risks of untreated HG
🚨 Launching today! The @RCGP has released its first-ever screencast on Hyperemesis Gravidarum – giving GPs essential guidance on diagnosis, treatment, PUQE scoring & antiemetic safety. https://t.co/0MryGnOFae This is real #HGProgress
#HyperemesisGravidarum #GPEducation
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Good to see outcomes are improving for babies in the UK, this is in contrast with maternal mortality which is increasing. Inequalities remain within both. Saving Babies Lives care bundles appear to have been effective, changes in approach are now needed to save women's lives
Stillbirth rates were similar across most trusts and health boards, but neonatal mortality rates varied more. You can view the rates for each trust and health board in our data viewer: https://t.co/NiAIzVgVD6
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The common causes of stillbirth and neonatal death remained the same in 2023. The cause of stillbirth remains unknown in one-third of cases. @TIMMSleicester
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💥🔥Excited to share findings from a much-needed Indian cohort "Pregnancy in transplant recipients " ✔️Comparable results from developed countries! 👏 🌟90%live births🤰👨🍼 Check out our latest publication in @KIReports. A big shoutout to the team for the incredible collaboration
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Biologists have built one of the most detailed pictures of pregnancy's true toll on the body. Read the full story: https://t.co/oHZwhrEvN4
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📢NEW RESEARCH: Causes of maternal deaths 🩸Haemorrhage remains the leading cause of maternal deaths—most occurring postpartum. Read more: https://t.co/UXQS96NzuN
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Yesterday, Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts. Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressional mandated. They've saved millions of lives. 🧵
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Top 5 advances in medicine this week (🧵) 1. The GLP1 receptor agonist, Semaglutide, reduces cravings for alcohol and cigarettes This is a randomised phase 2 study with 48 patients The dose used was much lower than the dose for obesity, but still causes weight loss, so the
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There has always been conflicting evidence Saying unclear cardiac clinical relevance https://t.co/b2iCWPT22E. And a more recent stroke study suggesting possible relevance https://t.co/td0W2MoTJs
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Scientific Reports - Effects of treatment with clopidogrel with or without proton pump inhibitor omeprazole on the risk of ischemic stroke: a nationwide cohort study
@mark_borthwick @nicole_hunfeld @MoarSahitoPTI And as far as I remember this is in vitro and overall reduction in effectiveness has not been shown clinically
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@CarolPostlethw1 @theUKMCS Hi Carol, you can register via this link:
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Safe & equitably maternity care is the standard all women, families and babies have a right to expect - yet too often this remains not the case. For these reasons, the new APPG on Patient Safety (which I chair), will be making maternity safety its first major area of focus…more
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🚀 We've launched our FREE NHS Pension Growth Calculator for 2023/24! ✅ Super simple to use ✅ Takes 5 minutes ✅ Only 4 pieces of info needed ✅ Get a rough estimate for self-assessment ✅ Includes Practitioner members https://t.co/vSGGQxBWfK 🙏share via Facebook, WhatsApp
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Preconception GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use Associated with Decreased Risk for Adverse Obstetric Outcomes https://t.co/rCiSLUHN8m
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