Octavia Wiseman
@OctaviaWiseman
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Midwife, Researcher, Mother. Tweets are my own.
Joined May 2013
Are #PregnancyCircles equitable? How about women who do not speak English? Involving women with limited English proficiency in group antenatal care: findings from the integrated process evaluation of the Pregnancy Circles pilot trial - ScienceDirect @REACHpregnancy @MidwiferyJnl.
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RT @JulietRayment: Why do you love working with students? We want to hear from Midwifery Practice Supervisors, Assessors and Lecturers in t….
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RT @SophieDRussell: Really great opportunity to be involved in prioritising research in maternity services. Given the long standing under i….
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RT @maternaljrnl: We’re delighted to offer a Maternal Journal online training session on 25th February, 10am -1pm. We offer a certificate f….
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RT @kingdon_carol: Current caesarean use in England. Our article. The Conversation. @thangaratinam @abimerriel @MCR_SB_Research @adweeks @1….
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In England, the national caesarean rate is now 42%. Which is way higher than many other wealthy countries.
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RT @mwfrymusing: Hi, it is still ongoing. posts like this get lost quickly, please help to share @BirthTrauma @masic_uk @SparklySwan80 @B….
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RT @Kirstie_Coxon: Happy New Year! Good news - the 24th International Labour and Birth conference is now open for bookings: .International….
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RT @world_midwives: The Taliban's ban on midwifery education endangers Afghan women & babies. Advocacy is crucial to sustain midwifery trai….
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There is some great stuff in here!.
HURRY! . We’re giving away two copies of this book - to lucky winners chosen from new members in December! AND an hour one2one with @sheena_byrom . PLUS 20% discount on all subscriptions. Use code FRIDAY20 when joining! .
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RT @ProfMcCourt: @drruthannharpur Gold standard evidence shows that these units have optimal clinical outcomes - same neonatal and improved….
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Let's learn from the wonderful 25% where parents praise care-givers despite terrible outcomes.
Meaningful parent engagement is essential for PMRT. In 2023, 55% of parents had questions, comments or concerns about their care.
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Work in maternity services? Read this thread. It is so important to acknowledge the reality about how poor our care currently is for women with limited English. Thanks to all those working so hard to address this. NICE guidelines are a good start:
@mbrraceuk has today published the results of a confidential enquiry into the care of recent migrant women with language barriers who have experienced a stillbirth or neonatal death. See below for a breakdown of the findings [THREAD].
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We especially need to look at models and approaches which work for women with limited English proficiency #LEP - our small contribution looked at their experiences of group antenatal care #PregnancyCircles @REACHpregnancy @City_CMCHR.
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Women with LEP accessing interpreting in Pregnancy Circles reported high levels of satisfaction, contrasting with reported experiences in traditional care. Three theories of effect emerged as...
The report found that the current services do not effectively meet the needs of women new to the UK and non-English speakers, and that more research is needed to develop effective services.
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RT @mbrrace: 59% of the women whose baby died received documented bereavement care in the community.
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RT @mbrrace: 68% of the women whose care was reviewed had either not booked their pregnancy with the maternity care system or booked late i….
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This is so important: we have to improve the care we provide to women with limited English proficiency. What helps?.
One in 25 mother-baby pairs received care that was rated as ‘good’. 68% received care where improvements may have had an effect on their outcome.
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RT @TSM_Journal: @OctaviaWiseman @ManchesterICP @REACHpregnancy @CityUniHealth Don’t forget the share link to open access @TPM_Journal jour….
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Thanks to the midwifery teams across @ManchesterICP who did their #PregnancyCircles facilitator training yesterday. Lots of ideas for implementation! An thanks to my colleague Sid who kept the show on the road as my train negotiated landslips! @REACHpregnancy @CityUniHealth.
Had a fab day revisiting pregnancy circles with @OctaviaWiseman and team. So excited to potentially setting up circles at @boltonnhsft .So many benefits!!! So many ideas!! Let's do this!!! @COwens1967 @wildman_melanie @TrudyDelves.
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RT @wildman_melanie: @AlisonBrindle @OctaviaWiseman @boltonnhsft @COwens1967 @TrudyDelves I can’t wait to see this rolled out Ali😊.
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