@KingsMvp

King’s Maternity Voices Partnership: mothers, parents, doulas, midwives, obstetricians, working together to improve maternity services at King’s Hospital London

 London, England
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Joined November 2018
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Today we are launching the Black Maternity Experience survey. We want to hear from Black women and birthing people to bridge the gap of the missing data on morbidity and the near misses. #Blackmesurvey bit.ly/blackmaternitysurvey
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Black women are @fivexmore likely to die in childbirth. In my #InternationalWomensDay debate speech last week, I said we really need to talk about Black maternal health. This week, I found out Parliament will be debating this next month - a step in the right direction.
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A message from Tracey MacCormack, Head of Midwifery at King's College Denmark Hill. @KingsMaternity
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NHS maternity units remain open during the coronavirus pandemic and are providing essential antenatal care. Changes have been made to how, when and where you attend midwife and consultant appointments, to ensure the safest care is delivered without overloading our NHS services.
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We are delighted to be collaborating with @RCObsGyn to eradicate maternal health disparities in the UK. Watch this short animation outlining five actions for healthcare professionals to adopt to help drive change. Read the steps in full here: rcog.org.uk/en/news/campaign…
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Denmark Hill: We are running a standalone, interactive, virtual workshop for women who have previously had a caesarean section birth on 7/10/2020. Please book on Eventbrite, search 'Kings Antenatal' under Online Events
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We wanted to round off the #fivexmoreaw20 awareness week with a series of asks and a list of what we want to see change. These statistics have been rising for decades and it’s completely unacceptable (THREAD)
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Replying to @KingsMvp @KingsMaternity @KingsCollegeNHS
Thank you sooooo much!! I have my scan tomorrow so this has made our day!
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King’s Maternity Team has just released the following update to its guidance on partners attending scans and labour. 1 partner can now attend antenatal scans from tomorrow Sep 23 and visiting hours have been extended. @KingsCollegeNHS @KingsMaternity kch.nhs.uk/news/public/news/…
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Today we are focusing on our Birthing Partners. Please share this with your networks and tag any partners that could benefit from this. You might just be saving a life. The steps are also on our website fivexmore.com under RESOURCES.#fivexmoreaw20 #fivexmorepartnersday
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We have teamed up with some prominent Black fathers to co-produce these steps based on their experiences of becoming fathers. ⠀ They had a wealth of knowledge and stories to tell us. We are super grateful for their insight on such an topic. #fivexmoreaw20 #fivexmorepartnersday
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her vital legacy for women - and men #RIPRBG time.com/5660188/ruth-bader-…

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Died. She Leaves Behind a Vital Legacy for Women — and Men

Pioneering Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at the age of 87

time.com
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This is King’s MVP member Fiona Neathey in support of Black Maternal Health Awareness Week #fivexmore #fivexmoreselfie @fivexmore @_prosperitys @KingsMaternity
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Today is a day of discussions ⠀ To continue to raise awareness of the disparities in Black women’s maternal health we are hosting an online event today. Join us for an informative night as we delve into why this is happening and what we can do as a collective to help stop it
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Replying to @LewishamMVP
@ToyinAdeyinka3 just reading about the Nova Network, the WhatsApp peer support group supported by @HannahLynes @NatMatVoicesorg looking forward to hearing more about how this network supports women #thanku
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King’s MVP supports @fivexmore Black Maternal Health Awareness week 2020. To learn more about the campaign go to: fivexmore.com @KingsMaternity @KingsCollegeNHS @_prosperitys @PACTSouthwark
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Today is a day of ACTION! ⠀ As well as writing a letter to your local MP using our free briefing pack, we want you to take your #fivexmoreselfie to continue to raise awareness and keep the conversation going #fivexmoremp #fivexmoreselfie #fivexmoreaw20
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Our cofounder Tinuke speaking about the campaign and #FIVEXMOREAW20 on @bbc5live this evening. You can listen back via @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/5live
BBC Radio 5 Live
@bbc5live16 Sep 2020
Tinuke from Fivexmore, a group that has set a week of action to raise awareness of black women’s maternal health outcomes, gives six tips to protect yourself during pregnancy. Listen via @BBCSounds 📲 bbc.co.uk/5live

Six tips

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For WHO world patient safety day, these mothers have shared their very different experiences of birth on our blog. #fivexmoreaw20 #fivexmorepatientsafety ⠀ Danielle @dxxnii raises awareness of Bandls Ring and her experience of her birth being obstructed fivexmore.com/blog/danielle
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For WHO world patient safety day, these mothers have shared their very different experiences of birth on our blog. #fivexmoreaw20 #fivexmorepatientsafety Amy and Georgia share their positive home birthing experiences fivexmore.com/blog/amy-and-g…
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