@abimerriel

Senior Clinical Lecturer at University of Liverpool , Passionate about improving maternity care and supporting healthcare workers. All tweets own views

 Liverpool, England
Joined January 2009
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Are you having conversations about birth choices? Our newly released Vaginal Birth Core Information Set can support these discussions. doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.70… @Options_Study @STORK_Research

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Objective Spontaneous vaginal births are often the presumed choice, representing 45% of UK births. However, information about benefits and risks is inconsistently given, impacting decision-making...

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Delighted that our caesarean birth core information set paper is in the BJOG’s health equity issue today doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.18…

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Linked article: This article is commented on by Walker, pp. 2040–2041 in this issue. To view this article visit https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.70012.

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Are you pregnant, planning a pregnancy or recently had a baby? We need your help to complete a two-stage online survey on information about instrumental birth You can enter a £25 prize draw. redcap.link/InstrumentalBirt…
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Is your partner pregnant, planning a pregnancy or recently had a baby? We need your help to complete a two stage online survey on information about instrumental birth. You can enter a £25 prize draw. redcap.link/InstrumentalBirt…
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Calling health professionals @BMFMSNews @BAPM_Official @RCObsGyn . We need obstetricians and midwives to participate in a face to face workshop in Manchester on 3rd November to determine the 10 top priorities for UK stillbirth research. stillbirthpsp.org.uk/intro.h… DM if interested.
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Roll up roll up get the early bird price! Looking forwards to BMFMS2026! @BMFMSNews
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Sharing our findings so far about risk communication, prediction models and talking about core information sets to support decision making doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.18… @Options_Study @kingdon_carol @LiverpoolWomens
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APT-Sepsis@apt_sepsis16 Sep 2025
We need your help to proritise the🌐maternal sepsis research agenda. Please complete the survey & have your views heard. This work is supported by the WHO and University of Liverpool. The survey is available in English, French and Spanish. Survey Link - redcap.link/PROGRESS2
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Are you a healthcare provider in the UK who either diagnoses, manages or follows up women who have had hypertensive disorders of pregnancy or gestational diabetes? Please complete this survey. redcap.link/CARE_staff @Options_Study @abimerriel
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What a summer! Great work by our medical student colleague Vicky illuminating how we should communicate risk....100 icon arrays seems to be both understood and preferred. So much more to learn but we're off to a great start! Thanks @Options_Study obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.co…

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Objective To identify which risk communication graphics are easiest to understand when communicating risks surrounding birth, and investigate the effect of numeracy and health literacy on understan...

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Why is UK maternity care in crisis with a caesarean section rate of over 40%? We show how multiple, well intentioned changes have come to together to create the perfect storm... obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.co… @RCObsGyn @NHSEngland @wesstreeting @livuninews @BICSoc @LiverpoolWomens

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Delighted to share our 'core information sets' for caesarean birth jointly developed by parents & professionals to enable informed decision making. Info for planned, emergency and debriefs @Options_Study obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.co…
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STORK@STORK_Group27 Jun 2025
Are you a nurse, midwife, hospital doctor, GP or community pharmacist? Do you have a role in maternal vaccinations during pregnancy? Do you care for newborns at risk of respiratory infections who are too young to be vaccinated? Please complete the survey: redcap.link/MATProtect
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APT-Sepsis@apt_sepsis13 Jun 2025
Sepsis detection and treatment can be strengthened through innovation—but only when grounded in local realities. #AptSepsis is co-creating with communities and health systems for meaningful, lasting change. #SepsisInnovation #TogetherWeCan
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STORK@STORK_Group7 Jun 2025
Before and after birth women say they need similar antenatal information about interventions during birth including induction of labour and instrumental birth. bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6…

Women’s perspectives of decision-making for labour and birth: a qualitative antenatal-postnatal...

Objectives To understand and compare women’s antenatal and postnatal views on: (1) priorities for information provided about labour and delivery and (2) decision-making in labour and delivery. Design...

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Abi Merriel retweeted
BMFMS@BMFMSNews4 Jun 2025
Final reminder to register for next week's RCOG-BMFMS Management of the Labour Ward event - London & online
RoyalCollegeObsGyn@RCObsGyn23 May 2025
Enhance your clinical practice with focused teaching on labour ward leadership, complex obstetric care and multidisciplinary teamwork. Register today: brnw.ch/21wSRRN
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Such interesting work presented today by Keerthana about the relationship between FGR and cardiovascular risk! @STORK_Group @LiverpoolCCS
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Amazing job Vicky and Liv presenting our findings to #BMFMS2025 about the relationship between GDM and stillbirth @STORK_Group
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#BMFMS2025 is off to a great start.
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Are you pregnant, planning a pregnancy, recently had a baby or a partner? We need your help to tell us what you think of communication of risks, especially uncommon ones, within maternity care. You can enter a prize draw for 1 of four £25 vouchers. For more info: redcap.link/riskcertaintyinm…
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