IFWIP

"Babies born to women in the most deprived areas are twice as likely to be stillborn and are at a 73% excess risk of neonatal death, compared to women living in least deprived area." rcm.org.uk/media-releases/20…

It was inspirational to hear yesterday how the frontline NHS staff are transforming patient care & services through innovation, keeping in mind patient safety & experience. Fascinating work & thanks @DrTonyYoung @RoyLilley for such a brilliant event.

Do you feel there is a need for a structured Lifestyle improvement programme specific to Pregnancy to improve health & wellbeing and reduce risk of Pregnancy complications?

Mindfulness Based Childbirth & Parenting (MBCP) course "is a promising antenatal intervention that can be feasibly implemented within NHS which might have the potential to impact upon parental mental health...." pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2984…

Compassion is "the capacity to meet pain with kindness, empathy, equanimity, and patience" (Feldman & Kuyken, 2011)

"As breast-feeding reduces maternal risk for breast cancer, ovarian cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease — in addition to benefitting infant health — support for this practice must remain a public health priority, even during the global pandemic." jwatch.org/na52290/2020/08/3…

"Foetal programming” refers to the imprinting of the foetus in the womb and in the perinatal period through various influences, resulting in the increased appearance of diseases in adolescence and adulthood, such as cardiovascular or metabolic diseases" ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article…

"Mindfulness approaches, now widely disseminated, can alleviate symptoms of both chronic and acute pain and improve psychological adjustment, suggesting potential benefit when applied to childbirth education." #pregnancy #Mindfulness ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article…

"Pregnancy is a time of significant change which can elevate stress levels and increase responsivity to external stressors" #pregnancy #Wellbeing #wellness #stress ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article…

"There is a growing appreciation of interventions including elements of health psychology and behaviour change techniques (BCTs) in supporting health professionals to guide mothers in adapting a healthy lifestyle" ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article…

"current research underscores that the first 1000 days of life (from conception up to two years of life) are crucial for the prevention of adulthood diseases" #pregnancy #Wellbeing #healthylifestyle ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article…

"Measuring well-being in pregnancy is an important step in understanding the potential physical, psychological and social benefits of pregnancy and in understanding how well-being can be enhanced for women and their families at this important life stage" pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2837…

"Depression and stress are major contributors to the healthy behaviors of pregnant women, especially in terms of physical activity, nutrition, and weight gain during pregnancy." ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article…