Vision to advance midwifery globally so all women&babies have the same outcomes as those who have the best.Follow me on LinkedIn & instagram for updates
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Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE retweeted
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Join two global champions in maternal health – Professor Kihara Anne-Beatrice, President of FIGO, and Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, Chief Midwife at the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) – as they discuss how OBGYNs and midwives can work together to end preventable maternal deaths caused by postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide.
💬 Their powerful conversation highlights:
🤝 The need for collaboration, respect & teamwork
🩺 The vital role of midwives in frontline care
📊 Evidence-based practices to save lives
🎥 Watch the full #FIGOinConversation video here: youtu.be/x3Ig1smqt58
#MaternalHealth #PPH #Midwives #OBGYN @DrAnneKihara @dunkleybent
Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE retweeted
💙 Baby Lifeline Patron and Chief Midwife for @world_midwives, Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE @dunkleybent shares her thoughts on the importance of patient safety.
#BabyLifeline #WorldPatientSafetyDay #WPSD2025
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Thank you @dunkleybent 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
It was such an honour to receive the award from you. You continue to leave a legacy and trail for us midwives to follow in your steps.
Thank you!💜💜💜
Honoured to be a Patron of CAHN & delighted to support this awards night. Congratulations to @RuthOshikanlu for receiving Midwife of the year award. Thanks to sponsors of this event, a huge thankyou to @theRCN & the amazing @cahn_uk leadership celebrating work seldom recognised.
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴
Step into an atmosphere of elegance where Black healthcare professionals are rewriting possibilities, breaking barriers, and shaping futures. This is your invitation to celebrate legacy while spotlighting the next generation of healthcare leaders, nominated by you at our #BlackHealthcareAwards
𝟭𝟮𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 | 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗧𝗶𝗲 | 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘇𝗮 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲
𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆: portal.cahn.org.uk/blackheal…
Because recognition isn't charity...it's earned, celebrated, and transformational. We invite you to uplift colleagues and advocates for an unforgettable evening of connection, recognition and joy.
𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙜𝙚, 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙭 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙭.
Our esteemed Patrons: Prof Bola Owolabi CBE, Cedi Frederick Prof Dame Elizabeth Nneka Anionwu, Baroness Floella Benjamin, Prof Kevin Fenton CBE, Lord Victor Adebowale, Wol Kolade CBE, Yvonne Coghill CBE, Prof Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE, Patricia Miller OBE, Dame Marie Gabriel CBE and Prof Dame Donna Kinnair.
Good to see this resource published. Congratulations NHS Medway and @NHS_RHO . Hoping that this resource will assist in assessing babies with different skin tones for jaundice and stop conjecture. RubyJackson the melanatal app will further assist here.
We've released a resource to help healthcare professionals spot jaundice in babies with dark skin tones. Together we can improve assessment of jaundice, prevent treatment delays, and tackle ethnic inequalities in healthcare.
Download the resource here: nhsrho.org/resources/ten-ste…
ALT Poster resource outlining 10 steps to spot jaundice in Black and Brown babies.
What a privilege to contribute at the Caribbean Midwives Association Maternal Health webinar. Joining 450 midwives to share and learn was an incredible experience, even at 1a.m CET. Thankyou for the invitation Madam President.
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Interested in starting a midwives' association? 🤔 This #ResourceTuesday, check out our step-by-step guidelines to build a collective voice for midwives and improve care worldwide.
🌍 Download now: zurl.co/wq56F
Looking forward to working with experts to build the International Confederation of Midwives, Leadership Academy. If you have expertise in this area, please respond to the request for proposal on LinkedIn
Colleagues from Rwanda, Zambia, Côte d'Ivoire &Sierra Leone, GMAR champion countries share commitment to improve maternal &perinatal maternity outcomes. Mary Mamako Chief Midwife Sierra Leone shares @DembyAustin focus on maternal mortality that equals significant reduction 👏🏾👏🏾
Pleased to be working in Washington DC with colleagues from across the globe to progress the development of the global midwifery acceleration road map. This strategic alignment meeting promises to contribute to the improvement of maternal & perinatal outcomes and experiences.
Pleased to be working with colleagues in Geneva to help save lives. Each year circa 14 million women experience PPH. Women in low& middle income countries are disproportionately affected accounting for almost 90% of PPH related mortality
Global collaboration in action! 🌍📸
The @WHO guideline development group for PPH is working towards consolidated, practical solutions to improve maternal care worldwide.
Together, we aim to save lives and transform healthcare. @FIGOHQ #MaternalHealth #PPH #GlobalHealth
It was an honour and privilege to share and learn with you all, the lectures and round tables were I hope mutually beneficial. My report is nearing completion. Thanks again for hosting the visits to KKH, SGH, NUH, the polyclinics, Family Nexus and all other areas.
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Professor Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE retweeted
Accessibility to services, like transport and education, is key for persons with disabilities to thrive.
Equitable access to these services isn’t optional—it’s essential.
Let’s break barriers and build inclusive systems.
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ALT A young boy and a female health care worker sit at a table opposite each other.
Learning through experience. E.g. of a confinement meal eaten during the postnatal period. Tradition has it that meals like this contain healing properties that aid in postpartum recovery. It was a pleasure to sample the food that postpartum women enjoy. Full detail see LinkedIn
Thankyou
🌟 Congrats to @dunkleybent , ICM Chief Midwife, for being named among the "50 Most Influential Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic People in Health"! Her dedication to advancing midwifery and health equity is inspiring. 👏🏽
Learn more: zurl.co/4mSR
Delighted to be in Singapore meeting midwives, nurses &policy leads to discuss midwifery care, the role of midwives &what the return on investing in midwives looks like. Visiting KKH, SingHealth Polyclinic & more. Reunited with Prof Tg Teoh, midwife & obstetrician side by side
Midwives @world_midwives & obstetricians standing together to help stop preventable death from PPH. I am delighted to be joining @FIGOHQ @WHO at this webinar using our ONE voice!!! Interested in hearing more? Join this webinar by registering here figo.ooo/4hkWR9I
Learn how FIGO, @WHO and @world_midwives are collaborating to eliminate PPH and fast-track progress toward SDG targets. Hear from global leaders and health professionals on strategies to drive change.
🔗: figo.ooo/4hkWR9I
#PPH #MaternalHealth
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An inspiring first meeting of student midwives from Europe at the ICM Europe Regional Conference. Spearheading the development of the student midwife network for the Europe Regional Professional Committee.
Looking forward to building this together!
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Today, we launched @NHS_RHO’s ‘7 Principles of Anti-Racism’ - providing solutions and support to tackle the challenge of racism, and to drive sustainable change in healthcare.
Watch the explainer video here: