Denise Cohen
@denise123cohen.bsky.social
I am a registered midwife and mindfulness teacher. Advocating for kindness and compassion. Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Teacher, BAMBA registered. Workplace mindfulness teacher. ATH member.
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Before the Review team & I began our journey to #Nottingham for tomorrow’s Family Meeting, we did a pit stop at #Portsmouth to speak to midwifery students about how they can make a difference to safe maternity care. I trained as a midwife at Portsmouth so it is v special to me 💜
June 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Before the Review team & I began our journey to #Nottingham for tomorrow’s Family Meeting, we did a pit stop at #Portsmouth to speak to midwifery students about how they can make a difference to safe maternity care. I trained as a midwife at Portsmouth so it is v special to me 💜
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‘Joanna’ said she was handcuffed to a prison officer for more than 30 hours while she was in labour and was told by the officers: “Sorry, rules are rules…” ❤️🩹 yet the ‘rules’ say that restraints should not be used on women in labour! @rcm.org.uk @birthcompanions.bsky.social @cleanbrk.bsky.social
Handcuffing of pregnant prisoners raises old issue
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February 25, 2025 at 9:43 AM
‘Joanna’ said she was handcuffed to a prison officer for more than 30 hours while she was in labour and was told by the officers: “Sorry, rules are rules…” ❤️🩹 yet the ‘rules’ say that restraints should not be used on women in labour! @rcm.org.uk @birthcompanions.bsky.social @cleanbrk.bsky.social
Saturday morning reflections. tyall x
February 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Saturday morning reflections. tyall x
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“Embrace the glorious mess that you are.” Elizabeth Gilbert
A little reminder that being human is beautifully imperfect. 🧡
#kindness #compassion #acceptance
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A little reminder that being human is beautifully imperfect. 🧡
#kindness #compassion #acceptance
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February 20, 2025 at 9:23 AM
“Embrace the glorious mess that you are.” Elizabeth Gilbert
A little reminder that being human is beautifully imperfect. 🧡
#kindness #compassion #acceptance
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A little reminder that being human is beautifully imperfect. 🧡
#kindness #compassion #acceptance
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“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
A gentle reminder that kindness doesn’t just help others - it nurtures us too. It’s essential. 🧡
#kindness #compassion #humanity
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A gentle reminder that kindness doesn’t just help others - it nurtures us too. It’s essential. 🧡
#kindness #compassion #humanity
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February 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
A gentle reminder that kindness doesn’t just help others - it nurtures us too. It’s essential. 🧡
#kindness #compassion #humanity
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A gentle reminder that kindness doesn’t just help others - it nurtures us too. It’s essential. 🧡
#kindness #compassion #humanity
Picture by Harmony Willow
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“You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day, and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible.” Bob Marley. 
#kindness #love #respect 🧡🧡🧡
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#kindness #love #respect 🧡🧡🧡
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February 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
“You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day, and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible.” Bob Marley. 
#kindness #love #respect 🧡🧡🧡
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#kindness #love #respect 🧡🧡🧡
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When we take part in unproductive meetings, the effect isn't just the immediate impact of wasted time. The effect can go on for hours. It's called a "meeting hangover": a period of diminished focus, motivation or productivity following a bad meeting. hbr.org/2025/02/the-.... V brentreed.bsky.social
February 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
When we take part in unproductive meetings, the effect isn't just the immediate impact of wasted time. The effect can go on for hours. It's called a "meeting hangover": a period of diminished focus, motivation or productivity following a bad meeting. hbr.org/2025/02/the-.... V brentreed.bsky.social
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“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” Anna Quindlen
This week, every week, let yourself be exactly who you are - no perfection needed. 🧡
#kindness #positivity
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This week, every week, let yourself be exactly who you are - no perfection needed. 🧡
#kindness #positivity
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February 3, 2025 at 7:08 AM
“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.” Anna Quindlen
This week, every week, let yourself be exactly who you are - no perfection needed. 🧡
#kindness #positivity
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This week, every week, let yourself be exactly who you are - no perfection needed. 🧡
#kindness #positivity
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“I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment.” – Brené Brown
How will you help someone feel included today? 🧡
#kindness #connection
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How will you help someone feel included today? 🧡
#kindness #connection
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January 27, 2025 at 7:25 AM
“I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment.” – Brené Brown
How will you help someone feel included today? 🧡
#kindness #connection
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How will you help someone feel included today? 🧡
#kindness #connection
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If today feels a little tougher, look for the glimmers - those fleeting moments that gently remind us there’s still hope, even in the harder times.
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#kindness #positivity #care
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#kindness #positivity #care
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January 7, 2025 at 6:59 AM
If today feels a little tougher, look for the glimmers - those fleeting moments that gently remind us there’s still hope, even in the harder times.
🧡🧡🧡
#kindness #positivity #care
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#kindness #positivity #care
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Happy new year! just dropping into say that #MidwiferyHour is back on the 15th- next week. It will be discussing The Black Maternity Matters story with Ann Remmers&Laura Lewinson: come and join 7pm UKtime www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-black-...
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The Black Maternity Matters Story
The Midwifery Forum’s weekly live stream, brought to you by MATFLIX – every Wednesday, 7-8pm, UK
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January 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Happy new year! just dropping into say that #MidwiferyHour is back on the 15th- next week. It will be discussing The Black Maternity Matters story with Ann Remmers&Laura Lewinson: come and join 7pm UKtime www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-black-...
@suemacmidwife.bsky.social @midwiferyforum.bsky.social
@suemacmidwife.bsky.social @midwiferyforum.bsky.social
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I know it’s going to take time to sort the mess that is social care but if we want to get more community care in the NHS then surely social care is part of that to get things moving??
Wes Streeting defends pace of plans for adult social care reform – UK politics live
Wes Streeting defends pace of plans for adult social care reform – UK politics live
Ministers to launch historic commission to reform ‘failing’ system amid warnings the NHS risks being overwhelmed
In response to the announcement of an independent commission into plans for adult social care, Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has signalled…
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I know it’s going to take time to sort the mess that is social care but if we want to get more community care in the NHS then surely social care is part of that to get things moving??
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Behaviour breeds behaviour.
Create a ripple of positivity.
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#positivity #kindness
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Create a ripple of positivity.
🧡🧡🧡
#positivity #kindness
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January 2, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Behaviour breeds behaviour.
Create a ripple of positivity.
🧡🧡🧡
#positivity #kindness
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Create a ripple of positivity.
🧡🧡🧡
#positivity #kindness
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It can be easy to ignore your body when it's telling you something's not right – but spotting cancer at an early stage means that treatment is more likely to be successful.
💬 Listen to your body — speak to your doctor if you notice any unusual changes or something that won’t go away.
💬 Listen to your body — speak to your doctor if you notice any unusual changes or something that won’t go away.
January 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
It can be easy to ignore your body when it's telling you something's not right – but spotting cancer at an early stage means that treatment is more likely to be successful.
💬 Listen to your body — speak to your doctor if you notice any unusual changes or something that won’t go away.
💬 Listen to your body — speak to your doctor if you notice any unusual changes or something that won’t go away.
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A great reminder at the start of a new year. Let go of worry, and make room for the possibilities of today.
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#kindness #Positivity #Belief
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#kindness #Positivity #Belief
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January 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
A great reminder at the start of a new year. Let go of worry, and make room for the possibilities of today.
🧡🧡🧡
#kindness #Positivity #Belief
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#kindness #Positivity #Belief
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Hi @rogprudham.bsky.social, I've put you in this. 😊
A starter pack for the cancer community, feel free to tell me who to add. 😊👍🏻 go.bsky.app/2mwnYaX
December 4, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Hi @rogprudham.bsky.social, I've put you in this. 😊
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December 4, 2024 at 7:04 AM
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#RSV #Bronchiolitis Understanding the impact on babies, families & healthcare www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....
Respiratory syncytial virus: Understanding the patient journey and healthcare burden | Journal of Family and Child Health
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of bronchiolitis in infants in the United Kingdom (UK), contributing to a significant burden of disease for the healthcare system and healthcare professionals (HCPs). To understand how an infant with RSV can impact the various levels of the healthcare system, we explore the patients' and caregivers' experiences through the system using available literature, which was supplemented through interviews with two separate caregivers of infants with a previous diagnosis of RSV disease. In the UK, most infants (~60%) will have experienced an RSV infection by their first birthday. Of these, some will require multiple healthcare encounters, including hospitalisations and admission to paediatric intensive care units. The burden of RSV disease extends beyond the healthcare system, with a substantial impact on the caregivers of affected infants.
www.magonlinelibrary.com
December 4, 2024 at 5:05 AM
#RSV #Bronchiolitis Understanding the impact on babies, families & healthcare www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....
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#criminology #sociology #midwifery may be interested in our 2024 paper in criminology & criminal justice, exploring the concept of institutional thoughtlessness & its effects on #pregnancyinprison
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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17488958241228995
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December 4, 2024 at 5:46 AM
#criminology #sociology #midwifery may be interested in our 2024 paper in criminology & criminal justice, exploring the concept of institutional thoughtlessness & its effects on #pregnancyinprison
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Collaboration & co-creation aren't the same thing. If we want to do things differently in future, collaboration (working with others who might not share our goals) isn't enough. People need to be near the creation process (co-creation) to work in creative ways. lnkd.in/gA2sB4Z9. By Dennis Hambeukers
December 4, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Collaboration & co-creation aren't the same thing. If we want to do things differently in future, collaboration (working with others who might not share our goals) isn't enough. People need to be near the creation process (co-creation) to work in creative ways. lnkd.in/gA2sB4Z9. By Dennis Hambeukers
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Pleased to see the soaps portraying experiences of pregnancy & motherhood in prison - our Lost Mothers research looks specifically at separation from babies in prison. If Lauren is found guilty, she will undoubtedly be separated 💔 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
'I had a baby in jail - here's the truth about Lauren's Coronation Street plot'
A woman who gave birth in prison has said it has been 'emotional' seeing soap Coronation Street tell the storyline of character Lauren having a baby in jail on TV
www.mirror.co.uk
December 2, 2024 at 6:27 AM
Pleased to see the soaps portraying experiences of pregnancy & motherhood in prison - our Lost Mothers research looks specifically at separation from babies in prison. If Lauren is found guilty, she will undoubtedly be separated 💔 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Good morning to everyone in the #earlyrisersclub - here’s some colour to brighten your way on this cold and still very dark morning- wishing everyone a tremendous Tuesday
December 3, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Good morning to everyone in the #earlyrisersclub - here’s some colour to brighten your way on this cold and still very dark morning- wishing everyone a tremendous Tuesday