Dr Amanda Firth
@dramandafirthrm.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Midwifery at University of Huddersfield. ECR focussing on improving perinatal mental health & tackling health inequalities. Yorkshire lass enjoys being out in the hills ⛰️🥾🥾🐾🦮.
“A Dr, but not the useful kind” (Amanda’s Dad, 2023)
“A Dr, but not the useful kind” (Amanda’s Dad, 2023)
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Hello! I’m trying to put together a perinatal mental health research starter pack. Please comment if you want to be added and share to advertise! ❤️ #academicsky
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New folks and friends - a perinatal mental health starter pack for you. Please share and drop Ruth a message if you’d like to be added.
@drjennyhall-5.bsky.social thank you for the repost Jenny. Much appreciated. I hope you are well 🙏🏽
September 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
@drjennyhall-5.bsky.social thank you for the repost Jenny. Much appreciated. I hope you are well 🙏🏽
Are you a midwife who has significant experience of using interpreters to discuss mental health with women?
How do you do that effectively? 🤔. Would you be willing to share those experiences and help help shape future good practice recommendations? 🤔
Contact me 4 more info…
How do you do that effectively? 🤔. Would you be willing to share those experiences and help help shape future good practice recommendations? 🤔
Contact me 4 more info…
September 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Are you a midwife who has significant experience of using interpreters to discuss mental health with women?
How do you do that effectively? 🤔. Would you be willing to share those experiences and help help shape future good practice recommendations? 🤔
Contact me 4 more info…
How do you do that effectively? 🤔. Would you be willing to share those experiences and help help shape future good practice recommendations? 🤔
Contact me 4 more info…
In March I planted 🌻 with my students to remind them that as midwife leaders they will need to stand tall for women & themselves, keep a growth mindset, put down strong roots.
It was meant to motivate them. Now they’re sending reg updates, and my 💖 is full. It is me that is inspired by them 🥹✨
It was meant to motivate them. Now they’re sending reg updates, and my 💖 is full. It is me that is inspired by them 🥹✨
June 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
In March I planted 🌻 with my students to remind them that as midwife leaders they will need to stand tall for women & themselves, keep a growth mindset, put down strong roots.
It was meant to motivate them. Now they’re sending reg updates, and my 💖 is full. It is me that is inspired by them 🥹✨
It was meant to motivate them. Now they’re sending reg updates, and my 💖 is full. It is me that is inspired by them 🥹✨
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Your regular reminder that #inequality hurts our most vulnerable. An unequal society is an unhealthy society. www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Children in England’s most deprived areas ‘less likely to achieve development goals by age five’
Unicef UK found they were over twice as far from the target of 75% of pre-schoolers reaching ‘good level of development’
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Your regular reminder that #inequality hurts our most vulnerable. An unequal society is an unhealthy society. www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
I’ve been quiet on here - but I’m back!
Working hard and also playing hard too. 2025 for me is about seeking out joy and adventure wherever I can. Just back from 42.5 miles hiking in the remote hills and valleys of Northumberland. My soul is topped up with sparkle ✨ and gratitude 💓.
Working hard and also playing hard too. 2025 for me is about seeking out joy and adventure wherever I can. Just back from 42.5 miles hiking in the remote hills and valleys of Northumberland. My soul is topped up with sparkle ✨ and gratitude 💓.
June 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I’ve been quiet on here - but I’m back!
Working hard and also playing hard too. 2025 for me is about seeking out joy and adventure wherever I can. Just back from 42.5 miles hiking in the remote hills and valleys of Northumberland. My soul is topped up with sparkle ✨ and gratitude 💓.
Working hard and also playing hard too. 2025 for me is about seeking out joy and adventure wherever I can. Just back from 42.5 miles hiking in the remote hills and valleys of Northumberland. My soul is topped up with sparkle ✨ and gratitude 💓.
@profamcf.bsky.social lovely to see you on here Alison. Welcome 😊.
April 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM
@profamcf.bsky.social lovely to see you on here Alison. Welcome 😊.
Delighted to share that I have been chosen to undertake a post doctoral fellowship with Wellbeing of Women, @rcm.org.uk and @burdetttrust.bsky.social. I will be exploring how midwives and interpreters can more effectively discuss PMH with women.
April 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Delighted to share that I have been chosen to undertake a post doctoral fellowship with Wellbeing of Women, @rcm.org.uk and @burdetttrust.bsky.social. I will be exploring how midwives and interpreters can more effectively discuss PMH with women.
Let’s all celebrate Dr Bruce! 💫 Can’t wait to see how you develop this work.
Eight years, lots of coffee, and a solid dose of stubbornness…and my thesis is finally in print! It may not be hefty enough to prop up a computer screen, but it does look very pretty on my book shelf. #INFiLL
March 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Let’s all celebrate Dr Bruce! 💫 Can’t wait to see how you develop this work.
Reposted by Dr Amanda Firth
Eight years, lots of coffee, and a solid dose of stubbornness…and my thesis is finally in print! It may not be hefty enough to prop up a computer screen, but it does look very pretty on my book shelf. #INFiLL
March 8, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Eight years, lots of coffee, and a solid dose of stubbornness…and my thesis is finally in print! It may not be hefty enough to prop up a computer screen, but it does look very pretty on my book shelf. #INFiLL
Reposted by Dr Amanda Firth
Despite its prevalence and devastating human and economic consequences, mental health still does not receive anywhere near the same level of attention or investment as physical health during and after pregnancy.
New Chamber UK op-ed by our Head of Campaigns & Policy: chamberuk.com/maternal-men...
New Chamber UK op-ed by our Head of Campaigns & Policy: chamberuk.com/maternal-men...
Why Maternal Mental Health Needs Urgent Action - ChamberUK
Head of Campaigns and Policy, Maternal Mental Health Alliance
chamberuk.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Despite its prevalence and devastating human and economic consequences, mental health still does not receive anywhere near the same level of attention or investment as physical health during and after pregnancy.
New Chamber UK op-ed by our Head of Campaigns & Policy: chamberuk.com/maternal-men...
New Chamber UK op-ed by our Head of Campaigns & Policy: chamberuk.com/maternal-men...
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Here goes with my 1st post on Blue Sky. Delighted that it is to announce our new publication around increasing vaccine uptake in people who are seeking asylum or refugees
www.linkedin.com/posts/marie-...
www.linkedin.com/posts/marie-...
Marie-clare Balaam on LinkedIn: The influence of HARP (The Health Access for Refugees’ Project) on vaccine…
We have a new paper looking at ways of supporting the improvement of asylum seeking and refugee health Balaam, M. C., & Haith-Cooper, M. (2025). The influence…
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February 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Here goes with my 1st post on Blue Sky. Delighted that it is to announce our new publication around increasing vaccine uptake in people who are seeking asylum or refugees
www.linkedin.com/posts/marie-...
www.linkedin.com/posts/marie-...
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I am proud to have worked alongside Five X More on this incredible project. Your voices made a difference before, and they can again. Let’s continue to highlight the urgent changes needed in maternity care. Take the survey today qnbgyctb5ay.typeform.com/blackmesurve...
#BlackMESurvey #FiveXMore
#BlackMESurvey #FiveXMore
February 5, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I am proud to have worked alongside Five X More on this incredible project. Your voices made a difference before, and they can again. Let’s continue to highlight the urgent changes needed in maternity care. Take the survey today qnbgyctb5ay.typeform.com/blackmesurve...
#BlackMESurvey #FiveXMore
#BlackMESurvey #FiveXMore
Reposted by Dr Amanda Firth
Perinatal mental illness can affect anyone during pregnancy and/or after birth. Knowing the signs is the first step to getting support for you or a loved one.
Please share our post this #ParentMentalHealthDay to raise awareness. Together, we can make sure no parent is left struggling in silence.
Please share our post this #ParentMentalHealthDay to raise awareness. Together, we can make sure no parent is left struggling in silence.
January 30, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Perinatal mental illness can affect anyone during pregnancy and/or after birth. Knowing the signs is the first step to getting support for you or a loved one.
Please share our post this #ParentMentalHealthDay to raise awareness. Together, we can make sure no parent is left struggling in silence.
Please share our post this #ParentMentalHealthDay to raise awareness. Together, we can make sure no parent is left struggling in silence.
Reposted by Dr Amanda Firth
Looking for a midwife / ethnographer to work part time on an exciting NIHR-funded study at KCL with a great team! Will involve travel to study sites in north of England. Pls share and DM if interested for more info. www.kcl.ac.uk/research/cor...
@phdmidwives.bsky.social
@phdmidwives.bsky.social
Improving maternity and neonatal care in England: a formative evaluation of the implementation of the Core Competency Framework to improve multi-professional practice
The CORE Study explores and enhances the implementation and impact of multi-professional maternity and neonatal training in England to reduce variation in care.
www.kcl.ac.uk
January 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Looking for a midwife / ethnographer to work part time on an exciting NIHR-funded study at KCL with a great team! Will involve travel to study sites in north of England. Pls share and DM if interested for more info. www.kcl.ac.uk/research/cor...
@phdmidwives.bsky.social
@phdmidwives.bsky.social
One of the plus points of being an otherwise over worked academic…the Christmas university closure.
Welcome to my personal mini-hibernation and 2025 adventure planning phase 💖🗺️🦈⛰️📚🤓
Welcome to my personal mini-hibernation and 2025 adventure planning phase 💖🗺️🦈⛰️📚🤓
December 27, 2024 at 4:38 PM
One of the plus points of being an otherwise over worked academic…the Christmas university closure.
Welcome to my personal mini-hibernation and 2025 adventure planning phase 💖🗺️🦈⛰️📚🤓
Welcome to my personal mini-hibernation and 2025 adventure planning phase 💖🗺️🦈⛰️📚🤓
👀 It’s the final days of this great offer 🌟
🌟Hello! A Christmas gift for you!
Join us before midnight on 22nd December using the code FRIDAY20 to unlock your 20% discount offering two free months, and secure your spot in the prize draw!
www.all4maternity.com/about-us/pla...
Join us before midnight on 22nd December using the code FRIDAY20 to unlock your 20% discount offering two free months, and secure your spot in the prize draw!
www.all4maternity.com/about-us/pla...
December 19, 2024 at 7:07 AM
👀 It’s the final days of this great offer 🌟
Sounds like a great deal to me 🙌🏽🌟
We’re giving away two copies of this book - to lucky winners chosen from new members in December! PLUS 20% discount. Use code FRIDAY20 when joining!
@dramandafirthrm.bsky.social
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December 15, 2024 at 6:43 PM
Sounds like a great deal to me 🙌🏽🌟
What a wonderful resource for midwives, services and commissioners 👏🏽
Watched MBRRACE published today re perinatal loss and dedicated section to supporting those who may need language support. We have co-produced a resource for commissioners, managers and clinical staff in maternity
www.mamaacademy.org.uk/wp-content/u... 1/5
www.mamaacademy.org.uk/wp-content/u... 1/5
www.mamaacademy.org.uk
December 13, 2024 at 9:10 PM
What a wonderful resource for midwives, services and commissioners 👏🏽
Me when I was 5 yrs old: ‘When I grow up I’m going to write a book’ 🤓
Almost 45 yr old me: ‘Let’s start with a chapter. Don’t peak too soon’ 🤣
Almost 45 yr old me: ‘Let’s start with a chapter. Don’t peak too soon’ 🤣
December 13, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Me when I was 5 yrs old: ‘When I grow up I’m going to write a book’ 🤓
Almost 45 yr old me: ‘Let’s start with a chapter. Don’t peak too soon’ 🤣
Almost 45 yr old me: ‘Let’s start with a chapter. Don’t peak too soon’ 🤣
Does anyone else want to join the PhD Midwives catch up on Saturday?
Morning coffee with my global research buddies - what’s not to like? 😍
Morning coffee with my global research buddies - what’s not to like? 😍
Share then DM for zoom link & see you there
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@dramandafirthrm.bsky.social
@sarabayes.bsky.social
@belrbruce.bsky.social
@esthersharma.bsky.social
@drjennyhall-5.bsky.social
@annathemidwife.bsky.social
@phdmidwives.bsky.social
@academic-liz.bsky.social
@dramandafirthrm.bsky.social
@sarabayes.bsky.social
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December 12, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Does anyone else want to join the PhD Midwives catch up on Saturday?
Morning coffee with my global research buddies - what’s not to like? 😍
Morning coffee with my global research buddies - what’s not to like? 😍
Reposted by Dr Amanda Firth
Maternal care for pregnant migrant women needs radical improvement, says RCM in response to MBRRACE-UK's newly published State of the Nation report. Read more:
Maternal care for pregnant migrant women needs radical improvement, says RCM - Royal College of Midwives
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for migrant women to receive adequate language support, including translation services, and access to maternity care via multiple routes when they need…
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December 12, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Maternal care for pregnant migrant women needs radical improvement, says RCM in response to MBRRACE-UK's newly published State of the Nation report. Read more:
Booked an early-winter self care day and headed up a peak. A very good use of a day off 🥰
December 9, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Booked an early-winter self care day and headed up a peak. A very good use of a day off 🥰
Really looking forward to using these resources with our student midwives
Sharing our Perinatal Loneliness YouTube channel! You can view all the animations developed from the stories of parents who shared their experiences for our project exploring #perinatal #loneliness.
www.youtube.com/@Perinatallo...
www.youtube.com/@Perinatallo...
December 9, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Really looking forward to using these resources with our student midwives
Super helpful for all qual researchers. Thanks @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social for sharing & @ginnybraun.bsky.social for more stellar contributions to the field 🌟👏🏽
Reporting guidelines for qualitative research (these seem quite good):
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Thanks to @researchandv.bsky.social for the spot!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Thanks to @researchandv.bsky.social for the spot!
Reporting guidelines for qualitative research: a values-based approach
Evaluative tools for qualitative research need to be developed and designed in a way that allows them to be used by the research community to assess qualitative research on its own terms, and thus ...
www.tandfonline.com
December 8, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Super helpful for all qual researchers. Thanks @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social for sharing & @ginnybraun.bsky.social for more stellar contributions to the field 🌟👏🏽
@esthersharma.bsky.social Esther I’m thrilled to see you here 🤩. I can’t wait to catch up with you xx
December 5, 2024 at 10:22 PM
@esthersharma.bsky.social Esther I’m thrilled to see you here 🤩. I can’t wait to catch up with you xx