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Dr Aleena Wojcieszek
@aleenawoj.bsky.social
Clinical Perinatal Epidemiologist • Independent Consultant with @WHO.int / @hrpresearch.bsky.social, @stillbirthcre.bsky.social + • Honorary Senior Research Fellow UQ Faculty of Medicine • She/her/Dr
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🩺 Calling All Final-Year Healthcare Students and Recent Graduates! 🌍

📢 International Perinatal Education Survey to help improve care for bereaved families and training for staff

⏱️ 20 minutes
🛡️ Anonymous
🌐 Accessible on all devices

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@isastillbirth.bsky.social
August 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Pregnancy should be joyful. But for many in Africa, it’s filled with anxiety, loss, and injustice.

Linda Vanotoo of @isastillbirth.bsky.social reminds us that #stillbirth is preventable.

The time to act is now.

#EndStillbirths #HealthyBeginnings #HopefulFutures #IamISA
July 23, 2025 at 5:31 AM
⏰ Last call! Just days left to register for #WavesofChange: Birth + #PerinatalCare🌊👶
🗓️ Aug 8–9 | #Brisbane
Join global experts, earn CPD & shape the future of care.

Clinicians, researchers, advocates - this is for you.
🎤 20+ speakers
📚 Evidence-based insights
🤝 Real-world impact

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July 22, 2025 at 7:06 AM
We don’t talk enough about #stillbirth. Not in health policy. Not in global reports.
Not where it matters most.

But families never forget.

I'm speaking up as part of the #IAmISA campaign.

More at @isastillbirth.bsky.social

#EndStillbirths #HealthyBeginnings #HopefulFutures
July 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Board member of @isastillbirth.bsky.social, Odessa Omanyo, cared for a mother who lost her baby at 28 weeks. This mother was mocked for her grief, told she was “planting coffins instead of crops.”

#Stillbirth is a global injustice.

Let's #BreakTheSilence

#EndStillbirths #HopefulFutures #IamISA
June 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
“I first learned about stillbirth at the time that I had one”

@dramybowers.bsky.social - a psychologist and bereaved mother - shares how denial and silence surround #stillbirth.

She’s breaking the #stigma.

#IamISA #EndStillbirths #HopefulFutures
June 3, 2025 at 9:16 AM
WINTER IS COMING. And so is #WavesOfChange 2025!

Join for everything #birth, #perinatal care & #stillbirth prevention.

Program and tickets
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@stillbirthcre.bsky.social @isastillbirth.bsky.social @hannahdahlen.bsky.social @hblencowe.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 9:38 AM
📢 Attn all final-year healthcare students and recent grads 🌍🩺

How comprehensive is/was your training for care around #perinatal #bereavement? Pls share in this survey for @isastillbirth.bsky.social led by Dr Keeth Mayakudawagee.
 
⏱️ 20 min
🛡️ Anonymous
🌐 Access on all devices

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May 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Midwives have the right to:

🔶️ Work without fear — health workers are #NotATarget
🔶️ Access essential tools and resources
🔶️ Be included in crisis planning

👉 Protecting their rights means saving lives

🔗 idm2025.internationalmidwives.org

#IDM2025
May 5, 2025 at 9:24 AM
When #midwives are included in crisis planning, they can:

✅ Advocate for #SRMNAH needs
✅ Prepare families for emergencies
✅ Pre-position lifesaving supplies
✅ Ensure essential care for women, newborns and gender diverse people

🔗 idm2025.internationalmidwives.org

#IDM2025
May 5, 2025 at 6:55 AM
🚨 In crises, women face life-threatening risks: #pregnancy complications, sexual violence, and reduced access to care.

💡 #Midwives are the solution

👉 It’s time to include them in crisis response plans.

🔗 idm2025.internationalmidwives.org

#IDM2025
May 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Midwives are trusted #maternity care professionals who have the knowledge and skills to ensure women receive the health services they need, no matter the crisis.

#Midwives need to be included and valued in every crisis response plan.

🔗 idm2025.internationalmidwives.org

#IDM2025
May 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Have you got your tix for #WavesOfChange 2025 yet? There's still time to register & see these amazing speakers 🙌

🤰🏽 #birth, #perinatal care & #stillbirth prevention

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@stillbirthcre.bsky.social @isastillbirth.bsky.social @hannahdahlen.bsky.social @hblencowe.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Investing in #maternal & #newborn health & #stillbirth prevention is an investment in the future, not a cost.

It supports:
✅️ Lifelong health
✅️ Healthy societies
✅️ #HopefulFutures
✅️ Prosperity and stability

Improving the health of women & babies means collaborating & investing in #HealthForAll
April 16, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Nearly all maternal deaths are preventable.

⚠️ 9 in 10 maternal deaths happen in the poorest countries
⚠️ 3 in 5 maternal deaths happen in countries affected by conflict or fragility

Access to healthcare is a human right that must always be assured

#HopefulFutures #HealthForAll
April 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Access to care saves lives.
In the last 2 decades, millions more women received critical care during pregnancy & a quarter more gave birth with a skilled health worker by their side

Yet access & quality is uneven. Investment is urgently needed to drive down deaths & close gaps

#HopefulFutures
April 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Most maternal and newborn deaths occur around the time of birth, making this a critical window for saving lives.

All women and babies have the right to high quality care and respectful treatment during labour and birth.

#HealthyBeginnings #HopefulFutures #HealthForAll
April 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Today is World Health Day!
👧🏻👩🏼‍🦳🫃🏾🤱🏻👩🏻‍🦰👩🏾‍🦱👩🏽‍🍼🧑🏿‍🦱👩🏼‍🍼
The health of mums & babies affects us all. Yet around the world, millions of lives are lost each year to preventable causes. Health is a right, not a privilege. We must work together & invest in #HealthyBeginnings for all.

#HopefulFutures #WorldHealthDay
April 7, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Welcome to the BlueSky International Stillbirth Alliance! Great to see you here.

For anyone interested in #stillbirth prevention and care, and global advocacy for stillbirth action, be sure to give a follow @isastillbirth.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The lineup just got even better! Join us at the 2025 #WavesOfChange conference, August, Meeanjin/Brisbane.

2 days & 15+ expert speakers exploring the latest advancements in #birth, #perinatal care and #stillbirth prevention.

Tickets
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#StillbirthCRE #ISA
April 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
What a lineup! Excited for the 2025 #WavesOfChange conference, August, Meeanjin/Brisbane.

2 days & 15+ expert speakers exploring the latest advancements in #birth, #perinatal care and #stillbirth prevention.

Tickets
🔗 shorturl.at/eWWHV

@stillbirthcre.bsky.social @hannahdahlen.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
February 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
New study led by Siobhan Loughnan from #StillbirthCRE. Surveys of parents and professionals suggest post-mortem imaging #PMI including #MRI is underused in the investigation of #stillbirths. Better education and training needed.

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February 11, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The connecting care for families after #PerinatalLoss program is out now.

Join us in #Brisbane on Friday 14 March 2025 for expert-led sessions on best practice care after perinatal loss.

View the program and secure tickets
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#StillbirthCRE #PSANZ #PSANZ2025
February 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Oh goodie! "Waves of Change is on 8–9 Aug 2025 in #Brisbane. Delivering insights into the latest advancements in birth, #perinatal care and #stillbirth prevention.

Keep your 👀 out for rego details at
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Or sign up for early access rego:
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#StillbirthCRE
January 22, 2025 at 6:38 AM