Ilana
@ilana-abc.bsky.social
Neonatology subspecialty trainee. Academic interests in infant nutrition, lactation, perinatal equity. Hospital Infant Feeding Network co-founder (www.hifn.org). Antiracist and LGBTQ+ ally. She/her
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Ilana
@ilana-abc.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Research findings
You can download posters, leaflets and infographics here for neonatal and midwifery staff, and families. These relate to the findings of a research project on milk expression after preterm birth
www.hifn.org
Here is a package of printable resources on milk expression in NICU/after preterm birth, created from my PhD work at Oxford University's NPEU: www.hifn.org/printable. Includes posters for staff & families, family leaflets, infographics & a set of postcards designed to attach to breast pumps. Enjoy!
Final day of sharing Top 24 research priorities for LGBTQIA+ Perinatal Care (@jameslindalliance.bsky.social PSP, supported by @ox.ac.uk & @britishacademy.bsky.social ).Qu 19-24 cover bonding, work leave, experiences of gender, induced & shared lactation, written language, & sperm donor diversity 1/
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Final day of sharing Top 24 research priorities for LGBTQIA+ Perinatal Care (@jameslindalliance.bsky.social PSP, supported by @ox.ac.uk & @britishacademy.bsky.social ).Qu 19-24 cover bonding, work leave, experiences of gender, induced & shared lactation, written language, & sperm donor diversity 1/
Day 3 of 4: results of the LGBTQIA+ Perinatal Care Priority Setting Partnership. Qu 13-18 cover finding information, induced lactation, timing of gender affirming hormones, surrogacy, parental titles on birth certificates and inclusive language 1/
November 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Day 3 of 4: results of the LGBTQIA+ Perinatal Care Priority Setting Partnership. Qu 13-18 cover finding information, induced lactation, timing of gender affirming hormones, surrogacy, parental titles on birth certificates and inclusive language 1/
Day two of sharing the
@LindAlliance
LGBTQIA+ Priority Setting Partnership results: questions 7 - 12 coming up... see yesterday's post for questions 1-6 and more description of the project, or read here: bit.ly/PSPabout and bit.ly/PSPresults 1/
@LindAlliance
LGBTQIA+ Priority Setting Partnership results: questions 7 - 12 coming up... see yesterday's post for questions 1-6 and more description of the project, or read here: bit.ly/PSPabout and bit.ly/PSPresults 1/
November 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Day two of sharing the
@LindAlliance
LGBTQIA+ Priority Setting Partnership results: questions 7 - 12 coming up... see yesterday's post for questions 1-6 and more description of the project, or read here: bit.ly/PSPabout and bit.ly/PSPresults 1/
@LindAlliance
LGBTQIA+ Priority Setting Partnership results: questions 7 - 12 coming up... see yesterday's post for questions 1-6 and more description of the project, or read here: bit.ly/PSPabout and bit.ly/PSPresults 1/
Excited to launch the results of the LGBTQIA+ Perinatal Care Priority Setting Partnership. In our 1st survey, 366 LGBTQIA+ people & their HCPs submitted 1166 qus. We combined qus on the same topic to make 48 summary qus. We checked the evidence to see if any had been answered 1/
November 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Excited to launch the results of the LGBTQIA+ Perinatal Care Priority Setting Partnership. In our 1st survey, 366 LGBTQIA+ people & their HCPs submitted 1166 qus. We combined qus on the same topic to make 48 summary qus. We checked the evidence to see if any had been answered 1/
Interested in LGBTQIA+ perinatal health, particularly collaborative research with LGBTQIA+ families? This family focused research network hosted by York University looks fantastic, we will be presenting our priority setting work there on Dec 3rd www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/research-p... #lgbtq #perinatal
Research Priorities for LGBTQIA+ Health: Online Meeting
The inaugural meeting of our Research Network shares LGBTQIA+ perinatal health research priorities
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Interested in LGBTQIA+ perinatal health, particularly collaborative research with LGBTQIA+ families? This family focused research network hosted by York University looks fantastic, we will be presenting our priority setting work there on Dec 3rd www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/research-p... #lgbtq #perinatal
fun.chicagotribune.com/game/la-time... for the crossword lovers, hope this is as much fun to solve as it was to create 🙂
November 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
fun.chicagotribune.com/game/la-time... for the crossword lovers, hope this is as much fun to solve as it was to create 🙂
bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/9/1/... UK wide paper reporting perinatal optimisation and a few other variables through the lens of ethnicity and deprivation. Timing of cord clamping, admission temperature, mothers milk provision and communication with/involvement of parents showed inequities
Does neonatal care delivery in England and Wales vary by deprivation and ethnicity: a retrospective cohort study
Objective To investigate whether perinatal care delivery in England and Wales varies by ethnicity and socio-economic deprivation, using National Neonatal Audit Programme (NNAP) measures.Design Retrosp...
bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:29 AM
bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/9/1/... UK wide paper reporting perinatal optimisation and a few other variables through the lens of ethnicity and deprivation. Timing of cord clamping, admission temperature, mothers milk provision and communication with/involvement of parents showed inequities
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Thank you for your wonderful review. I’m so glad you enjoyed it.
I wish everyone would read it too.
Especially politicians. Then all doctors, whose voices are unsettlingly quiet on the matter of our government led withdrawal of trans healthcare and how this fits with ‘do no harm’.
I wish everyone would read it too.
Especially politicians. Then all doctors, whose voices are unsettlingly quiet on the matter of our government led withdrawal of trans healthcare and how this fits with ‘do no harm’.
August 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Thank you for your wonderful review. I’m so glad you enjoyed it.
I wish everyone would read it too.
Especially politicians. Then all doctors, whose voices are unsettlingly quiet on the matter of our government led withdrawal of trans healthcare and how this fits with ‘do no harm’.
I wish everyone would read it too.
Especially politicians. Then all doctors, whose voices are unsettlingly quiet on the matter of our government led withdrawal of trans healthcare and how this fits with ‘do no harm’.
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Absolutely delighted to see the Child Cancer Smart campaign launch today.
A campaign steeped in evidence aiming to raise awareness and accelerate diagnosis for all children and young people with cancer.
Huge thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to make this happen.
A campaign steeped in evidence aiming to raise awareness and accelerate diagnosis for all children and young people with cancer.
Huge thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to make this happen.
Today, we’re launching #ChildCancerSmart alongside campaign ambassador @dramirkhangp.bsky.social - an evidence-based public and professional awareness campaign to improve #EarlyDiagnosis of cancer in children and teenagers aged up to 18 🩵🎗️
Find out more at cclg.org.uk/childcancers...
Find out more at cclg.org.uk/childcancers...
August 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Absolutely delighted to see the Child Cancer Smart campaign launch today.
A campaign steeped in evidence aiming to raise awareness and accelerate diagnosis for all children and young people with cancer.
Huge thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to make this happen.
A campaign steeped in evidence aiming to raise awareness and accelerate diagnosis for all children and young people with cancer.
Huge thank you to everyone who has worked so hard to make this happen.
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Welcome to the new BlueSky home for the SURFSUP Trial! SURFSUP is a RCT including preterm infants ≥1250g, comparing supraglottic airway surfactant vs minimally invasive surfactant by thin catheter in preventing surfactant treatment failure. We'll be posting updates on the trial here 🏄🏄♂️🏄♀️
August 8, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Welcome to the new BlueSky home for the SURFSUP Trial! SURFSUP is a RCT including preterm infants ≥1250g, comparing supraglottic airway surfactant vs minimally invasive surfactant by thin catheter in preventing surfactant treatment failure. We'll be posting updates on the trial here 🏄🏄♂️🏄♀️
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"Breastfeeding was something I could do in a body that so often feels limited. I’m so proud of our journey and everything we achieved."
Thanks to Jo for sharing her story with us #DisabilityPrideMonth
Thanks to Jo for sharing her story with us #DisabilityPrideMonth
July 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
"Breastfeeding was something I could do in a body that so often feels limited. I’m so proud of our journey and everything we achieved."
Thanks to Jo for sharing her story with us #DisabilityPrideMonth
Thanks to Jo for sharing her story with us #DisabilityPrideMonth
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The moment I saw that "trans bra" M & S story I sensed it was nonsense.
Seconds later, having read the Telegraph piece I knew it was worse than that. It was deliberate hate mongering completely devoid of evidence, names and facts.
Superb job of debunking it here
www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/06/m...
Seconds later, having read the Telegraph piece I knew it was worse than that. It was deliberate hate mongering completely devoid of evidence, names and facts.
Superb job of debunking it here
www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/06/m...
Dispelling harmful misinformation about M&S 'trans' bra fitting row
Dangerous misinformation over an M&S 'trans' bra fitting story is spreading online; here's what we actually know.
www.thepinknews.com
August 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The moment I saw that "trans bra" M & S story I sensed it was nonsense.
Seconds later, having read the Telegraph piece I knew it was worse than that. It was deliberate hate mongering completely devoid of evidence, names and facts.
Superb job of debunking it here
www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/06/m...
Seconds later, having read the Telegraph piece I knew it was worse than that. It was deliberate hate mongering completely devoid of evidence, names and facts.
Superb job of debunking it here
www.thepinknews.com/2025/08/06/m...
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@brandeisuniversity.bsky.social is hosting a webinar TOMORROW discussing how to support parents with a variety of disabilities in lactation and breastfeeding their child.
🔗 zurl.co/UMvAl
#NationalBreastfeedingMonth #NBM #DisabledPregnancy #WorldBreastfeedingWeek2025 #MCH
🔗 zurl.co/UMvAl
#NationalBreastfeedingMonth #NBM #DisabledPregnancy #WorldBreastfeedingWeek2025 #MCH
August 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
@brandeisuniversity.bsky.social is hosting a webinar TOMORROW discussing how to support parents with a variety of disabilities in lactation and breastfeeding their child.
🔗 zurl.co/UMvAl
#NationalBreastfeedingMonth #NBM #DisabledPregnancy #WorldBreastfeedingWeek2025 #MCH
🔗 zurl.co/UMvAl
#NationalBreastfeedingMonth #NBM #DisabledPregnancy #WorldBreastfeedingWeek2025 #MCH
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Still time to join our team! We're exploring how lactation and early nutrition shape lifelong health
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🚨 I’m looking for two enthusiastic scientists to join our team at Cambridge to explore the molecular mechanisms of lactation, early nutrition, and their long-term impact on health.
Apply here:
👉 RA: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51988/
👉 Postdoc: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51984/
Please share 🔬👩🔬
Apply here:
👉 RA: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51988/
👉 Postdoc: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/51984/
Please share 🔬👩🔬
Research Assistant (Fixed Term) - Job Opportunities - University of Cambridge
Research Assistant (Fixed Term) in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge.
www.jobs.cam.ac.uk
August 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Still time to join our team! We're exploring how lactation and early nutrition shape lifelong health
🔬🥼👩🏻🔬🤱
🔬🥼👩🏻🔬🤱
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🦖 What was the first animal that breastfed?
👵🏽 Can you breastfeed after menopause?
🌈 Does the color of breast milk mean anything?
🔬 Why does breastmilk contain stem cells?
💉 Does breastmilk protect against Covid?
🐄 How do different animals milks differ?
Come ask us anything on FRIYAY!
👵🏽 Can you breastfeed after menopause?
🌈 Does the color of breast milk mean anything?
🔬 Why does breastmilk contain stem cells?
💉 Does breastmilk protect against Covid?
🐄 How do different animals milks differ?
Come ask us anything on FRIYAY!
July 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
🦖 What was the first animal that breastfed?
👵🏽 Can you breastfeed after menopause?
🌈 Does the color of breast milk mean anything?
🔬 Why does breastmilk contain stem cells?
💉 Does breastmilk protect against Covid?
🐄 How do different animals milks differ?
Come ask us anything on FRIYAY!
👵🏽 Can you breastfeed after menopause?
🌈 Does the color of breast milk mean anything?
🔬 Why does breastmilk contain stem cells?
💉 Does breastmilk protect against Covid?
🐄 How do different animals milks differ?
Come ask us anything on FRIYAY!
New publication on markers of metabolic bone disease in EPT/VLBWs during different clinical regimes. Key points: a) no improvement in ALP/radiological signs/fracture with routine fortification/switch to PTH driven protocol (but v low fracture rate) 1/ share.google/u42DlXULiNzc...
Markers of Metabolic Bone Disease in Extremely Preterm and Very Low Birth Weight Infants: A Four‐Part Cohort Study Spanning Changes in Clinical Approach
Aim Analyse the association of markers of metabolic bone disease of prematurity (MBDP) with different clinical approaches to MBDP prevention and management. Methods Four-part cohort study in a ter...
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July 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
New publication on markers of metabolic bone disease in EPT/VLBWs during different clinical regimes. Key points: a) no improvement in ALP/radiological signs/fracture with routine fortification/switch to PTH driven protocol (but v low fracture rate) 1/ share.google/u42DlXULiNzc...
www.amnesty.org.uk/anti-rights Amnesty UK report finding: "a rapidly expanding network of organisations working to undermine human rights protections, targeting reproductive freedoms, LGBTI rights and promoting dangerous practices such as so-called "conversion therapy". "
July 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
www.amnesty.org.uk/anti-rights Amnesty UK report finding: "a rapidly expanding network of organisations working to undermine human rights protections, targeting reproductive freedoms, LGBTI rights and promoting dangerous practices such as so-called "conversion therapy". "
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Today is the 10th anniversary of Ireland's gender recognition act. Ireland's gender recognition is through self-declaration without the need for permission from a doctor, panel or judge etc. In the past decade nothing bad happened.
youtu.be/1f8OxezAqTk?...
youtu.be/1f8OxezAqTk?...
The Gender Recognition Bill Becomes Law in Ireland
YouTube video by TransgenderEquality
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July 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Today is the 10th anniversary of Ireland's gender recognition act. Ireland's gender recognition is through self-declaration without the need for permission from a doctor, panel or judge etc. In the past decade nothing bad happened.
youtu.be/1f8OxezAqTk?...
youtu.be/1f8OxezAqTk?...
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Today is International Non-Binary People's Day and the first day of Non-Binary Awareness Week
The day was first celebrated in 2012, started by Katje van Loon. The date was chosen for being precisely midway between International Women's Day and International Men's Day.
The day was first celebrated in 2012, started by Katje van Loon. The date was chosen for being precisely midway between International Women's Day and International Men's Day.
July 14, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Today is International Non-Binary People's Day and the first day of Non-Binary Awareness Week
The day was first celebrated in 2012, started by Katje van Loon. The date was chosen for being precisely midway between International Women's Day and International Men's Day.
The day was first celebrated in 2012, started by Katje van Loon. The date was chosen for being precisely midway between International Women's Day and International Men's Day.
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I just read this and it’s wonderful!
July 14, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I just read this and it’s wonderful!
This update also has a new Excel bulk calculator where you don't have to divide the data into boys and girls which is great 🙂
The 3rd generation Fenton preterm growth charts were recently released, so being a data geek, I did some analysis of how the Fenton 2003/2013/2025 and Olsen 2010 preterm charts compared, and harmonization with the WHO growth standards.
Also some opinionated musing.
#NeoSky #PedSky #rstats #dataviz
Also some opinionated musing.
#NeoSky #PedSky #rstats #dataviz
Growth chart comparison – Incidental Findings
Comparison of Fenton, Olsen, and WHO growth charts and observations on the interpretation of small, large, preterm, and term.
www.incidentalfindings.org
June 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This update also has a new Excel bulk calculator where you don't have to divide the data into boys and girls which is great 🙂
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The 3rd generation Fenton preterm growth charts were recently released, so being a data geek, I did some analysis of how the Fenton 2003/2013/2025 and Olsen 2010 preterm charts compared, and harmonization with the WHO growth standards.
Also some opinionated musing.
#NeoSky #PedSky #rstats #dataviz
Also some opinionated musing.
#NeoSky #PedSky #rstats #dataviz
Growth chart comparison – Incidental Findings
Comparison of Fenton, Olsen, and WHO growth charts and observations on the interpretation of small, large, preterm, and term.
www.incidentalfindings.org
June 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM