Alison McFadden
profamcf.bsky.social
Alison McFadden
@profamcf.bsky.social
Prof Mother and Infant Public Health, Mother and Infant Research Unit (MIRU), University of Dundee. Passionate about midwifery, infant feeding and health equity for mothers and babies globally. Chair UNICEF-UK Baby Friendly Qualifications Board
Delighted to share this publication - Midwives identified essential components for successful implementation of continuity of care including reducing structural and geographical barriers, the need for capacity building and resource allocation. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
August 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Back home reflecting on an inspiring Nordic Midwives conference. Great talk by Jaki Lambert @rcm.org.uk on what Scotland can learn from the Nordic countries.
May 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Congratulations to MIRU members Sara Cumming and Andrew Symon on their paper "Pregnant and Homeless in the UK" living in temporary accommodation negatively affects pregnant women who often feel invisible in maternity care.
April 10, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Congratulations to to the NHS Tayside AIMS group (Addressing Inequalities in Maternity Services) including MIRU members Sara Cumming and Shona Shinwell on their silver award at the NHS Tayside Star awards last month
April 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM