SueMacMidwife
@suemacmidwife.bsky.social
Midwife & Midwife Teacher. Co-editor of Mayes 16th Edition. Curator for Maternity and Midwifery Festivals & the Maternity and Midwifery Hour
On my way to beautiful (and Christmassy) Edinburgh… for the @midwiferyforum.bsky.social maternity and midwifery festival tomorrow!
November 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
On my way to beautiful (and Christmassy) Edinburgh… for the @midwiferyforum.bsky.social maternity and midwifery festival tomorrow!
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Baroness Hale on her stupendous, eye-opening life in the law: ‘People are capable of treating tiny children very, very badly’
Baroness Hale on her stupendous, eye-opening life in the law: ‘People are capable of treating tiny children very, very badly’
She was the first female president of the supreme court, causing a ruckus when she ruled against Boris Johnson’s suspension of parliament. Now she has written an insider’s take on the UK’s underfunded, overwhelmed justice system
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Baroness Hale on her stupendous, eye-opening life in the law: ‘People are capable of treating tiny children very, very badly’
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Gazprom Neftekhim oil refinery in Salavat, Bashkortostan, Russia🔥🔥🔥
September 18, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Gazprom Neftekhim oil refinery in Salavat, Bashkortostan, Russia🔥🔥🔥
.. Fantastic commentary!!
Been a while since I had this much fun in the studio. Apart from during Mystery Hour, of course. Not sure they made this cut but there at least two occasions when I nearly lost it completely.
James O'Brien: Royal commentator...
September 18, 2025 at 9:54 AM
.. Fantastic commentary!!
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Been a while since I had this much fun in the studio. Apart from during Mystery Hour, of course. Not sure they made this cut but there at least two occasions when I nearly lost it completely.
James O'Brien: Royal commentator...
Trump's state visit: James O'Brien's alternate commentary
YouTube video by LBC
www.youtube.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Been a while since I had this much fun in the studio. Apart from during Mystery Hour, of course. Not sure they made this cut but there at least two occasions when I nearly lost it completely.
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James O'Brien: Royal commentator...
Trump's state visit: James O'Brien's alternate commentary
YouTube video by LBC
www.youtube.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
James O'Brien: Royal commentator...
I forsee an additional career for our fab James O'B!!
Been a while since I had this much fun in the studio. Apart from during Mystery Hour, of course. Not sure they made this cut but there at least two occasions when I nearly lost it completely.
James O'Brien: Royal commentator...
September 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I forsee an additional career for our fab James O'B!!
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The Kimmel video: "The MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it."
September 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The Kimmel video: "The MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it."
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Scoop: Status has obtained the termination letter The Washington Post sent to @karenattiah.bsky.social, in which it informed her that she was being fired for social media posts "about white men."
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...
Fired By The Post
The Washington Post said it fired Karen Attiah over comments she made about white men in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death, Status has learned.
www.status.news
September 16, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Scoop: Status has obtained the termination letter The Washington Post sent to @karenattiah.bsky.social, in which it informed her that she was being fired for social media posts "about white men."
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...
Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/karen-atti...
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'Donald Trump is an inconsistent, unreliable, vicious bully.'
@mrjamesob.bsky.social is not looking forward to the President's state visit, but 'what can you do' when he's one of the 'most powerful people in the world'.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social is not looking forward to the President's state visit, but 'what can you do' when he's one of the 'most powerful people in the world'.
September 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
'Donald Trump is an inconsistent, unreliable, vicious bully.'
@mrjamesob.bsky.social is not looking forward to the President's state visit, but 'what can you do' when he's one of the 'most powerful people in the world'.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social is not looking forward to the President's state visit, but 'what can you do' when he's one of the 'most powerful people in the world'.
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The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has said two independent laboratory tests on biological samples taken from her late husband show he was poisoned before his death
news.sky.com/story/lab-te...
news.sky.com/story/lab-te...
Lab tests show Alexei Navalny was poisoned in Russian jail, his widow says
Alexei Navalny's widow called for the laboratory results to be published, adding "we have the right to know" how her husband died at a Russian jail in February 2024.
news.sky.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has said two independent laboratory tests on biological samples taken from her late husband show he was poisoned before his death
news.sky.com/story/lab-te...
news.sky.com/story/lab-te...
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Greetings from Kyiv
and my little paradise
embroidered with bookshelves.
Warcoffee is strong today.
russia attacked the cities of Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia,
and Kyiv Oblast.
and my little paradise
embroidered with bookshelves.
Warcoffee is strong today.
russia attacked the cities of Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia,
and Kyiv Oblast.
September 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Greetings from Kyiv
and my little paradise
embroidered with bookshelves.
Warcoffee is strong today.
russia attacked the cities of Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia,
and Kyiv Oblast.
and my little paradise
embroidered with bookshelves.
Warcoffee is strong today.
russia attacked the cities of Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia,
and Kyiv Oblast.
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Ed Davey has written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join him in condemning Elon Musk's remarks yesterday
September 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Ed Davey has written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join him in condemning Elon Musk's remarks yesterday
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I bring you the beauty and culture of Ukraine.
I show you what I see
and share what I learn.
Thank you for listening.
Not everyone can.
I show you what I see
and share what I learn.
Thank you for listening.
Not everyone can.
September 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I bring you the beauty and culture of Ukraine.
I show you what I see
and share what I learn.
Thank you for listening.
Not everyone can.
I show you what I see
and share what I learn.
Thank you for listening.
Not everyone can.
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8pm TODAY on @BBCRadio4
👂Second Chance👂
Crash Bang Wallop: The Sound of Words
Word of Mouth
Michael Rosen and Dr Catherine Laing discuss onomatopoeia and other words that sound like their meanings.
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
👂Second Chance👂
Crash Bang Wallop: The Sound of Words
Word of Mouth
Michael Rosen and Dr Catherine Laing discuss onomatopoeia and other words that sound like their meanings.
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
BBC Radio 4 - Word of Mouth, Crash Bang Wallop: The Sound of Words
Michael Rosen and Dr Catherine Laing discuss words that sound like their meanings.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
8pm TODAY on @BBCRadio4
👂Second Chance👂
Crash Bang Wallop: The Sound of Words
Word of Mouth
Michael Rosen and Dr Catherine Laing discuss onomatopoeia and other words that sound like their meanings.
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
👂Second Chance👂
Crash Bang Wallop: The Sound of Words
Word of Mouth
Michael Rosen and Dr Catherine Laing discuss onomatopoeia and other words that sound like their meanings.
@michaelrosenyes.bsky.social
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Amol Rajan: Do you condemn Musk's words on Saturday?
Jacqui Smith: "Absolutely I do. Those words were wrong & they were dangerous… For Elon Musk to talk about violence in our political system… is wholly unacceptable."
Good to hear a minister speak out at last. This should have happened much sooner
Jacqui Smith: "Absolutely I do. Those words were wrong & they were dangerous… For Elon Musk to talk about violence in our political system… is wholly unacceptable."
Good to hear a minister speak out at last. This should have happened much sooner
September 15, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Amol Rajan: Do you condemn Musk's words on Saturday?
Jacqui Smith: "Absolutely I do. Those words were wrong & they were dangerous… For Elon Musk to talk about violence in our political system… is wholly unacceptable."
Good to hear a minister speak out at last. This should have happened much sooner
Jacqui Smith: "Absolutely I do. Those words were wrong & they were dangerous… For Elon Musk to talk about violence in our political system… is wholly unacceptable."
Good to hear a minister speak out at last. This should have happened much sooner
Have you booked???
1 Week to Go!
Cardiff Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2025 is almost here – now with the new Women & Infants Stream.
23 Sept | Cardiff City FC Stadium
FREE CPD – Don’t miss it!
Register: shorturl.at/Paxrz
#CardiffMMF2025 #MidwivesMatter #FreeCPD
Cardiff Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2025 is almost here – now with the new Women & Infants Stream.
23 Sept | Cardiff City FC Stadium
FREE CPD – Don’t miss it!
Register: shorturl.at/Paxrz
#CardiffMMF2025 #MidwivesMatter #FreeCPD
September 15, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Have you booked???
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A recent study showed that newborns have high levels of p-tau, a biomarker for #Alzheimer disease.
Understanding how infants clear the protein could help prevent aggregation, which leads to #neurodegeneration in adults.
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Understanding how infants clear the protein could help prevent aggregation, which leads to #neurodegeneration in adults.
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Clues to Alzheimer Disease in the Newborn Brain
This Medical News article discusses a new finding that healthy infants have high blood levels of the protein p-tau217, a key biomarker for Alzheimer disease.
ja.ma
September 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
A recent study showed that newborns have high levels of p-tau, a biomarker for #Alzheimer disease.
Understanding how infants clear the protein could help prevent aggregation, which leads to #neurodegeneration in adults.
ja.ma/4m8U1Ww
Understanding how infants clear the protein could help prevent aggregation, which leads to #neurodegeneration in adults.
ja.ma/4m8U1Ww
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Maternity & Midwifery Hour – S17 Ep2
Wed 24 Sept | 19:00 UK
Sharing the News That a Baby Has Down’s
Syndrome – Supporting Families
Speakers:
Varshali Swadi & Bev Insch, Down’s Syndrome Scotland
Hosted by Sue Macdonald
Join live: shorturl.at/deGcZ
Wed 24 Sept | 19:00 UK
Sharing the News That a Baby Has Down’s
Syndrome – Supporting Families
Speakers:
Varshali Swadi & Bev Insch, Down’s Syndrome Scotland
Hosted by Sue Macdonald
Join live: shorturl.at/deGcZ
September 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Maternity & Midwifery Hour – S17 Ep2
Wed 24 Sept | 19:00 UK
Sharing the News That a Baby Has Down’s
Syndrome – Supporting Families
Speakers:
Varshali Swadi & Bev Insch, Down’s Syndrome Scotland
Hosted by Sue Macdonald
Join live: shorturl.at/deGcZ
Wed 24 Sept | 19:00 UK
Sharing the News That a Baby Has Down’s
Syndrome – Supporting Families
Speakers:
Varshali Swadi & Bev Insch, Down’s Syndrome Scotland
Hosted by Sue Macdonald
Join live: shorturl.at/deGcZ
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Doctor’s ‘dangerous’ vaccine claims at Reform UK conference to be examined by GMC
Doctor’s ‘dangerous’ vaccine claims at Reform UK conference to be examined by GMC
Aseem Malhotra was criticised by Starmer at PMQs after linking king’s cancer to Covid vaccine at party conference
Comments by a controversial doctor who used a speech at Reform UK’s conference to link Covid vaccines to cancer in the royal family are being examined by the General Medical Council (GMC) amid mounting condemnation of him by senior medics.
The regulator, which is charged with upholding professional standards in UK medicine, is also progressing with an investigation into Aseem Malhotra, currently an adviser to Donald Trump’s health secretary, Robert F Kennedy, over a previous claim. It may consider whether to stop or limit his ability to work as a doctor in the UK in the interest of protecting the public. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Doctor’s ‘dangerous’ vaccine claims at Reform UK conference to be examined by GMC
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Jules, this is Brian. Listen, I'm on an airplane that's been hijacked. If things don't go well, and it's not looking good, I just want you to know I absolutely love you. I want you to do good, go have good times. Same to my parents and everybody, and I just totally love you, and I'll see you when ..
September 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Jules, this is Brian. Listen, I'm on an airplane that's been hijacked. If things don't go well, and it's not looking good, I just want you to know I absolutely love you. I want you to do good, go have good times. Same to my parents and everybody, and I just totally love you, and I'll see you when ..
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Big news day. Two important reports on maternity services launched today:
September 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Big news day. Two important reports on maternity services launched today:
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Years too late. Incredible that the GMC - whose entire raison d'être is upholding professional standards in UK medicine - has allowed Aseem Malhotra to spew out his toxic, dangerous, anti-scientific disinformation for so long.
Regulatory failure at its worst.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Regulatory failure at its worst.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
GMC examines doctor’s Reform speech linking vaccines to royal family cancer
Medical bodies and prime minister condemn Aseem Malhotra’s ‘pseudo-science’ remarks at party conference
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Years too late. Incredible that the GMC - whose entire raison d'être is upholding professional standards in UK medicine - has allowed Aseem Malhotra to spew out his toxic, dangerous, anti-scientific disinformation for so long.
Regulatory failure at its worst.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Regulatory failure at its worst.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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What a huge privilege. Thank you @internationalmidwives.org ❤️ for the opportunity.
All4Maternity Midwife Leaders Anna and Sheena Byrom are delighted and honoured to be selected as Executive Sponsors for the ICM Midwife Leaders Programme ❤️
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@internationalmidwives.org
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@internationalmidwives.org
July 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
What a huge privilege. Thank you @internationalmidwives.org ❤️ for the opportunity.