Blog
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blog posts
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14 Oct 2025
Baby Loss Awareness Week
This blog looks at Baby Loss Awareness Week, an important time for nurses working in early pregnancy care & also for nurses working in areas that may care for women in early pregnancy.
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5 Sep 2025
Maternal Sepsis
Maternal sepsis is a preventable but life threatening condition. Early recognition, rapid response and vigilant nursing and midwifery care saves lives. This blog explores its impact, and why it matters locally and globally.
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7 Aug 2025
"It's just..."
This blog looks at the language used around women's health. Using 'it's just...' to normalise them; consequently leading to delays in reporting, diagnosis and treatment.
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15 Jul 2025
Fibroid awareness month
The purpose of this Blog is to shed light on fibroids, break the silence and emphasise the urgent need for greater awareness. By understanding the challenges women face and exploring innovative ways to support them, we can improve their quality of life.
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2 Jul 2025
Lipoedema: the hidden women鈥檚 health condition nurses and midwives need to know about
Lipoedema is a chronic, painful disorder affecting connective and fat tissue, lipoedema impacts approximately 10% of women worldwide. Despite this prevalence,many go undiagnosed for years, and this Blog explores some of the key facts around this devastating illness.
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4 Jun 2025
The role of social media in fertility nursing
Social media has become a double-edged tool in the world of fertility nursing. As a Fertility Midwife and Clinical Lead at Juniper, I鈥檝e seen first-hand how platforms like Instagram and TikTok have reshaped the landscape of fertility support, advocacy and misinformation.
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19 May 2025
Recognising and responding to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
外网天堂 Associate Director for Nursing Practice, Patricia Hughes, shares her reflections on her recent attendance at the newly established all-party parliamentary group for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
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28 Apr 2025
Donor Recruitment
This blog provides an overview of the recruitment of egg and sperm donors, highlighting the role of the nurse donor coordinator. There is clear guidance from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) for donor recruitment, however there will be variations in practice across the UK.
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4 Apr 2025
Measurement of pregnancy planning in abortion care
This blog is about my research project entitled "A qualitative study evaluating the implementation of the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy (LMUP) during antenatal and abortion care to assess pregnancy circumstance".
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3 Apr 2025
Attending fertility conferences as a fertility nurse - A journey beyond education
This blog aims to encourage fertility nurses to attend fertility conferences, but not just for the education. Yes, education is a huge part of it, however conferences give us opportunities to share best practice, network and collaborate and this blog will tell you how.
