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Leah Hazard

@leahhazard.bsky.social

NHS midwife, activist, author of Womb (NYT Editors’ Choice), Hard Pushed (UK Sunday Times bestseller) and Birth Wars (coming 2027 from Allen Lane/Penguin Press). Trustee, Amma Birth Companions. www.leahhazard.co.uk. All views my own.

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Leah Hazard@leahhazard.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Thrilled to be supporting the vital work of Birth Companions, an org doing vital research and advocacy for women facing severe inequity in early motherhood.

Birth Companions@birthcompanions.bsky.social · 10mo ago

We’re delighted to welcome Leah Hazard - midwife, author and women’s health advocate as our newest Ambassador. Leah’s bestselling books Hard Pushed and Womb have helped change how we talk about maternity care and women’s bodies. Learn more: www.birthcompanions.org.uk/articles/leah-hazard-ambassador

Leah Hazard@leahhazard.bsky.social · last yr.

Very proud to have co-authored this sweeping review of racism and sexism in the NHS. It’s essential for maternity to get a seat at this table, as the perinatal journey affects lifelong individual and public health. Thank you to @bmj.com and my esteemed co-authors.

Richard Hurley@rich-hurley.bsky.social · last yr.

NHS must tackle #racism & #sexism for patients, staff & society. Evidence & policy options are clear; we need commitment & action. By JS Bamrah @katewomersley.com Chaand Nagpaul ‪@yvc58.bsky.social‬ @ritaissa.bsky.social @leahhazard.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/390/... #BMJCommission @bmj.com

Leah Hazard@leahhazard.bsky.social · last yr.

During my BlueSky break, this happened: Audible released my fiction debut, a bittersweet, dysfunctional love story about two doctors trying to connect despite the pressures of a broken system… …narrated by the phenomenal Jessie Buckley. I’m told it’s quite good! www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Anato...

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Petra Boynton@petraboynton.bsky.social · last yr.

When things are violently laid bare it feels destabilising. Terrifying. Impossible to believe what you're witnessing. Shock is understandable - and likely the point. Use your favoured techniques to calm, connect, process, then collectively resist. All are achievable actions and vital to resistance.

Leah Hazard@leahhazard.bsky.social · last yr.

This toxic patriarchy is only interested in a woman’s body if there’s a p*nis going in or a baby coming out. They’re proving it every day.

Moira Donegan@moiradonegan.bsky.social · last yr.

I also think the Trump regime’s embrace of pro-rape figures like Tate should be considered a continuation of their anti-abortion politics—different in style, but not in substance. Both seek to commandeer women’s bodies by force in order to compel them into a gendered role, be it mommy or sex object.

Arcas De Disco@puckarks.bsky.social · last yr.

The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks 
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available." www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...

Brooklyn Public Library Offers Free eCards to Teens Nationwide Facing Book Bans in Local Communities | Brooklyn Public Library

Librarians and Teen Volunteers Spearhead Books Unbanned Initiative to Combat Censorship

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ProPublica@propublica.org · last yr.

NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%. https://propub.li/43487Tj

Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.

ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

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Leah Hazard@leahhazard.bsky.social · last yr.

PrEP only if you’re making/feeding a baby?? This is the weirdest, most misguided, most pernicious hybrid of pronatalism and homophobia that I’ve ever seen.

Melody Schreiber@melodyschreiber.com · last yr.

Let's take PrEP. It's kind of miraculous: pills or, more recently, long-lasting shots that can prevent you from getting HIV. But the Trump administration specifically said PrEP may *only* be given to pregnant or breastfeeding women. www.npr.org/sections/goa...

Marc Veldhoen@marcveld.bsky.social · last yr.

ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDENT’S MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN COMMISSION Newspeak, it should not need translation to those who have encountered the grifters and pseudo-science speak on social media platforms. It isn't good and spells the end of evidence-based healthcare. www.whitehouse.gov/p... 1/10

Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.

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Eric Schmeltzer@ericschmeltzer.bsky.social · last yr.

Here is the pre-RFK vaccination schedule for your kids. Please download it before he is confirmed and changes/deletes it. Give it to your pediatrician and say this is the schedule you want your kids on. Making this my pinned post.

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