Hannah Edwards
@hannah-b-edwards.bsky.social
Epidemiologist at the University of Bristol
We found big gaps in use of 2 effective, cheap, simple #antenatal treatments to protect #preterm babies. In theory they should be accessible to all mothers, in all resource settings. About 3/4 eligible mothers get them in richer countries, but only about 1/2 in poorer countries bit.ly/40sNIon
Lovely work from the #PReCePT programme on how perinatal prevention work saves money as well as benefitting patients @karenluyt.bsky.social @frankdv.bsky.social @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social
Grand day out today at the #ChildHealthImpact2025 conference 😊
ARC South West@arcsouthwest.bsky.social · last yr.More fascinating sessions from Hannah Edwards, Ben Hughes, Peter Day & Zoe Marshman. Presentations cover PReCePT, the Bradford ACE Service and BRUSH. 👉 Find out more here: bit.ly/4jZJa0n #ChildHealthImpact2025 @nihrarcs.bsky.social
Happy news from our PReCePT programme: concerted national efforts can effectively and cost-effectively improve quality of perinatal care, helping protect preterm babies ❤️ qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/earl... @karenluyt.bsky.social @arc-west.bsky.social @frankdv.bsky.social @csrejon.bsky.social
Implementation of national guidelines on antenatal magnesium sulfate for neonatal neuroprotection: extended evaluation of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the National PReCePT Programme in ...
Background Since 2015, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines have recommended antenatal magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) for mothers in preterm labour (<30 weeks’ gestation)...
qualitysafety.bmj.com
Spoiler... the surprising effect is that they might improve road safety
@bristolpost.co.uk · last yr.Bristol Uni researchers reveal a surprising effect of letting e-scooters onto the roads
This 👇🏼 is a very nice, balanced, and comprehensive discussion of the evidence and its interpretation. ...of course, from a #publichealth perspective, this is entirely unhelpful: "The impact “depends on the individual themselves and their history and their physiology, the content and the context”."
Helen Pearson@helenpearson.bsky.social · last yr.Are smartphones and social media really harming adolescents’ mental health? I reported on this for @nature.com and found a big debate over the evidence, but useful advice for parents and young people. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🚨 Serious road injuries are underreported – new @etsc.eu report. Police data significantly underestimates serious road injuries in the EU. Many pedestrian & cyclist incidents go unrecorded. 📢 Read more: etsc.eu/reducing-ser... #RoadSafety #PACTS #TransportSafety #VisionZero #SafeMobility
Reducing Serious Injuries on European Roads (PIN Flash 48)
Every day, all over Europe, people fall off bikes or trip on pavements and injure themselves. While these incidents do not usually end in tragedy, the short-term effects can be extremely burdensome.
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Great idea to encourage more active travel. As our research suggests, the more people using active travel = the safer it is for everyone: injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/earl... @frankdv.bsky.social @arc-west.bsky.social @eddcarlton.bsky.social
road.cc@roadcc.bsky.social · last yr.Should Cycle to Work be scrapped and rebranded ‘Cycle for Health’? The group has also urged the government to clamp down on pavement parking and remove discriminatory access barriers on bike paths, highlighting “systemic underinvestment” in active travel road.cc/313241 #cycling
Great to hear from Local Transport Minister @simonlightwood.org.uk “We’re looking to blend healthy, greener transport choices that give people greater choice over how they travel. That’s why it’s great to see this research showing areas with our e-scooter trials are now a safer place for cyclists.”
"These findings support the ‘safety in numbers’ hypothesis. This argues that the more people use ‘micromobility’ forms of transport such as bicycles and e-scooters the safer they become, possibly because car drivers take more care." arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/news/electri...
Electric scooter schemes reduce bicycle collisions by 20%, study suggests - ARC West
Electric scooter schemes appear to reduce the risk of bicycle collisions by around 20%, according to a University of Bristol-led study. The research, funded by the National Institute for Health and Ca...
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How e-scooters might benefit cyclists www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @arc-west.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @sustrans.bsky.social @chrisboardman.bsky.social @roadcc.bsky.social @cyclingweekly.com @eddcarlton.bsky.social @frankdv.bsky.social @drmirandaarmstrong.bsky.social
E-scooters reduce bike collision risk, says Bristol University study
The University of Bristol study looked at police data on road collisions between 2015 and 2023.
bbc.co.uk
E-scooters may not be so bad for your health (if you ride a bike)… injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/inju...
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Interesting - and possibly surprising - findings from this natural experiment. Best evidence so far supporting the 'safety in numbers' hypothesis!