Sana Gul Baloch

@sanagul.bsky.social

CoChair NursingNow Challenge | Winner Student Nursing Times Award| Winner Nursing Now Leadership Award | RCN midwifery forum committee member

According to the WHO, health is defined as “a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" but did you know that there is no universally agreed definition for ‘wellbeing’? That’s up to each one of us to ultimately define for ourselves.

Today is the International #DayOfTheMidwife #Midwives provide vital care for mums & babies around 🌎. Let’s ensure they have the right support, incl.: 🎓 the education they need 🙌🏾 the recognition they deserve 💖 decent working conditions & salaries 🏥 supportive policies & systems 🔗 bit.ly/4djYHWE

Midwife performing prenatal check-up in a clinic.

Today at the @rcnmidwiferyforum.bsky.social we are celebrating International Day of Midwives 25. Being a member of @InternationalMidwives.org, we call on our members, partners, and all midwives to advocate for and celebrate this year's theme, "Midwives are critical in every crisis." #HappyIDM25

International Confederation of Midwives@internationalmidwives.org · last yr.

Happy #IDM2025! Today we celebrate midwives—essential, trusted, and critical in every crisis. In a world facing growing emergencies, it’s not if crisis will strike—but when. And when it does, you want midwives there. Join us to celebrate and advocate🔗 zurl.co/9HXQm

My 3rd blog in @nursingtimes.bsky.social inspired by the discussion of an early career nurse Shazia with a global nurse leader Dr Barbara Stilwell during her Book Club.

Nursing Times@nursingtimes.bsky.social · 2y ago

‘Can gender equality in nursing drive a power shift in healthcare?’ Student editor @sanagul.bsky.social on how gender equality in nursing can ensure that nurses and midwives have an equal voice in shaping healthcare policy and decisions. #nursing #equality www.nursingtimes.net/students/can...

Prolonged screen or reading times can lead to eye strain, dry eyes, and headaches. DO ✅ take breaks! Use the 20 - 20 - 20 rule to help your eyes: 🖥️ After using a screen for 20 minutes 📏 Look at an object 20 feet away 🕓 For 20 seconds

Avoid eye strain and headaches, follow the 20-20-20 rule: after 20 minutes spent using a screen, look at an object 20 feet (6m) away, for at least 20 seconds.

I can hardly believe it - my first article has been published on the Nursing Times web! 💙 This is a moment I never dreamed would come and I am so grateful for the support that helped me get here. If you’d like to read it : www.nursingtimes.net/students/the... #NursingTimes #WritingJourney #Student

‘The challenges of studying in a second language have made me more resilient’

Hello fellow healthcare adventurers! I’m Zaneta and from Lithuania, navigating the challenging b...

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🎉 I’m thrilled to share that it’s official - I've been announced as one of the student editors at Nursing Times! A big thank you to Steve Ford for this incredible opportunity. Meet me and the amazing team of editors here: www.nursingtimes.net/students/mee... #NursingTimes #StudentEditor 🌟

Meet the student editors | Nursing Times

Meet the Nursing Times student editors who write regular blogs for us about nurse and midwife education and related topics.

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Over the last 10 years more than 200 US maternity services have closed, mostly due to financial pressures and staffing challenges. Here’s a list of 36 from 2024. These closures create huge access to care problems for many pts. #MedSky www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/7-ma...

36 maternity service closures in 2024

Check out the following hospital and health system maternity care closures that Becker's has reported on in 2024.

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And today, the BBC is reporting that they've just announced that women can no longer train as midwives 'until further notice' (which, by all accounts, means never) - this in the country that already has one of the worst maternal and infant mortality rates in the world. www.dw.com/en/taliban-o...

Taliban overhaul Afghanistan's education system – DW – 11/30/2024

The Taliban are rewriting school and university curricula in line with their deeply conservative version of Islam. They have created "a hell of structural oppression and systematic violence," one expe...

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How are your bowels when you do night shifts? Nurses working nights may experience stomach and bowel issues such as heartburn, constipation, diarrhoea and IBS – find out steps to take to reduce your risk. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

Night shifts, indigestion and IBS: gut health advice for nurses

Nurses working nights may experience stomach and bowel issues such as heartburn, constipation, diarrhoea and IBS – find out steps to take to reduce your risk

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