Dr Shawn Walker
@midwifedrshawn.bsky.social
Clinical Academic Midwife. Consultant, Teacher & Researcher. Breech Specialist ❤️🍑. Available for short-term clinical research visits (up to 3mos) to support your team to build newer, safer breech birth skills. https://makingbirthsafer.optibreech.uk/courses
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NIHR Open Research Article: How safe is it to plan a vaginal breech birth with OptiBreech collaborative care?: analysis of cumulative data within the OptiBreech Multiple Trials Cohort.
Read the latest article version by Shawn Walker, Sabrina Das, Kate Stringer, Emma Spillane, Amy Meadowcroft, Siân Davies, Jacana Bresson, Alice Hodder, Jasmine Kang, The OptiBreech Collaborative...
openresearch.nihr.ac.uk
Final data from the OptiBreech cohort now available: openresearch.nihr.ac.uk//articles/3-...
From Cornwall to Oldham, 199 planned vaginal breech births supported across two studies, with one serious adverse neonatal outcome (0.5%), one tenth the adverse outcome rate in the Term Breech Trial (5.0%).
From Cornwall to Oldham, 199 planned vaginal breech births supported across two studies, with one serious adverse neonatal outcome (0.5%), one tenth the adverse outcome rate in the Term Breech Trial (5.0%).
Today I added a new section about how length of pregnancy affects risks when planning a vaginal breech birth. FREE collection of informational resources for women considering their options with a breech presenting baby. Please do share. makingbirthsafer.optibreech.uk/course/breec...
December 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Today I added a new section about how length of pregnancy affects risks when planning a vaginal breech birth. FREE collection of informational resources for women considering their options with a breech presenting baby. Please do share. makingbirthsafer.optibreech.uk/course/breec...
Next physiological breech birth study day at Kingston Hospital on 19 December! Learn advanced breech skills with Emma Spillane. www.eventbrite.com/cc/physiolog...
Physiological Breech Birth Study Days
Face-to-face physiological breech birth study days that come with free access to our on-line training materials for more learning. If you don't see one listed in your area, organise one: https://breec...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Next physiological breech birth study day at Kingston Hospital on 19 December! Learn advanced breech skills with Emma Spillane. www.eventbrite.com/cc/physiolog...
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
Optimal Mode of Delivery for Individuals With Low-Risk Term Breech Presentation
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40609093/
Although term vaginal breech delivery was associated with slightly higher odds of the composite adverse neonatal outcome compared with cesarean delivery, the absolute risk remains low.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40609093/
Although term vaginal breech delivery was associated with slightly higher odds of the composite adverse neonatal outcome compared with cesarean delivery, the absolute risk remains low.
November 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Optimal Mode of Delivery for Individuals With Low-Risk Term Breech Presentation
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40609093/
Although term vaginal breech delivery was associated with slightly higher odds of the composite adverse neonatal outcome compared with cesarean delivery, the absolute risk remains low.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40609093/
Although term vaginal breech delivery was associated with slightly higher odds of the composite adverse neonatal outcome compared with cesarean delivery, the absolute risk remains low.
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Jeffrey Epstein survivors released a new video urging Congress to vote to release the Epstein files
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Jeffrey Epstein survivors released a new video urging Congress to vote to release the Epstein files
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Final data from the OptiBreech cohort now available: openresearch.nihr.ac.uk//articles/3-...
From Cornwall to Oldham, 199 planned vaginal breech births supported across two studies, with one serious adverse neonatal outcome (0.5%), one tenth the adverse outcome rate in the Term Breech Trial (5.0%).
From Cornwall to Oldham, 199 planned vaginal breech births supported across two studies, with one serious adverse neonatal outcome (0.5%), one tenth the adverse outcome rate in the Term Breech Trial (5.0%).
NIHR Open Research Article: How safe is it to plan a vaginal breech birth with OptiBreech collaborative care?: analysis of cumulative data within the OptiBreech Multiple Trials Cohort.
Read the latest article version by Shawn Walker, Sabrina Das, Kate Stringer, Emma Spillane, Amy Meadowcroft, Siân Davies, Jacana Bresson, Alice Hodder, Jasmine Kang, The OptiBreech Collaborative...
openresearch.nihr.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Final data from the OptiBreech cohort now available: openresearch.nihr.ac.uk//articles/3-...
From Cornwall to Oldham, 199 planned vaginal breech births supported across two studies, with one serious adverse neonatal outcome (0.5%), one tenth the adverse outcome rate in the Term Breech Trial (5.0%).
From Cornwall to Oldham, 199 planned vaginal breech births supported across two studies, with one serious adverse neonatal outcome (0.5%), one tenth the adverse outcome rate in the Term Breech Trial (5.0%).
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Half-day physiological breech birth study day, Friday 21/11, 13:30 - 17:00. Reviews of recent cases, clinical decision-making, hands-on simulations, research update and plans for future research. www.eventbrite.com/e/physiologi...
Physiological Breech Birth Half Day -- Royal London
Half day update for clinical skills trainers, obstetricians and midwives. Recent case review, video-based simulations, and hands-on practice
www.eventbrite.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Half-day physiological breech birth study day, Friday 21/11, 13:30 - 17:00. Reviews of recent cases, clinical decision-making, hands-on simulations, research update and plans for future research. www.eventbrite.com/e/physiologi...
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Authoritarians call resistance “insurrection.” It’s the warped logic of an abuser calling healthy boundaries as “hateful” or “harmful.” They see others as extensions of themselves, and tools for their own agenda.
We are justified in our autonomy and agency. Its the American way. Stand Strong 💪 🇺🇸
We are justified in our autonomy and agency. Its the American way. Stand Strong 💪 🇺🇸
October 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Authoritarians call resistance “insurrection.” It’s the warped logic of an abuser calling healthy boundaries as “hateful” or “harmful.” They see others as extensions of themselves, and tools for their own agenda.
We are justified in our autonomy and agency. Its the American way. Stand Strong 💪 🇺🇸
We are justified in our autonomy and agency. Its the American way. Stand Strong 💪 🇺🇸
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🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2
October 12, 2025 at 7:57 PM
🚨🚨🚨WA Governor Bob Ferguson responds to a letter he received from AG Pam Bondi in which she threatened to place him in jail. 🧯He is on fire! 1/2
The Royal London are advertising for a Saving Babies Lives midwife. www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/jobs?ref=Lin...
Job vacancies at Barts Heath NHS Trust
Job vacancies at Barts Heath NHS Trust
www.bartshealth.nhs.uk
September 29, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The Royal London are advertising for a Saving Babies Lives midwife. www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/jobs?ref=Lin...
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June 15, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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CATO Institute Director of Immigration Studies
June 8, 2025 at 2:26 AM
CATO Institute Director of Immigration Studies
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ICE is a much greater threat to this country than illegal immigrants. The current administration ia by far the greatest threat this country faces. The problem is not st our borders. It is in the White House.
June 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
ICE is a much greater threat to this country than illegal immigrants. The current administration ia by far the greatest threat this country faces. The problem is not st our borders. It is in the White House.
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The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.
Don't give them one.
Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.
Don't give them one.
Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.
June 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.
Don't give them one.
Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.
Don't give them one.
Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.
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I don't care if these monstrous ICE raids are a "federal operation". This is authoritarian violence, plain and simple.
Just because Stephen Miller has kidnapping quotas for brown people he doesn't want to see on the street doesn't mean we have to think it's okay.
Just because Stephen Miller has kidnapping quotas for brown people he doesn't want to see on the street doesn't mean we have to think it's okay.
June 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I don't care if these monstrous ICE raids are a "federal operation". This is authoritarian violence, plain and simple.
Just because Stephen Miller has kidnapping quotas for brown people he doesn't want to see on the street doesn't mean we have to think it's okay.
Just because Stephen Miller has kidnapping quotas for brown people he doesn't want to see on the street doesn't mean we have to think it's okay.
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Still LA, ICE is gathered again to start another operation after tear gassing civilians for hours at Paramount. A massive ICE presence stands across the street from civilians. This is live right now.
June 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Still LA, ICE is gathered again to start another operation after tear gassing civilians for hours at Paramount. A massive ICE presence stands across the street from civilians. This is live right now.
Current mood.
April 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Current mood.
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
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After getting some rest, I am in awe of everyone who continues to lift their voice and speak out. This is a moment for our country, and we must make a choice about the America we want to be.
April 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
After getting some rest, I am in awe of everyone who continues to lift their voice and speak out. This is a moment for our country, and we must make a choice about the America we want to be.
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I’m tired after giving a 2 hr lecture but @booker.senate.gov gave 24+ hrs of content, just wow
April 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I’m tired after giving a 2 hr lecture but @booker.senate.gov gave 24+ hrs of content, just wow
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AOC: One thing I love about Arizonans is that you all have shown that if a US Senator isn’t fighting hard enough for you, you’re not afraid to replace her with one who will.
March 21, 2025 at 3:53 AM
AOC: One thing I love about Arizonans is that you all have shown that if a US Senator isn’t fighting hard enough for you, you’re not afraid to replace her with one who will.