Aimee Middlemiss
@almiddlemiss.bsky.social
Social science - politics and policy of reproduction, death, personhood, kinship.
Currently: reproductive politics of the cervical stitch/cerclage.
Previously: 'Invisible Labours' book on politics of 2nd trimester pregnancy loss.
Currently: reproductive politics of the cervical stitch/cerclage.
Previously: 'Invisible Labours' book on politics of 2nd trimester pregnancy loss.
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The Moral Regime of Midwifery Continuity of Carer Implementation in England
Since 2016, the National Health Service (NHS) in England has been aiming to implement midwifery continuity of carer (MCoC), a model of maternity care in which the same midwife or small group of midwi...
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New paper from the SIMCA project: Moral Regime of Midwifery Continuity of Carer Implementation in England. Discusses the consequences of a moral regime for an NHS maternity care intervention, & links evidence use to moral & truth regimes in healthcare. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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"If HCWs wear N95 respirators and surgical masks throughout, the total infection risk can be reduced by 94.7 % and 53.9 %, respectively Increasing the ventilation rate from 1 ACH to 6 ACH reduced the infection risk. ."
FYI NSW Health & @racgp.bsky.social et al
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FYI NSW Health & @racgp.bsky.social et al
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Transmission of respiratory infectious diseases based on real close contact behavior in an emergency room
The risk of transmission of respiratory infectious diseases in emergency rooms is high, posing a severe threat to the health of healthcare workers (HC…
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December 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
"If HCWs wear N95 respirators and surgical masks throughout, the total infection risk can be reduced by 94.7 % and 53.9 %, respectively Increasing the ventilation rate from 1 ACH to 6 ACH reduced the infection risk. ."
FYI NSW Health & @racgp.bsky.social et al
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
FYI NSW Health & @racgp.bsky.social et al
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Some thoughts on this thing, which I've seen pop up a lot of times today.
I'm often confronted with nervous, insecure adolescent students who are early on their musical journeys, have been bitten by the bug a little and have now become intimidated by the idea that they expect something of…
I'm often confronted with nervous, insecure adolescent students who are early on their musical journeys, have been bitten by the bug a little and have now become intimidated by the idea that they expect something of…
Anyone who supports this is an embarrassment. "Instead of typing it out they'll generate their idea"? Are you insane?
Call yourself whatever you want but you aren't creatives, that's for sure.
Call yourself whatever you want but you aren't creatives, that's for sure.
December 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Some thoughts on this thing, which I've seen pop up a lot of times today.
I'm often confronted with nervous, insecure adolescent students who are early on their musical journeys, have been bitten by the bug a little and have now become intimidated by the idea that they expect something of…
I'm often confronted with nervous, insecure adolescent students who are early on their musical journeys, have been bitten by the bug a little and have now become intimidated by the idea that they expect something of…
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Britain could have joined Erasmus five years ago; an agreement on funding was completed between negotiators but vetoed “at the very last minute” by Boris Johnson. From Stefaan de Rynck’s book
December 17, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Britain could have joined Erasmus five years ago; an agreement on funding was completed between negotiators but vetoed “at the very last minute” by Boris Johnson. From Stefaan de Rynck’s book
Masks on everyone.
Farage says, "I didn't wear them (masks) last time, and I won't wear them this time" and dismisses mask mandates as "rubbish".
Here's Farage in 2020.
Man's a dangerous idiot.
Here's Farage in 2020.
Man's a dangerous idiot.
December 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Masks on everyone.
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For avoidance of confusion, that’s just about all academic staff, excluding Heads of Dept and- of course - Senior Management Team.
Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
For avoidance of confusion, that’s just about all academic staff, excluding Heads of Dept and- of course - Senior Management Team.
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Nothing wrong with having help for childcare, I wish everyone could. Definitely something wrong with being a billionaire snake oil salesman and pretending that the human help you rely on for childcare is actually done by your snake oil
December 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Nothing wrong with having help for childcare, I wish everyone could. Definitely something wrong with being a billionaire snake oil salesman and pretending that the human help you rely on for childcare is actually done by your snake oil
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Thinking of the student Mary Young who 106 years ago today 'said "shan't" under [her] breath when told to repeat poor work'.
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Thinking of the student Mary Young who 106 years ago today 'said "shan't" under [her] breath when told to repeat poor work'.
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Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
December 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
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For the past six weeks, an AI Facebook account has been pulling my history posts on Instagram and slopping out new captions, so I’ve been feeding it poison pills and its followers are having meltdowns in the comments. It’s been pretty spectacular.
November 30, 2025 at 2:10 AM
For the past six weeks, an AI Facebook account has been pulling my history posts on Instagram and slopping out new captions, so I’ve been feeding it poison pills and its followers are having meltdowns in the comments. It’s been pretty spectacular.
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Overall, the combination of tax rises and giveaways since last year’s Budget is progressive.
Incomes for households in the bottom half of the distribution have increased by 1.0 per cent and incomes for households in the top half fell by 0.7 per cent.
Incomes for households in the bottom half of the distribution have increased by 1.0 per cent and incomes for households in the top half fell by 0.7 per cent.
December 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Overall, the combination of tax rises and giveaways since last year’s Budget is progressive.
Incomes for households in the bottom half of the distribution have increased by 1.0 per cent and incomes for households in the top half fell by 0.7 per cent.
Incomes for households in the bottom half of the distribution have increased by 1.0 per cent and incomes for households in the top half fell by 0.7 per cent.
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Overlooked infertility care should be part of national health services, says WHO reut.rs/48grjzH
Overlooked infertility care should be part of national health services, says WHO
Infertility is an overlooked public health challenge and affordable treatment should be available within national health systems, the World Health Organization said on Friday in its first guideline on the topic.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Overlooked infertility care should be part of national health services, says WHO reut.rs/48grjzH
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God help me, I'm gonna actually defend "AI" a bit here: this stuff is like tracer dye revealing how corrupt and decrepit so many of our institutional processes already were long before this garbage came along.
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 27, 2025 at 10:54 AM
God help me, I'm gonna actually defend "AI" a bit here: this stuff is like tracer dye revealing how corrupt and decrepit so many of our institutional processes already were long before this garbage came along.
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So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
So this happened in Oslo yesterday. Four articulated buses got stuck in a roundabout.
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So we are clear welfare spending in this country is NOT “out of control”. It’s risen very little in 10+ years. Small increase due to ageing & ill population. But benefits to working age families & children have been cut severely. Over 70% of children in poverty live in working families #Budget2025
‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss
‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss
‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
So we are clear welfare spending in this country is NOT “out of control”. It’s risen very little in 10+ years. Small increase due to ageing & ill population. But benefits to working age families & children have been cut severely. Over 70% of children in poverty live in working families #Budget2025
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Universities are in crisis, and I don’t think it’s helpful to phrase that as “exiting the market”. They’re not mid-range shoe shops, these are educational pillars in society
Chief exec of OfS 'said the OfS believes there are 24 institutions at risk of exiting the market in the next 12 months, seven of which are large providers with more than 3,000 students. There are another 25 or so institutions of various sizes at risk over a two- to three-year period, she added.'
Seven ‘large providers’ at risk of going under in the next year
Skills minister says no higher education institutions are at imminent risk of collapse this year but OfS confirms more than 20 providers are being closely monitored
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Universities are in crisis, and I don’t think it’s helpful to phrase that as “exiting the market”. They’re not mid-range shoe shops, these are educational pillars in society
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I am very grateful to all the library assistants of the world and especially to Francesco at Welwyn Garden City Central Library
November 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I am very grateful to all the library assistants of the world and especially to Francesco at Welwyn Garden City Central Library
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'The [Vitae] survey of over 13,000 staff from 53 institutions found that while 94 per cent of research and teaching staff hold permanent contracts, only 46 per cent agree that their future is secure. 1/2
Universities ‘struggling to support staff’ amid funding pressures.
Survey finds most staff feel uncertain about their future as institutions battle financial headwinds.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Survey finds most staff feel uncertain about their future as institutions battle financial headwinds.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
'The [Vitae] survey of over 13,000 staff from 53 institutions found that while 94 per cent of research and teaching staff hold permanent contracts, only 46 per cent agree that their future is secure. 1/2
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I find the conclusion line of UK's covid inquiry poor
- "be more prudent next time" has zero actionable value
- Rationale put forward relies on counterfactuals and does not include that measures only delay never avoid
However, most of the report's critique is equally poor
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- "be more prudent next time" has zero actionable value
- Rationale put forward relies on counterfactuals and does not include that measures only delay never avoid
However, most of the report's critique is equally poor
1/
November 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I find the conclusion line of UK's covid inquiry poor
- "be more prudent next time" has zero actionable value
- Rationale put forward relies on counterfactuals and does not include that measures only delay never avoid
However, most of the report's critique is equally poor
1/
- "be more prudent next time" has zero actionable value
- Rationale put forward relies on counterfactuals and does not include that measures only delay never avoid
However, most of the report's critique is equally poor
1/
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Odd coverage of the #covidinquiry by the Today Programme.
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Odd coverage of the #covidinquiry by the Today Programme.
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Interested in doing a funded PhD at the Open University? We have an opportunity to explore what dying well means to people living with dementia. Please see the link below for more information and don't hesitate to get in touch to discuss further! wels.open.ac.uk/sites/wels.o...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Interested in doing a funded PhD at the Open University? We have an opportunity to explore what dying well means to people living with dementia. Please see the link below for more information and don't hesitate to get in touch to discuss further! wels.open.ac.uk/sites/wels.o...
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This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
This mural has gone up in Kingston, ostensibly for Christmas but AI has ensured it's actually to celebrate the return of our dark lord Cthulhu
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The volunteers were at Parliament today to hear the government announce that our beautiful memorial is to be made permanent. It was an emotional day, as we have fought so long and hard to ensure that our beloved dead are not forgotten. We are grateful and happy. ❤️
November 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The volunteers were at Parliament today to hear the government announce that our beautiful memorial is to be made permanent. It was an emotional day, as we have fought so long and hard to ensure that our beloved dead are not forgotten. We are grateful and happy. ❤️