The project is led by @shematariq.bsky.social (
@uclglobalhealth.bsky.social) and Marthe Le Prevost (@mrcctu.bsky.social) and includes collaborators from a wide range of disciplines and sectors within UCL and beyond!

@bpas.bsky.social @bhiva.bsky.social @maternityaction.bsky.social @birthcompanions.bsky.social

@ucl.ac.uk @uclglobalhealth.bsky.social @ucl-ifwh.bsky.social @uclchildhealth.bsky.social @mrcctu.bsky.social

We are working with @coprocollective.bsky.social and Tommy's (www.tommys.org) to make sure that people who have been pregnant and/ or cared for babies and young children during outbreaks of disease can have their say on how we prepare for future outbreaks

We are a group of researchers at University College London (UCL) working on a new project called RECENTRE. This project wants to understand how we can better prepare and respond to future infection outbreaks for people who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or making health decisions for their babies.

We found that family members of children living with cCMV identified a series of missed opportunities in the process of seeking a diagnosis for their child's impairment. This caused anxiety and distress and had knock-on effects for access to interventions and treatment.

We conducted a secondary analysis of responses to the UK National Screening Committee's 2021-22 public consultation on cCMV policy. The consultation received over 150 responses, which made it a uniquely large and rich source of qualitative data.

I'll be sharing some of the findings from my PhD research with families raising children with CZS in Colombia, and reflecting on wider lessons for the field of global health that can be learned from the Zika epidemic and its aftermath

We spent the afternoon discussing possible collaborative projects, funding bids, articles and events, all while using collage to design our 'dream' future research project

I must have got distracted and never finished the thread 🤦🏻‍♀️😹