Mary Renfrew

@maryrenfrew

Researcher, educator, midwife, writer. Prof at University of Dundee, Scotland (semi-retired). See also

Dundee, Yorkshire, Wigtown
Joined November 2011
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    Aug 13

    Our festival programme will be launched on 2 September. We’re online this year and events will be free (for you, not for us!😳). We plan to give you the full Wigtown experience as much as possible - the sights, sounds and atmosphere of Scotland’s national book town.

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    Aug 13

    Another paper citing our 1st report on rights violations in maternity care during COVID-19 has been published! (, & ) - a gender lens on austerity measures and changes in maternity care during COVID-19 in Europe.

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    Aug 12

    As a new design museum we have no excuse for omitting and misrepresenting exploitative colonial history in our galleries. This article explains how and why we’re decolonising our Scottish Design Galleries, kicking off our new series:

    Photo of Turkey Red fabric. it's bright red with an exquisitely embroidered yellow and blue peacock on it, as well as flowers and the Paisley pattern.
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    Aug 10

    “It compounds the disadvantage.” Sir Michael Marmot, author of the Marmot Review into health inequality, says he would expect those from disadvantaged backgrounds to have their grades marked up, not down

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    Aug 10

    New article available comparing the potential health implications of COVID-19 on newborns against the damage caused by separating infants and mothers by Editorial Review Board Member Karleen Gribble, PhD

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    Aug 9

    "What the research overwhelmingly demonstrates is that, while infants generally fare well against COVID-19, what they cannot withstand is separation from their mother." Paper on which the article is based at

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    Aug 7

    Successful Elimination of Covid-19 Transmission in New Zealand | NEJM

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    Aug 7

    Breast milk = Zero food waste. No tins. No plastic and no electricity required. We can all support breastfeeding for a

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    Aug 6

    As Editor-in-Chief of I love to count up where our authors are from every month. So, in July we had 8 papers with authors from 15 countries: Aust, Canada, China, Finland, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malawi, Netherlands, Rwanda, S. Africa, Taiwan, UK, USA, & Vietnam

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    Aug 7

    Navigating maternity service redesign in a global pandemic: A report from the field

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    Aug 3

    As COVID-19 “pop up” food banks prepare for the long haul, what now for ending the need for food banks in the UK? "Now is the time to stop hunger from happening in the first place."

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    Aug 3

    Important work by . documents how companies are exploiting the COVID-19 crisis to push milk formulas - including product strategies, co-opting medical professionals, and distributing free product, among others

    , , and 7 others
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    Aug 3

    The theme of is support breastfeeding for a healthier planet. No food is more locally produced, sustainable or environmentally friendly AND it gives baby all they need for their first 6 months

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    Aug 3

    World Breastfeeding Week 2020 Statement: Covid-19 exposes fragility of infant feeding support in the UK

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    A great celebration across the world!

    Here we go! Great week to celebrate breastfeeding
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    Amazing, Helen! ✨✨✨

    Please support The-6-foot-4 who are fundraising for UK Sepsis Trust on JustGiving. As many of you know I had sepsis last year and lost both legs as a result. From 1st Sept I am cycling (on my static bike) with The-6-foot-4 our target is 1000 miles.
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    Jul 31

    Devastating indirect global impacts of COVID19 - up to 7 million unintended pregnancies, thousands of deaths from unsafe abortion and complicated births, skyrocketing gender-based violence - a pandemic within a pandemic

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    Jul 31

    Brilliant as always to have input from all our third sector stakeholders who do so much to advocate for women’s and babies’ health and ensure our findings are used to drive changes in care. Thank you all!

    Just represented at a stakeholders meeting with . We learnt about the negative impact that data opt-out is going to have on their work, plus a covid-19 report they have written but still awaiting approval for release. Big thanks to and the team.
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    Jul 30

    What an amazing group of experts in Infant and Young Child Feeding. I look forward to these important new guidelines

    Proudly representing in Complementary Feeding Guideline Development group. This important work must go on....no matter what!
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    Jul 30

    The impact of on maternity care in Europe, read our editorial on Midwifery

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