Blood clots are the leading direct cause of maternal death in the UK, yet pregnant women are rarely warned about the risks.

After meeting with the Health Secretary last month, I'm relieved she has listened and committed to make the NHS do more on maternal blood clot prevention.
it any longer, lives depend on it.

A blood clot is the biggest killer of pregnant women, yet most women have no idea.

This week I met with the Health Secretary to push for an awareness campaign and new guidance for clinicians.

I survived because I was lucky, my doctor was exceptional and she too had had a clot a clinician who will save them.

Blood clots are the number one cause of maternal death in this country, but pregnant women are not being told!

On World Thrombosis Day I am calling for maternal blood clot prevention to be an explicit priority in the Government’s National Maternity Plan.

So far, I have mmitment to review NG201, its national guidance on maternity care, to ensure blood clot risks are properly assessed at the first contact when pregnant

☑️ A review of QS201, the National Quality Standard for preventing blood clots, which currently excluded pregnant women despite them being at increased risk.

☑️ An interim statement published by RCOG aligning its outdated 2015 guidance with NHS England’s Maternal Care Bundle and the latest evidence, supporting more consistent risk assessments and preventative treatment ahead of the full updated guidance.

But it’s not enough - I need the Government’s support, and we need action to save lives.

🩸🤰 Clot and Carry: Navigating VTE in Pregnancy

Managing PE in pregnancy takes a multidisciplinary team — and plenty of nuance.

@bhwords, @RosovskyRachel & experts at #PERT2026 tackled VTE risk, diagnosis, treatment & complex decisions throughout pregnancy.

#PulmonaryEmbolism #PERTCon#VTE

This is amazing and worth every second until the end.

@JTHjournal - Understanding Natural Anticoagulant Deficiencies

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#HemostasisToday

Fantastic that the new North American guidelines on PE incorporate the management of PE in pregnancy! Great to work with Shannon Bates & @bbikdeli in appreciation of the work & discussing gaps in evidence & future directions

Important new guidelines in managing PE from all the major US groups. Importantly they contain a section on PE management in pregnancy & the effects of anticoagulants on women’s heath, nevermind a new classification of PE !

The first guidelines on thromboprophylaxis for psychiatric patients, a much neglected area

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41543789/

Join the🗓️Nov. 13 @ISTH webinar on the role of viscoelastic testing in fibrinolytic disorders
🎙️P. Collins 🇬🇧 & J. Brogaard Larsen 🇩🇰
discuss eval. fibrinolysis through viscoelastic testing & provide a clin. appl. focusing on acute obstetric coagulopathy.
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Caroline Dixon and Colleagues on LMWH Dosing to Reduce The Risk of VTE in Pregnant Women With Inherited ATD
@JTHjournal
@bhwords

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#AntithrombinDeficiency #AT #ATD #Health #MedEd #Hematology #Hemostasis #HemostasisToday #JTH #LMWH #Medicine #Pregnancy usThromboembolism #VTE

🚨Tomorrow is #WorldThrombosisDay🚨
🎧to the latest @isth Pulse Podcast w/Lai Heng Lee 🇸🇬 & @bhwords 🇬🇧 as they share global insights on hospital-associated #VTE prevention, highlight gaps in care, & explore opport. for improvement
#WTDay25 @thrombosisday
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New episode of The #Pathology Report is out now 🎧 Tune in to hear A/Prof Dan Owens explore the latest on managing bleeding with Prof Beverley Hunt and Dr Pratheepan Puvanakumar @bhwords @do315 rcpa.me/The-Pathology-…

Common myths of LMWH vs UFH use highlighted by @bhwords along with advice on leveraging the unique qualities of each agent for each clinical scenario! #PERT2025 #PERTtrainee

Shematology session in order! Different PERTs for different PEEPs. Tackling pregnancy, peds, cancer and athletics!

@PERTConsortium #PERT2025
@bhwords @RosovskyRachel @AyeshaNZia

A meeting for everyone managing women with refractory obstetric APS, just sign up via Thrombosis UK website under calendar of events - it is free!

Fantastic learning platform on all #VTE matters, set up by @ThrombosisUK @bhwords
@EuropeanTHA @thrombosisday @SarahGreenLD
training.thrombosisuk.org/p/home

🚨 New paper alert! 🚨 I’m thrilled and proud to share that our latest work has just been published in @ScienceMagazine! 🎉 🧽

📖 Read our paper here: doi.org/10.1126/scienc…

🎬 Watch a summary: youtu.be/MttCA3GGWEM

🧵 Or keep reading for the key points! 🔑 1/19

We’re excited to share enrollment for HI-PEITHO is now complete! With 544 patients enrolled across 72 sites in the United States in Europe, this landmark trial compares EKOS (Ultrasound Assisted Thrombolysis) with Anticoagulation vs Anticoagulation Alone in the treatment of PE patients. The study was a collaboration between The PERT Consortium, University Medical Center Mainz, and Boston Scientific. We extend our congratulations to all investigators and enrollment sites involved in this one-of-a-kind trial that will inform strategies for PE treatment around the world.#pe #pulmonaryembolism #hipeitho @bostonsci @bsc_pi
Learn more about HI-PEITHO: t.co/u5SkH7GUiS

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