Obstetrician, maternity researcher passionate about personalising maternity care. Proud mum. Find me in Liverpool!https://bsky.app/profile/abimerriel.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/abimerriel.bsky.social/post/3m656ebq7kk2mSo exciting to share the results of the APT-Sepsis trial! 32% reduction in maternal mortality and severe morbidity. https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa2512698 Potential for huge impact with APT Sepsis implementation. Amazing job to the team & leadership of Prof Lissauer @livuninews.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social21 Nov 2025 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:poavid66phpiftcaezq2dbi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m656ebq7kk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/abimerriel.bsky.social/post/3m5y4636pjs2wSo exited that our long I process vaginal birth core information set is out today! http://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.70071 thank you to everyone who made it happen. We hope it can support conversations about birth choices! @liverpooluni.bsky.social @storkresearchgroup.bsky.social @theoptionsstudy.bsky.social19 Nov 2025 11:03 +0000at://did:plc:poavid66phpiftcaezq2dbi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5y4636pjs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/abimerriel.bsky.social/post/3m5itqiog5c2zBeautiful setting for the British Intrapartum Care Society’s conference!! Really lovely start to the day from Susie Crowe! Looking forward to learning lots and sharing our research. @storkresearchgroup.bsky.social @theoptionsstudy.bsky.social13 Nov 2025 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:poavid66phpiftcaezq2dbi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5itqiog5c2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/abimerriel.bsky.social/post/3m52ja35ykc2zCheckout the @bjog.bsky.social health equity issue loads of really interesting papers and includes our caesarean birth core information set https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.18269 and risk communication survey https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.1831407 Nov 2025 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:poavid66phpiftcaezq2dbi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52ja35ykc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/abimerriel.bsky.social/post/3lyyepnjlqs2sEnjoyed sharing @theoptionsstudy.bsky.social at the International Labour and birth research conference today. Was great to discuss core info sets including our published https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.18269 caesarean core info set and our risk communication work https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.1831416 Sep 2025 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:poavid66phpiftcaezq2dbi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyyepnjlqs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/abimerriel.bsky.social/post/3lonld6ch422fSharing our systematics review about GDM and stillbirth examined across country income level! @storkresearchgroup.bsky.social08 May 2025 09:17 +0000at://did:plc:poavid66phpiftcaezq2dbi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lonld6ch422fhttps://bsky.app/profile/abimerriel.bsky.social/post/3lonh7o4jhk2mBMFMS is off off off and away at the ICC in Belfast!08 May 2025 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:poavid66phpiftcaezq2dbi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lonh7o4jhk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/abimerriel.bsky.social/post/3lm2e3gbjxk2p@storkresearchgroup.bsky.social05 Apr 2025 06:57 +0000at://did:plc:poavid66phpiftcaezq2dbi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm2e3gbjxk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/abimerriel.bsky.social/post/3lhk7hco5j22aExciting at the RCOG annual academic meeting for @theoptionsstudy.bsky.social was Ben sharing for the first time our core information set for caesarean birth!06 Feb 2025 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:poavid66phpiftcaezq2dbi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhk7hco5j22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/abimerriel.bsky.social/post/3lhk7fkvad22aAnd not to forget old friends / collaborators from Bristol! Go Danya sharing ichoose!06 Feb 2025 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:poavid66phpiftcaezq2dbi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhk7fkvad22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/abimerriel.bsky.social/post/3lhk7d6bzts2aThen there’s the fantastic presentations at the RCOG annual academic meeting from other Liverpool colleagues06 Feb 2025 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:poavid66phpiftcaezq2dbi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhk7d6bzts2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/abimerriel.bsky.social/post/3lhk7abyh722aAnd there’s more posters about GDM risks and Induction-amazing job team….there’s still more to come tomorrow! @storkresearchgroup.bsky.social06 Feb 2025 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:poavid66phpiftcaezq2dbi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhk7abyh722ahttps://bsky.app/profile/abimerriel.bsky.social/post/3lhk75nhcqk2aFantastic day at RCOG annual academic meeting! So many posters and presentations sharing our work!!! @theoptionsstudy.bsky.social @storkresearchgroup.bsky.social06 Feb 2025 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:poavid66phpiftcaezq2dbi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhk75nhcqk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/abimerriel.bsky.social/post/3lhf6ev6ngk25📢 📢 The British Maternal & Fetal Medicine Society abstract deadline for Belfast 8th-9th May has been extended to midnight on Thursday 13th February 2025 Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase your research!! 🔬 Submit via: lnkd.in/eszrUx8w lnkd.in/eyY5i7PU https://lnkd.in/eszrUx8w04 Feb 2025 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:poavid66phpiftcaezq2dbi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhf6ev6ngk25https://bsky.app/profile/abimerriel.bsky.social/post/3lhdsgxunrc2xExcited to share this work building the case that high quality balanced information can form an important part of pregnancy journeys-work to improve and standardise antenatal education is needed! [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Feb 2025 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:poavid66phpiftcaezq2dbi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhdsgxunrc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/abimerriel.bsky.social/post/3les6t3qxfs2mDelighted to share this study where we found that antenatal education impacts expectations of birth https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-07066-x02 Jan 2025 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:poavid66phpiftcaezq2dbi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3les6t3qxfs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/abimerriel.bsky.social/post/3lclbyrxvvc23Roll up roll up! Have you received NHS care and had gestational diabetes, raised blood pressure or pre-eclampsia in the last 5 years? If so please consider completing this survey! https://redcap.liverpool.ac.uk/surveys/?s=9NPDHX98KLPNHTJX [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Dec 2024 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:poavid66phpiftcaezq2dbi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lclbyrxvvc23https://bsky.app/profile/abimerriel.bsky.social/post/3lclbyrxvvc23Roll up roll up! Have you received NHS care and had gestational diabetes, raised blood pressure or pre-eclampsia in the last 5 years? If so please consider completing this survey! https://redcap.liverpool.ac.uk/surveys/?s=9NPDHX98KLPNHTJX [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Dec 2024 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:poavid66phpiftcaezq2dbi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lclbyrxvvc23https://bsky.app/profile/abimerriel.bsky.social/post/3lcezuvjvuk2wUseful animation to accompany the updated RCOG consent guidelines https://www.rcog.org.uk/guidance/browse-all-guidance/consent-advice/planned-caesarean-birth-consent-advice-no-14/ @storkresearchgroup.bsky.social @theoptionsstudy.bsky.social03 Dec 2024 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:poavid66phpiftcaezq2dbi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcezuvjvuk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/abimerriel.bsky.social/post/3lbwn4veams22Amazing work @jennyriches.bsky.social important findings about burden of death following CS in Malawi [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Nov 2024 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:poavid66phpiftcaezq2dbi7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbwn4veams22