"I felt belittled and ridiculed for being in pain": An online survey of Autistic people's experience of care for pregnancy loss (perinatal loss) in the United Kingdom.

Background: Around 3 % of people are Autistic; women may be under-diagnosed. Autistic people report lack of staff understanding, stigma and environmental barriers to using midwifery services. It is not known if these issues are present in perinatal loss services.

Epigenetics and ultraviolet radiation: Implications for skin ageing and carcinogenesis.

Recent published data have highlighted the importance of epigenetics in the response of the skin to recreational and therapeutic ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure. 'Epi'-from the Greek επί, meaning over, outside of or around-relates to the chemical modifications that occur on top of the DNA sequence (for example, DNA methylation) and its associated proteins (e.g.

Understanding modifiable barriers to human milk donation in the United Kingdom.

Background: When premature infants cannot receive their own mother's milk, donor human milk (DHM) is the first-line recommended option, with growing demand for DHM use outside of neonatal units. To meet the potential need, we need to consider whether DHM supply can increase. This study aimed to explore the reasons that prevent women who wish to donate their milk in the United Kingdom from doing so to understand which barriers may be modifiable.