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+import React from 'react'
+import {View} from 'react-native'
+import {useSafeAreaInsets} from 'react-native-safe-area-context'
+
+// Every screen should have a Layout component wrapping it.
+// This component provides a default padding for the top of the screen.
+// This allows certain screens to avoid
+//
+// In a future PR I will add a unified header component to this file and
+// things like a preconfigured scrollview.
+
+let Screen = ({
+  children,
+  disableTopPadding,
+}: {
+  children: React.ReactNode
+  disableTopPadding?: boolean
+}): React.ReactNode => {
+  const {top} = useSafeAreaInsets()
+  return (
+    <View style={{paddingTop: disableTopPadding ? 0 : top}}>{children}</View>
+  )
+}
+Screen = React.memo(Screen)
+export {Screen}