on 10 October 2019
Today the Institute of Health Visiting (IHV) has ‘Health Visiting in England: A Vision for the Future’, their evidence-based blueprint to rebuild health visiting services. Commenting, Gill Walton, Chief Executive of the Royal College of ...
on 27 January 2019
Today (Tuesday 29th January) the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have responded to a new poll about women’s experiences of feeding their baby, commissioned by BBC Radio’ 4 Woman’s Hour and BBC Radio Sheffield.
By RCM on 11 June 2018
‘The decision of whether or not to breastfeed is a woman’s choice and must be respected’, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has confirmed today as it publishes a new position statement on infant feeding.
By RCM on 04 May 2017
A survey released today by UK parenting website Mumsnet has revealed a variety of problems with healthcare for women who have just had babies.
By RCM on 10 March 2017
Today The Lullaby Trust has published a survey of parents which found that over 55% of parents are unsure of the basic steps they can take to lower the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The survey of 500 parents with children aged 0-2 ...
By RCM on 07 March 2017
The Albany Midwifery Practice has been demonstrated by independent researchers to have had outstanding outcomes for mothers and babies.
By RCM on 15 December 2016
New research published today in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (BJOG) suggests that assisted reproductive technology (ART) could be associated with an increased risk of severe postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), ...
