By RCM on 21 December 2017
Today NHS England has published guidance on continuity of carer in maternity services. This is the woman seeing the same midwife, or small group midwives throughout pregnancy, during the labour and birth and after the baby is born.
By RCM on 20 December 2017
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today published results of a survey undertaken by the RCM to gauge the opinion of midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) about their feelings towards their pay.
By RCM on 19 December 2017
Almost 50 percent (49%) of Heads of Midwifery (HOMs) from across the UK have told The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) that they have had to close their maternity units at some point in the past year because they could not cope with the demand and ...
By RCM on 11 December 2017
RCM responds to research on financial incentives for breastfeeding by the University of Sheffield and the University of Dundee.
By RCM on 08 December 2017
New figures reveal no significant reduction in the number of women who died during or after pregnancy between 2013 and 2015, according to the latest report from MBBRACE-UK. The overall death rate in the UK is now 8.8 per 100,000.
By RCM on 07 December 2017
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and are reminding all pregnant women to take up the offer of free flu vaccination this winter to protect themselves and their baby from complications ...
By RCM on 07 December 2017
Today the Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt has written to the Chair NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) to formally commence the 2018-19 pay round for all NHS staff, including midwives.
By RCM on 07 December 2017
A link between morning sickness indicating a healthy pregnancy, and the reason smoking is so detrimental has been found, according to a review published in the Journal of Molecular Endocrinology.
By RCM on 06 December 2017
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today welcomed new report by the Chief Nursing Officers Commission on widening participation in Nursing, Midwifery, Education and Careers. RCM Scotland contributed actively to the commission group ...
