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England short of almost 2,500 midwives, new birth figures confirm
The national midwife shortage continues, with the NHS in England short of the equivalent of almost 2,500 full-time midwives. That is according to the latest RCM analysis of birth figures published earlier this month by the Office for National ...
Guest blog: New tools to help you support smokefree pregnancies
As midwives are well aware, stopping smoking is one of the best things a woman and her partner can do to protect the health of their baby through pregnancy and beyond. But you may not be aware that in recent years the percentage of women recorded ...
Guest blog: Brenda McCabe on winning Emma's Diary 'Mums' Midwife of the Year at RCM Awards 2019
I was nominated for the RCM's Emma's Diary Mums' Midwife of the Year award' by an exceptional lady, wife and mother of two beautiful children, Sarah Griffiths. I was completely taken aback that Sarah felt my care had such a positive impact that ...
Celebrating a decade of MSWs
This April the RCM celebrates the 10th anniversary of the opening up of membership to support workers in maternity. Apparently this is an anniversary celebrated by a gift of aluminium or tin but we’ll probably stick with cake.
Caring for refugee women in Europe – a new way to think about a crisis
Have you ever thought about the origins of the word ‘crisis’ in our English language? We use it to describe something terrible, an intractable calamity of some kind. But in Greek – the source of our English word – it means something different, ...
Influential research: The research that inspired me
Two leading midwives explain the research that influenced them and why.
Better births: what midwives think
Three years into A Better Start, researchers are beginning to study the programme’s impact and cost-effectiveness – and local maternity services can help, write Sarah Beake and Debra Bick.
The Big Conversation: Listen and learn
Juliette Astrup spoke to RCM CEO Gill Walton on why she is throwing open the door to midwives’ ideas on shaping the future of the profession.The First Five Years forum - links
The RCM Scotland has set up First Five Years Forum - a network in Scotland for Newly Qualified Midwives. Here's how to join.