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Maternity under the spotlight
The past week has seen the publication of not one, but two, landmark reports into the state of maternity services in England. On Monday, the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee published a report on the safety of maternity services ...The RCM response to the NICE induction of labour draft guideline
Several new recommendations from the updated draft 2021 NICE guideline on induction on labour have caused concerns in the midwifery community. In particular, the implication of those recommendations on service provision, midwifery workforce, ...
Starting with ABC: working together to avoid brain injury in childbirth
How many parents-to-be, when asked about the sex of their baby, answer “we don’t mind as long as it’s healthy”? That’s their hope and the expectation, and indeed, that’s the outcome for the vast majority of parents. Sadly for some, though, complications ...Health, safety and escalating risk
In our own units and in our teams, we have our ways of assessing risk and improving our maternity services. However, when faced with a global pandemic we took to much larger collective ways of assessing risk, applying national guidance and we ...
A place of safety - midwives helping women to vote
Find out how the RCM is supporting midwives to ensure women can exercise their right to vote safely.
Safety fast
Two years after Better births set out its vision for safer, more personalised, family-friendly care, Juliette Astrup takes a look at the progress being made on improving safety.
Sitting comfortably
Every new parent wants to get their baby home safely, but choosing the right car seat can be a headache. How can midwives help?
In working order?
Electronic rostering is being implemented to save money, but this could be mixed news for midwives, reports Phil Harris.Secretary of State Jeremy Hunt's blog on Maternity Safety
I will never forget meeting Carl Hendrickson. He came to a meeting I had with families who suffered from poor care at Morecambe Bay and I couldn’t quite work out why he insisted on bringing his son. Then he told his story, notably meeting and marrying ...