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Introducing our expert clinical advisory group
Getting you the most appropriate, practical clinical advice has been a priority since the pandemic began. To do that, we established our expert clinical advisory group (ECAG) to develop a range of regularly updated guidelines and professional ...
Year of the Midwife: what does this mean for leadership?
As we move into the Year of the Midwife would this not seem an ideal time for our profession to celebrate what we share, rather than what divides us? Here at the RCM, we have articulated why this shared sense of identity matters for midwifery leadership, ...Retaining experienced midwives in continuity teams
We have published lots of advice and guidance to support midwifery managers, RCM Workplace Representatives, midwives and MSWs involved in setting up or working in continuity teams. One area that we haven’t covered however is how we retain ...Guest blog: A new position statement for perinatal women in the criminal justice system
It is understood that around 600 pregnant women are held in one of the UKs 12 female prisons every year with approximately 100 babies born. Numbers and outcomes are not currently collated – something the RCM’s new position statement is calling ...
Midwifery in rural areas: a Welsh adventure
Following the publication of the Welsh Maternity Services strategy we found ourselves enjoying a scenic train journey to Welshpool to visit midwives in Powys to learn more about how they work and how continuity of care can work in the area.
Guest Blog: It’s time to talk about fatigue
As the end of the summer approaches, those of us in the business of bringing new life into the world are braced and ready for the one of the busiest times of year. The Office of National Statistics has published data showing that more babies are conceived ...Shutting down Parliament is bad news for the NHS
On Wednesday morning the Prime Minister announced that Parliament would soon be prorogued (political jargon for “shut down”) for five weeks from the week of 9th September until 14th October. By lunchtime the Queen had agreed, and the paperwork ...
Strong, effective midwifery leadership key to better, safer maternity care RCM midwifery leadership manifesto launched
Everyone agrees we must strive to make NHS maternity care the best and the safest it can be. It’s important. Hundreds of thousands of babies are born each year, making childbirth one of the most common reasons for admission to hospital and our ...
Promoting, Influencing and Supporting on behalf of our members around Continuity of Carer
This week we have seen the publishing of figures that show that 17.3% of women in England are now being booked onto a care pathway that should ensure they receive continuity of carer throughout pregnancy, whilst giving birth and in the postnatal ...