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Global midwifery
Educated, trained and regulated midwives have been identified as having a positive impact on maternal and perinatal health. Midwifery is a vital solution to the challenges of providing high quality maternal and newborn care for all women ...Multi-disciplinary team working and continuity of carer
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of Midwives have welcomed the publication of the National Maternity Review, with its focus on putting women at the centre of care and its recognition of the need to ...
Quality maternal and newborn care: Implications for the UK of The Lancet Series on Midwifery
Report of a one-day colloquium hosted by the Royal College of Midwives and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, UK April 2016.
Interventions in Normal Labour and Birth
A number of initiatives have been introduced in recent years to combat the rising rates of intervention during labour and birth. The aim of the study was to describe the nature and prevalence of interventions in labour and birth for births recorded ...
Midwives Magazine - Spring 2016
Disabilities - The free training resources on disability for midwives | PTP - Supporting students to become autonomous practitioners | Charity work -How two student midwives set up their own charities alongside their studies | Public health ...
Evidence Based Midwifery - March 2016
Editorial: Past, present and future reflections on health technologies | A public health intervention to change knowledge, attitudes and behaviour regarding alcohol consumption in pregnancy | Informing the midwife on rare genetic disorders ...
National Maternity Review ‘Better Births: Improving outcomes of maternity services in England'
The report of the National Maternity Review in England was launched on 22nd February, runs to 124 pages and includes 28 recommendations or actions. The RCM has prepared this summary of the main findings and recommendations.
Getting the midwifery workforce right
In order to try to bring some clarity into debates, policies and decisions about how maternity services should be configured, funded and staffed, the RCM has developed this guidance which explains the role of the midwife, the limits and scope ...
State of Maternity Services Report 2016
The RCM's fifth State of Maternity Services Report, a regular look at the number of babies born, midwives employed, students trained, and so on, which enables us to spot emerging and persistent issues and trends.