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RCM concerned about home doppler machines for use by pregnant women

20 June 2017 Today the Kicks Count charity is warning of the potential dangers of Home Doppler machines for pregnant women. The machines are used to check for the developing baby’s heartbeat.

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Women with IBD need more pregnancy advice

09 April 2018 Researchers say that women with inflammatory bowel disease should be given more advice about pregnancy, so that they can make informed choices about their options and care.

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• • Public Health England
  • Breastfeeding
  • Advice

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RCM supports Public Health England’s new interactive breastfeeding support tool ‘ChatBot’

22 March 2017 Start4Life, Public Health England’s (PHE) programme that helps parents-to-be and parents to adopt healthy behaviours, has launched a new interactive Breastfeeding Friend (BFF) ChatBot.

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• • Pregnancy
  • Advice
  • Midwives
  • Maternal Sleeping Position

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RCM responds to research on maternal sleeping position

13 October 2017 A pregnant mother sleeping on her back during late pregnancy may cause problems for the fetus, according to new research published in The Journal of Physiology. This is the first study to monitor unborn babies overnight and at the same time ...

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• • Pregnancy
  • Domestic Abuse
  • Midwives
  • Advice

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‘RCM joins the global fight against domestic violence’

25 November 2016 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today joined the UK Government, domestic abuse charity SafeLives and other key stakeholders to highlight violence against women and girls.

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• • Obesity
  • Pregnancy
  • Midwives
  • BMJ Study - British Medical Journal
  • Advice
  • Good Health

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We must ensure women can access the right services to support a healthy lifestyle says RCM on new BMJ study

05 July 2018 ‘Children of mothers who follow a healthy lifestyle have a substantially lower risk of developing obesity than children of mothers who don’t make healthy lifestyle choices’ that’s according to a new study published in the British Medical ...

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• • Advice
  • Midwives
  • RCM
  • Pregnancy
  • Driving While Pregnant

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RCM comments on correct seat belt use for pregnant women

10 May 2018 Research commissioned by a UK child safety group into seatbelt use while pregnant has revealed that 45.9% of women, when asked whether they knew of the correct way to wear a seat belt while pregnant, said no.

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• • Advice
  • Pregnancy
  • Obesity
  • Midwives
  • CMO - Chief Medical Officer
  • Good Health
  • Expectant Mothers

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‘Midwives welcome new CMO advice on physical activity for expectant mothers’

29 June 2017 Today (Thursday June 29th) the UK’s Chief Medical Officers for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have released new advice on physical activity for expectant mothers.

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• • Pregnancy
  • Morning Sickness
  • Smoking
  • Advice
  • Study
  • Research
  • Midwives

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RCM welcomes article on morning sickness in early pregnancy

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.

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• • Midwives
  • RCM
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Updated advice for pregnant healthcare workers and employers during the coronavirus outbreak

21 March 2020 New advice for pregnant women who are working in the NHS and other work settings has been published Women who are less than 28 weeks pregnant should practise social distancing but can continue working in a patient-facing role, provided the ...