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More midwives needed for 'Better births'

23 March 2018 ‘We simply do not have enough midwives for the job we are trying to do.’ This is the view of Sarah-Jane Marsh, chair of the Maternity Transformation Programme, NHS England, speaking yesterday (22 March) at a seminar in London.

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Better Births 3 years on: reflections on what matters most

22 March 2019 On March 7th 2019, NHS England celebrated the three-year anniversary of the launch of the maternity policy document ‘Better Births’ in Manchester. Attending this event made me reflect on how hard maternity services have worked, and how far ...

RCM Opinion

• • Maternity Services
  • Better Births Initiative

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Maternity Transformation Programme: thoughts from RCM CEO Gill Walton

22 December 2017 As we approach the end of 2017 we can reflect on progress made to date in implementing Better Births while looking ahead to the challenges for delivering the maternity transformation in 2018.

RCM Opinion

• • Midwives Magazine
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Better births: what midwives think

25 May 2018 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.

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• • RCM
  • Midwives
  • Pregnancy
  • Better Births Initiative

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Statement on RCM’s Better Births Initiative

14 August 2017 The position of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) on normal birth has been the subject of much attention and discussion in recent days, including in the media. This was as a result of a front page story in The Times on 12 August. This statement ...

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• • Women's Choice
  • Dilemma Debate
  • Better Births Initiative
  • Maternity Services

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‘Equality for all choice for some? asks the RCM at its annual Dilemma Debate’

28 June 2017 Tonight the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) will host its Annual Dilemma Debate. This years debate is entitled; Equality for all choice for some? Are pressures on healthcare exacerbating the inverse care law?

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• • Maternal Sleeping Position
  • Labour
  • Stillbirth
  • Safe Sleep
  • Midwives
  • Better Births Initiative

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‘Position is important even for healthy pregnant women with no risk factors say midwives on new study’

21 November 2016 RCM comments on new research which indicates lying on your back while giving birth could increase your chance of stillbirth.

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  • Better Births Initiative
  • Maternity Transformation

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Maternity services improving but more investment needed says RCM

04 March 2020 The Royal College of Midwives has welcomed a report by the Chief Midwifery Officer for England that shows progress is being made to improve maternity care, but has sounded a note of caution as demands on services increase.