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New stats show smoking in pregnancy not falling
Today statistics on smoking have been published by NHS Digital. On smoking in pregnancy the statistics show that just under 11% of pregnant women were known to be smokers at the time of delivery in 2018-19. This is similar to the level recorded ...
Meet the RCM's Digital Midwifery Advisor - Hermione Jackson
I found myself involved in many other projects and aspects of maternity care, as every change in practice led to a change in the electronic system.
Maternity services urged to complete Digital Maturity Assessment
An assessment to help maternity services measure their digital maturity has been launched.
Fall in spontaneous labours in England
The proportion of pregnant women having a spontaneous labour in England has dropped to just over half (55.1%) in the past year, figures from NHS Digital show.NHSBSA calls for midwives for digital pilot programme
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) is looking for midwives and healthcare professionals to take part in their pilot programme for digital maternity exemption certificates. The digital scheme is a quicker and cheaper alternative ...The perfect storm for a digital revolution in maternity care
We’ve just received the long-awaited news that maternity services in England are going to receive a much needed £52 million investment in digital technologies . From a survey of Digital Midwives, conducted last summer, the Royal College of ...
RCM comments on annual FGM statistics from NHS Digital
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today responded to an annual report published by NHS Digital on Female genital mutilation (FGM) for 2017/18.‘Are we really winning the fight against FGM?’ ask midwives on latest report
NHS digital have today (Tuesday December 6th 2016) released the latest experimental statistics which support the Department of Health’s Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) prevention programme in England.