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Plymouth invites families to decorate Christmas tree
‘Christmas tree oh Christmas tree how lovely are your branches?’ We can certainly enjoy the tree at Derriford Hospital as the maternity staff ask families to decorate the branches with baubles, one for each baby born in December.
RCM says urgent action needed to stamp out racism in NHS
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) says urgent action is needed to stamp out racism in the NHS in a motion to the TUC Black Workers conference starting today. It calls for an open and inclusive NHS in which everyone feels that they belong and says ...
Deep-seated problems still blighting NHS maternity workforce
Small improvements are not enough to address the deep-seated problems blighting the NHS maternity workforce – and won’t be enough to keep some in the profession. That was the verdict today of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) on the latest ...A blank piece of paper
What is co-production? Equality, equity, a balance of power, the ability for communities to be involved in working together with professionals to achieve change. It’s an honest desire to value and combine the strengths, knowledge and opinions ...
How can midwives support our approach to ‘build back better and fairer’?
Like many of you, I have found the past year to be one of my most challenging. Responding to relentless work pressures while balancing caring responsibilities of a young family and ageing parents, one of whom was diagnosed with cancer following ...New pathway created for women with pregnancies affected by Down Syndrome
Positive about Down syndrome (PADS) works with maternity units by providing information and support to new and expectant parents of a baby with Down syndrome. We understand how these parents crave an understanding into the lived experience ...Sands write about the right care and support for bereaved parents as campaign launches
For more than 40 years Sands has worked to make sure that bereaved parents and families get the support they need and deserve, and Sands has also worked to save babies lives.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 ...