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Updated advice for pregnant women who are working in the NHS and other work settings during the coronavirus outbreak

26 March 2020 Updated guidance emphasises that pregnant women of any gestation should be offered the choice of whether to work in direct patient-facing roles during the coronavirus pandemic Ostetricians and Gynaecologists and Women who are less than ...
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RCOG/RCM joint statement response to management of early medical abortions during Covid-19 outbreak

24 March 2020 We are disappointed by the Government’s decision not to allow home-use of mifepristone, the first drug used for early medical abortion in unprecedented circumstances , says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians ...
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Leading Royal Colleges urge the NHS to learn lessons and avoid redeploying maternity staff ahead of second wave

30 September 2020 Learning the lessons of the first wave of COVID-19 is vital if we are to ensure the safe delivery of maternity services. These are the recommendations from the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the Royal College of Midwives ...
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Targeted intervention to reduce severe tearing in childbirth ‘promising’, studies reveal

17 September 2020 Two new evaluation papers exploring the impact of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists’ and Royal College of Midwives’ OASI Care Bundle have been published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ...
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End FGM once and for all say campaigners launching animations of men talking about FGM

05 February 2021 Men have a crucial role to play in ending female genital mutilation (FGM) say campaigners launching the latest in a series of short animations amplifying the voices of men about FGM. The animations come during the week leading up to International ...
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Maternity services could be hit if infection rates climb say Royal colleges in Freedom Day caution plea

19 July 2021 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), which between them represent the majority of NHS staff working in maternity, have warned that services face significant challenges as ...
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Worrying that so few women are seeing the same midwife or groups of midwives say RCM on new report

09 August 2017 A new report by the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA) has found a large increase in midwife-led units* co-located with obstetric units that has increased birthplace choice for women.

RCM and RCOG joint response to Secretary of State’s Maternity Safety Strategy

27 November 2017 As leaders of the professional bodies for midwives and obstetricians, Royal College of Midwives (RCM) the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) welcome this refreshed Maternity Safety Strategy and the targets and ...
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‘Must do everything possible to prevent perinatal deaths says RCM on MBRRACE report’

04 October 2019 The latest MBRRACE-UK Perinatal Mortality Surveillance Report for UK Perinatal Deaths for Births has been published this week (Thursday 10th of September). This is the fifth MBRRACE-UK Perinatal Mortality Surveillance Report ad provides ...
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