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RCM Opinion

• • Midwives Magazine
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • RCM Annual Midwifery Awards

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MSW voice: Dedicated to the role

25 May 2018 Lucy-Jayne Downing reveals the work she does that made her an RCM award winner.

News

• • The Lancet
  • Good Health

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Preconception diet and lifestyle is key for health of offspring

17 April 2018 The Lancet has published a new series calling for greater awareness of preconception health and improved guidance, with more focus on diet and nutrition.

Media releases

• • Midwives
  • RCM
  • State of Maternity Services Report

Supporting

Pressure on maternity services in Northern Ireland as births to older mothers continue to rise

21 December 2018 ‘The number of babies born to older mothers in Northern Ireland continues to rise steadily’ that’s according to a new report published  by  the Royal College of Midwives(RCM) today (Friday December 21st).

Media releases

• • Healthcare Professionals

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RCM supports calls on threats to health visitor numbers - RCM responds to Institute of Health Visiting Position Statement

24 June 2019 The RCM is supporting calls from the Institute of Health Visiting (IHV) on the Government to act to reverse cuts to the health visiting workforce in England. The IHV position statement published today, comes in the wake of news this week of a threatened ...

News

• • Maternity Services

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The future of public health in England

19 August 2020 The axing of Public Health England (PHE) and its replacement by a new National Institute for Health Protection (NIHP) raises significant questions about the future of public health services in England.

Media releases

• • NHS Staff
  • Maternity Services
  • Midwifery
  • Safety
  • Covid-19
  • NHS Wales
  • Wales
  • RCM Wales
  • Digital Maturity
  • Specialist Midwives
  • Specialist Mental Health Midwives

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RCM calls for greater investment in Welsh maternity services

20 November 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the progress in making maternity services in Wales safer and better but says there is still work to be done to ensure world-class maternity care. The RCM’s comments come as Healthcare Inspectorate ...

Media releases

• • RCM
  • Maternity Services
  • Safety
  • Stillbirth
  • Stillbirth Report
  • Pregnancy
  • Alcohol and pregnancy
  • Safe high quality care
  • Mary Ross Davie

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Midwives welcome clarity on caffeine in pregnancy

18 November 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today welcomed a new study undertaken by the charity Tommy’s which aimed to understand more about reducing the risk of stillbirth in the UK by reducing caffeine in pregnancy.

Media releases

• • NHS Staff
  • Maternity Services
  • Midwifery
  • Scotland
  • RCM Scotland
  • NHS Scotland
  • Public Health

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RCM Scotland calls for resources to be targeted at most vulnerable pregnant women

25 November 2020 We must target resources towards Scotland’s most vulnerable pregnant women says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) responding to new Scottish hospital birth statistics.  The RCM also says a national effort is needed to tackle deprivation ...

News

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More renew than review – but welcome nonetheless

26 March 2021 The role of the midwife in helping to determine the future could not be clearer. The life chances of a child hinge on the first 1001 days from conception, so the evidence shows. The Leadsom Review outlines ambitions to give every baby the best start ...

Media releases

• • RCM Scotland
  • Infant Feeding
  • Public Health

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Still work to be done says RCM Scotland on new Scottish maternal and infant nutrition report

21 February 2018 Today the Scottish Government has published the 2017 Scottish Maternal and Infant Nutrition Survey report. Commenting on the report Mary Ross-Davie, Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Director for Scotland, said: “The RCM welcomes this report, ...