24 March 2017
Maternity services at Lanarkshire Health board have become the latest NHS maternity service in Scotland to sign up to the Royal College of Midwives (RCMs) Caring for You campaign.
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.
07 September 2017
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has called on the Department of Health in Northern Ireland to issue clear guidance on abortion referrals for midwives and other healthcare professionals.
27 October 2017
The NHS should not employ doulas and they should be directly commissioned by women, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in a new position statement on doulas published today.
16 October 2017
Today (Tuesday 16th October) in Wales, The Children’s, Young People and Education Committee have published their latest report ‘Perinatal Mental Health in Wales’.
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 ...
06 December 2017
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today welcomed new report by the Chief Nursing Officers Commission on widening participation in Nursing, Midwifery, Education and Careers. RCM Scotland contributed actively to the commission group ...
28 November 2019
Today the Health Foundation has published a report on the NHS Workforce. The reports shows how different NHS staff groups have grown in the past year. Midwives have grown in number by the smallest of any group.
