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Use of doulas and detention of immigrant pregnant women on agenda at RCM conference
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.RCM welcomes CNO commission report on widening participation in midwifery education and careers
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 ...‘We warned you’ says RCM on shortfall in applications for midwifery degrees
Applications for midwifery, nursing degrees and other allied health university courses have fallen by over twenty percent in England.‘Midwives key frontline professionals who can identify FGM says RCM’
Today NHS Digital have published the latest enhanced dataset on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The data collected is from July to September 2019 and supports the Department of Health’s FGM prevention programme presenting a national ...Promising start for Government's commitment to NHS, say midwives - but playing catch-up on NHS funding
The Government has made a promising start in reversing years of underinvestment in the NHS – but there is much more to do. That’s the verdict of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) on today’s Queen's Speech.'RCM welcomes commitment from Scottish Government to drive up maternity standards’
The Scottish Government have today re-announced support for new mothers and their families. This includes more than £50 million to improve access to mental health support for expectant and new mothers, and £12 million to transform maternity ...RCM advises pregnant women against use of personal dopplers
The RCM has today restated that it does not recommended use of personal home dopplers while pregnant over safety concerns. The advice comes as the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have published updated guidance ...RCM welcomes latest report from Council of Deans of Health
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the recommendations made by The Council of Deans of Health in The Academic Workforce in Health Faculties report. The report reflects the findings of a recent Freedom of Information (FOI) request ...