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Black mothers’ lives matter
Black pregnant women are five times more likely, and Asian women twice as likely, to die during pregnancy and childbirth than white women. For those of us who have dedicated our careers to supporting pregnant women to give birth safely and healthily, ...
The inequality of COVID-19
Last month, the journalist Emily Maitlis gave a powerful statement about the current crisis on BBC Newsnight. "You do not survive the illness through fortitude and strength of character," she said, "And the disease is not a great leveller, ...
Meeting new challenges – students’ perspectives
In the current crisis, many final year students have suspended their studies and entered the midwifery workforce. Here, two members of the RCM Student Midwife Forum (SMF), Amy Yorath of Cardiff University and Rachael Dewey of Edinburgh Napier ...
Reflecting on a very different International Day of the Midwife
One week on, RCM President, Kathryn Gutteridge, reflects on a very different International Day of the Midwife.
Giving birth during a global pandemic – A tribute to my midwife
For my second pregnancy, I opted for my antenatal care to be provided at the midwife-led birth unit at Croydon University Hospital rather than via the community midwives. The idea was that I would receive continuity of care before, during and ...
Kindness matters - Midwives: survive, thrive and transform
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, Organiser Rae Trotter shares her past experience and recent research on mental health in the maternity workforce and how, in the current climate, it is even more important to shed light on the topic.
Midwives: having courage, being kind
Cinderella’s mother said something really important when she advised her daughter always to have courage and be kind. I re-watched Kenneth Branagh’s 2015 live action version of the film recently, and the phrase stuck in my mind. In fact, I thought ...Stepping up: Being an MSW during COVID
Chrissy Joyce, an RCM rep and MSW at Imperial, writes about her experience of the changing landscape during the pandemic – and the need for community.
Identity and race: tackling racism in the NHS
I have multiple identities: I am a British woman. I am a Muslim. I am of Asian descent. I am a midwife. I am also the Head of Quality and Safety for the Royal College of Midwives. My Britishness has always been in doubt by others even when I was a child.