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What we can learn from the MBRRACE rapid report
The MBRRACE-UK collaboration’s ‘Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care rapid review: Learning from SARS-CoV-2-related and associated maternal deaths in the UK was recently published. The report aims to address the immediate concerns ...
Pension scheme consultation
The Government last week launched a consultation document that runs until October. They want to know what scheme members feel about when this choice is to be offered – either immediately after 1 April 2022 or when they retire.
The History of Midwifery - how far we've come
To commemorate the Year of the Midwife, the RCM has a produced a celebratory animation that shares a glimpse of the history of the midwifery, women supporting women, throughout the ages.
Reflecting on a year like no other
As Conference wraps up, we reflect on a very different experience this year. Rather than being together in person, we booted our laptops, phones, computers and across the wire we flocked to sessions that addressed the hot topics in maternity.
Gill Walton letter of thanks for MSW celebrations
During November, the RCM celebrated MSW Week and rolled out an MSW Virtual Festival with hour long sessions on a range of topics. Although virtual, the engagement was overwhelming with maternity teams up and down the country sharing their appreciation ...
Plymouth invites families to decorate Christmas tree
‘Christmas tree oh Christmas tree how lovely are your branches?’ We can certainly enjoy the tree at Derriford Hospital as the maternity staff ask families to decorate the branches with baubles, one for each baby born in December.
Pandemic pregnancies and midwives’ support
It’s fair to say that, for those women who have been pregnant and given birth during the pandemic, this hasn’t been quite what they had planned. Despite the challenges, though, one thing has been constant: the care and support of midwives and ...
The staff were phenomenal, says a new mother praising her pandemic maternity care
Maternity services have been under incredible pressure throughout the pandemic as staff coped with shortages caused by illness or self-isolating because of COVID-19. Despite these pressures, midwives, maternity support workers (MSW) ...