Media releases

Media releases

• • RCM
  • Maternity Services
  • Midwifery Workforce
  • Midwife Shortage
  • Breastfeeding
  • Infant Feeding

Supporting

RCM calls for improvements in staffing to enable better breastfeeding support

on 01 July 2022 We must see improvements in breastfeeding support for disadvantaged women says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). This comes as new research out today from UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies shows that improving breastfeeding support ...

Media releases

• • Breastfeeding
  • Infant Feeding
  • Employment
  • On Employment

Influencing

RCM calls for extending legal rights to workplace breastfeeding support

By RCM calls for extending legal rights to workplace breastfeeding support on 14 September 2021 Employers must follow guidance on supporting breastfeeding at work says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in a motion to the TUC Congress. The RCM says that ACAS guidance is being ignored by many organisations and this is affecting breastfeeding ...

Media releases

• • RCM
  • Midwifery
  • Awards
  • RCM Annual Midwifery Awards
  • Infant Feeding
  • Breastfeeding
  • Public Health

Influencing

Kent midwives wins national award for ‘liquid gold’ breastmilk project

on 08 May 2020 Two Kent midwives who increased the collection and use of antenatal breastmilk have won the JOHNSON’S® Excellence in Maternity Care and Innovation Award in the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Annual Awards

Media releases

• • Breastfeeding
  • Scotland
  • RCM Scotland

Influencing

Bold and welcome vision says RCM Scotland on Scottish Government Breastfeeding report

on 03 June 2019 Today the Scottish Government has published the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Report. The report assessed the effectiveness, affordability and feasibility of current support for breastfeeding, marking it overall as 'strong'. ...

Media releases

• • Breastfeeding
  • Position Statement
  • Specialist Midwives
  • Postnatal Care
  • Infant Feeding

Influencing

RCM responds to BBC poll on women’s experiences of breastfeeding

on 27 January 2019 Today (Tuesday 29th January)  the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have responded to a new poll about women’s experiences of feeding their baby, commissioned by BBC Radio’ 4 Woman’s Hour and BBC Radio Sheffield.

Media releases

• • Breastfeeding
  • Public Health

Influencing

RCM calls for return of Infant Feeding Survey responding to child health report

on 22 January 2019 Today the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has published a new report - State of Child Health: Two Years On.Commenting on the report, Clare Livingstone, Professional Advisor at the Royal College of Midwives, said: "This is ...

Media releases

• • Breastfeeding
  • Midwives
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers

Influencing

RCM responds to PHE annual breastfeeding statistics for England

on 24 October 2018 Today (Thursday 24 October 2018) Public Health England have published annual experimental statistics on breastfeeding prevalence at 6 to 8 weeks after birth.

Media releases

• • Infant Feeding
  • Breastfeeding
  • Premature Birth

Promoting

RCM comments on breastmilk and pre-term babies study

on 21 September 2018 Research published today by the University of Edinburgh has found that babies born before their due date show better brain development when fed breast milk rather than formula.

Media releases

• • Breastfeeding
  • RCM
  • Women
  • Infant Feeding
  • World Breastfeeding Week

Influencing

RCM comments on World Breastfeeding Week 2018

By RCM on 31 July 2018 Today (Wednesday 1st August) marks the start of World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) 2018 and this year the theme is ‘Foundation of Life’.

Media releases

• • Breastfeeding
  • Infant Feeding

Influencing

Need to do as much as possible to support breastfeeding says RCM on new WHO report

By RCM on 31 July 2018 Today the World Health Organisation and UNICEF have published a report on breastfeeding in the first hour after birth.