on 24 May 2023
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the Department of Health’s announcement today on the commissioning of a report into Northern Ireland’s midwifery services. The College sees this review, to be led by Professor Mary Renfrew, ...
on 22 May 2023
A project that has increased healthy eating among vulnerable pregnant women across Greater Manchester has led to midwife Susan McAuliffe winning a national award.
on 22 May 2023
A Medway midwife has scooped a national award for improving maternity care for women with learning disabilities. Sarah-Jayne Ambler - Clinical Research Manager in Midwifery at Medway Foundation Trust - received the Excellence in Midwifery ...
on 18 April 2023
Investment and resources must be targeted towards reducing poorer outcomes for Black women in maternity care as a matter of urgency. That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) responding to a report from the House of Commons ...
on 11 April 2023
More investment is needed on multiple fronts to continue reducing smoking in pregnancy rates says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The College’s call follows today’s Government announcement of a financial incentive scheme to encourage ...
By Gemma Murphy on 27 November 2020
The Royal College (RCM) has welcomed the Duchess of Cambridge's call for more support for new parents.
The college says the results of The Royal Foundations early years survey which will add to the growing body of evidence that tackling ...
By Give midwives the autonomy and the flexibility they need to support vulnerable women, says RCM on 23 November 2020
A leading Royal College has called for greater support to be given to vulnerable women during pregnancy. The Royal College of Midwives has warned that, without appropriate support, women with severe and multiple disadvantage are at greater ...
on 02 October 2020
In her column yesterday, Alice Thomson painted a picture that few women who have given birth over the past six months would recognise.
By Gemma Murphy on 08 September 2020
Today two leading Royal Colleges have called the delay by NHS England in publishing guidance on partners attending births, scans and other ante- and postnatal appointments as ‘unacceptable’. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal ...
By MBRRACE report: Continuity of care invaluable for improving outcomes says RCM on 13 December 2019
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is today calling for more specialist midwives in every trust and health board so that every woman gets the high-quality care and support she needs throughout her pregnancy.
The RCM is also calling on healthcare ...