Media releases

Media releases

• • Smoking
  • Obesity

Promoting

'Smoking and obesity rates during pregnancy a real concern in Wales' says RCM as its annual State of Maternity Services Report is launched’

on 06 November 2018 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today highlighted their concerns around the rates of obesity and smoking during pregnancy amongst women in Wales.

Media releases

• • MBRRACE
  • Maternal Death
  • Obesity
  • Antenatal / Prenatal
  • Prenatal Depression
  • Perinatal Mental Health
  • Specialist Midwives
  • Specialist Mental Health Midwives

Promoting

RCM comments on MBRRACE-UK Saving Lives, Improving Mother’s Care report

on 01 November 2018 Today (Thursday 1st November) MBRRACE – UK have published the Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care report.

Media releases

Influencing

Birth Companions and The Royal College of Midwives respond to the Health & Social Care Select Committee report on Prison Health

on 01 November 2018 A report on health and care in prison has been published today by the Health and Social Care Committee. Responding to the report Birth Companions and The Royal College of Midwives, said: ‘We welcome the focus that the Prison Health report brings ...

Media releases

• • Research
  • Birth spacing

Promoting

Ultimately woman’s choice about birth spacing says RCM on new research

on 29 October 2018 In a study to be published in JAMA Internal Medicine today researchers found that getting pregnant less than 12 months after delivery is associated with risks for women of all ages.

Media releases

• • Maternity Services

Promoting

Midwives comment on new annual maternity figures from NHS Digital

on 25 October 2018 Today (Thursday 25th October 2018) NHS Digital have published the NHS Maternity Statistics 2017-18 report*.

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

• • Abortion
  • Northern Ireland

Influencing

RCM comments on MP Diane Johnson's 10 Minute Rule Bill on the decriminalisation of abortion in the UK

on 23 October 2018 RCM comments on MP Diane Johnson's 10 Minute Rule Bill on the decriminalisation of abortion in the UK.

Media releases

• • Leadership
  • Pay and Agenda For Change

Supporting

‘Scandal’ that in 2018 our NHS is still failing its BAME staff says RCM on new Government initiative

on 23 October 2018 Today the UK Government has published a new goal to eliminate the ethnicity pay gap in the NHS, and has committed to ensuring that black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) representation in senior leadership matches that across the rest of the ...

Media releases

• • Folic Acid
  • Pregnancy
  • Member consultation
  • Department of Health

Promoting

Midwives welcome folic acid flour fortification consultation announcement

on 23 October 2018 Today (12.30pm) the Government has announced that it will consult on the mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid in a bid to tackle foetal abnormalities.

Media releases

• • Midwife Shortage
  • Pay and Agenda For Change

Influencing

Fought off regional pay and will fight again says RCM on Government regional pay reports

on 22 October 2018 Media reports today suggest that the Government may consider adopting regional pay, with public sector workers in different regions possibly being differently than their colleagues in other regions.