By Colin Beesley on 14 October 2022
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has teamed up with key organisations to provide an information resource for new mothers and families to support a reduction in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The resource - developed in collaboration ...
By Colin Beesley on 31 August 2022
A study to evaluate a new tool - with input from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians - supporting midwives, obstetricians and other health professionals to reduce stillbirths and pre-term births has ...
By Colin Beesley on 29 June 2022
Two videos to help health professionals in assessing, identifying, and documenting signs of life in extremely preterm babies have been published by a coalition of health organisations including the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
By Julie Griffiths on 23 November 2018
A new paper estimates that nearly 11% of all live births were preterm in 2014, with 81% of them occurring in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
By Julie Griffiths on 04 May 2018
According to a new study, deaths in children under-five years old occur one and half times more often in England than in Sweden.
By Julie Griffiths on 15 March 2018
There has been an increase in infant deaths in England and Wales, according to the latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
By Julie Griffiths on 20 February 2018
Unicef has published its latest report on global deaths of newborn babies. The Every child alive: the urgent need to end newborn deaths report reveals that newborn mortality rates, particularly among the world’s poorest countries, remain ...