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RCM Scotland - your voice matters
It’s nearly four weeks since I took up the post of the Director of the RCM in Scotland and I wanted to take the time to share some reflections from my first month. In many ways I feel that I have come full circle, long before becoming a midwife I was the ...The RCM is calling for the suspension of the abatement rule to continue
I was trying to think how to make this blog sound exciting. But it’s tricky when I’m updating you on the proposed continuation of the suspension of restrictions on return to work (or the abatement rule), introduced by the Coronavirus Act. That ...Midwifery educators – visible and valued
The midwifery staffing crisis has become more apparent than ever. As part of the solution, there are calls to increase student midwife numbers in England with increased student numbers already evident in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ...Caring for you, working for you, fighting for you
During HeartUnions week, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) highlights what it is to be a part of the only union and professional body run by midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) for midwives, MSWs and student midwives – through the ...The falling stillbirth rate and what it tells us
This week the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published the rates of child and infant mortality in England and Wales, covering 2020 in full. While many of us have been concerned that the major disruption to maternity services during ...The student perspective: the SMF and what we do
The Chair of the Student Midwife Forum (SMF) and one part of the Wales representatives, Renée Bull shares what the SMF has been up to in recent months and how it continues to advocate for and amplify the voice of student members across the UK – and ...Midwife number slumps
Something deeply concerning is happening to the midwifery workforce in England’s NHS, and it is not something we have seen before. For the first time since records began, the number of midwives is falling year-on-year.I don’t know where to start…This Zero tolerance Day gives me the opportunity
I had so many questions about what was happening. I didn’t understand why I was being put through so much pain. Age 10, I left Somalia and went to Kenya, where we eventually got permission to come to the UK. The only two things I remember from Somalia ...Calling for views on impacted fetal head at caesarean section
Share your views on impacted fetal head at caesarean section - we would like to hear from anyone involved in managing and responding to emergencies in obstetric theatres. You are invited to complete a short survey of your views on the management ...