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RCM Excellence in Bereavement Care award for Southampton Midwives

06 May 2020 Two bereavement midwives from Southampton University Trust have been recognised by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) with a national award for Excellence in Bereavement Care. Linsi Imber & Kirsty Brown who also work clinically as midwives ...

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Poole Maternity Support Worker scoops RCM award for MSW of the Year

07 May 2020 A Maternity Support Worker (MSW) who provides support to a vulnerable women’s team at Poole NHS Foundation Trust in Dorset has scooped the WaterWipes award of MSW of the Year at the Royal College of Midwives (RCMs) Annual Midwifery Awards.

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Leeds maternity team crowned ‘WaterWipes Team of the Year’ by RCM

06 May 2020 A maternity team that has worked for a decade to improve outcomes for BAME and vulnerable women in Leeds has been named WaterWipes Maternity Team of the Year by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The winning maternity service from Leeds ...

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Newcastle midwives scoop national award

06 May 2020 .A midwifery-led service from Newcastle has scooped a national award for its work to support pregnant and new mothers with infant feeding. Lynne McDonald, on behalf of Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, received the Royal ...

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RCM and RCOG respond to UKOSS study of more than 400 pregnant women hospitalised with coronavirus 

11 May 2020 A large UK study on the outcomes of 427 pregnant women and their babies during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the UK has been published today. The results show that, between 1 March and 14 April 2020, 4.9 pregnant women per 1,000 were ...

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RCM offers advice to pregnant women as new study shows heightened risk to some communities

13 May 2020 As a new UK study revealed that 55% of women admitted to hospital with coronavirus were from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has launched a campaign to offer greater support and advice.

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RCM says must learn lessons from PHE COVID-19 BAME report

17 June 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) says we must learn lessons from a Public Health England report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities published yesterday.

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We must learn from pandemic to protect BAME staff, says RCM

29 July 2020 The Royal College of Midwives has welcomed the start of a major study on the impact of COVID-19 on black, Asian and minority ethnic healthcare workers, launched today. The research, which is led by Leicester University, will follow healthcare ...

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Safety must be the number one priority in maternity care, say leading Royal Colleges

24 July 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) have reiterated that the safety of women and babies in maternity services must be the number one priority of all care, as they welcome the announcement ...

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Positive to see more midwives on the register, but need to future proof workforce says RCM

09 July 2020 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is encouraged by the increase in registered midwife numbers, but has cautioned that the UK must work harder to recruit and retain midwives to future-proof NHS maternity services. This comes as the Nursing ...