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Devil is in the detail says RCM on funding announcement for maternity services in England
A welcome injection of funding, but ‘the devil is in the detail’ that’s the verdict from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it welcomes the announcement of a funding boost for maternity services in England. Today a total of £127 million ...
Maternity Royal Colleges welcome increased COVID-19 vaccine uptake in pregnant women
As new COVID-19 vaccine uptake figures in pregnancy are published today, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) are urging pregnant women who have not been vaccinated to consider ...Improve midwifery education about skin colour to make maternity care safer says RCM
The lack of teaching about darker skin tones in midwifery education could be exacerbating racial inequalities in maternity care, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The College is calling for improvements in midwifery education ...Much more work needed to improve Muslim women’s experience of maternity care says RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today reaffirmed its position that discrimination has no place in maternity care as it responds to a new report on Muslim women’s experience of maternity care. The research undertaken by the All-Party ...
Midwives welcome drop in smoking rate among pregnant women
‘Reducing smoking in pregnancy is a key driver in reducing stillbirth rates’ says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it welcomes new figures from NHS England that show a reduction in smoking among pregnant women. The latest figures ...We must work together to fix maternity care, says RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has urged swifter progress to fix the systemic problems facing maternity care. The call comes following the publication by Dr Bill Kirkup CBE of his review of the failings at East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust.
RCM urges midwives to vote yes to industrial action as England and Wales pay ballot opens
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today launched only its second ballot on industrial action in England and its first in Wales in its142 year history. The College, which represents most midwives and also maternity support workers (MSWs) ...
Government must act now to reverse rise in maternal deaths, says RCM
The ‘statistically significant’ increase in maternal deaths reported today by MBRRACE-UK is a tragic indication of a lack of Government investment in maternity services, according to the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
RCM and women’s health organisations joint statement on stigma and shame in women’s health services
To mark International Women’s Day (Wednesday 8 March), the Roya College of Midwives (RCM) and women’s health organisation partners have published the below joint statement on the stigma and shame in women’s health services globally.