12 November 2020
Maternity support workers (MSW) should be paid fairly for the work they are doing, their trade union, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), has said ahead of national MSW Week, which starts on 16 November.
12 November 2020
Responding to the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch report, ‘Delays to intrapartum intervention once fetal compromise is suspected’, Gill Walton, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said: “This echoes what ...
25 November 2020
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), have today issued a call to end the ‘scourge’ of domestic abuse in the UK, which affects a quarter of women and is more likely to begin and worsen ...
25 November 2020
We must target resources towards Scotland’s most vulnerable pregnant women says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) responding to new Scottish hospital birth statistics. The RCM also says a national effort is needed to tackle deprivation ...
07 December 2020
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) says that efforts to keep driving down stillbirth rates must continue, as new figures show a continued fall this year.
04 December 2020
Midwives and maternity support workers (MSW) must stay in the areas of the NHS where they are most needed: maternity services, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). As COVID cases continue to rise across the country, the RCM has urged NHS ...
14 July 2023
Following the release of the long-awaited Maternity and Neonatal Safety Support programme Cymru discovery phase report this week Maternity and Neonatal Safety Support Programme Cymru discovery phase report, RCM Director for Wales Julie ...
26 May 2021
Having demonstrated a significant improvement in outcomes for women and babies, providing continuity of carer along the whole ‘maternity journey’ has become a key tenet of modern midwifery policy. Additional resources are needed to implement ...
14 May 2021
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) have welcomed moves to ensure pregnant women are able to get the right COVID-19 vaccination.
09 September 2021
More than a decade of under-investment and an over-reliance on committed staff has been brutally exposed by the pandemic, according to the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).