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RCM responds to study on COVID-19 link to stillbirth and preterm birth
The Royal College of Midwives has today sought to reassure pregnant women, following a study by the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit which found that pregnant women who tested positive for COVID-19 in England at the time of birth had higher ...
RCM welcomes immediate implementation of Scottish NHS pay award
The Scottish Government has announced that they will immediately pay the 4% pay award offered to NHS staff, with the increase backdated to December 2020. The news follows Royal College of Midwives (RCM) members in Scotland voting to accept ...
Maternity Royal Colleges welcome moves to improve access to COVID vaccine for pregnant women
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.
Public want government to keep promises and give the NHS what it needs, poll shows
Two thirds of the public believe the government should try harder to find the money for a decent pay rise for NHS staff in England, according to a Savanta ComRes poll published today.
RCM supports the call for better miscarriage care
Responding to new miscarriage research and a call for better miscarriage care from the pregnancy charity Tommy’s, Dr Mary Ross-Davie, Director for Professional Midwifery at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said “When a woman loses her ...
RCM says alarm bells should be ringing over postnatal check failings
Life threatening problems could get missed says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) responding to a NCT survey on GP postnatal checks. This shows that a quarter of new mothers are not being asked about their emotional health and wellbeing at ...
Invest in Scottish maternity to tackle deprivation says RCM in message to next government
Tackling Scotland’s social deprivation and inequalities by investing in maternity services and staff must be at the heart of the next government’s policy. This is the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in a Blueprint for maternity ...
Invest in maternity services and support staff says RCM ahead of Welsh election
Improving the quality and safety of Welsh NHS maternity services and supporting staff post-pandemic must be priorities for the next Welsh Government says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) launching its Blueprint for maternity care in Wales ...
Vaccine choice for pregnant women welcomed by maternity Royal Colleges
The Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has today announced it will be offering pregnant women the COVID-19 vaccine, in line with the vaccine roll out plan for the UK.