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Find content on Public health and health promotion from across the RCM website - including articles from Midwives magazine.
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'Scrap the reforms' says RCMThe RCM has demanded that the government scrap the contentious NHS reforms.
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'Fish oil reduces eczema'Taking fish oils during pregnancy can reduce the risk of a baby having eczema, researchers claim.
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'Reforms should come in only when NHS is ready'NHS reform recommendations, which will be considered by the government, have been welcomed.
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RCM to consult members on pensionsThe RCM has announced it is to consult members on whether it should accept the government's proposed pension reforms.
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Celebration of midwifery fast approachingJust days remain to snap up the final few tickets for the prestigious 2012 RCM annual midwifery awards.
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Children need more vitamin DThe chief medical officer for England is to contact medical staff about concerns young children not getting enough vitamin D.
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Changes and developmentsBy Gillian Smith, director of the RCM UK Scotland
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Dignity, respect and bilingualismBy Helen Rogers, director of the RCM UK Wales
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Hero plans new free birth centreA midwife who was named CNN's Hero of the Year has revealed how she is going to spend her prize money.
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US law against female genital mutilation 'vacations'New legislation has been passed in Nevada, banning the transportation of girls overseas for female genital mutilation (FGM).
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Man jailed for punching nurseA Muslim man from France has been jailed after punching a nurse who tried to remove his wife's burka.
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More midwives for Nigerian stateA state in northern Nigeria is set to employ 150 more midwives, it has been revealed.
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Midwives overworked at Zambian hospitalThree to four midwives are delivering up to 90 babies each day at a hospital in Lusaka, Zambia.
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Shadow health sec blasts reformsThe shadow health secretary has said Labour will repeal the contentious health reforms, if elected.
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Minister refuses to back down on pension reforms at conferenceThe minister for public health Anne Milton MP refused to back down over pension reforms at the RCM annual conference this morning (15 November).
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RCM chief executive opens conferenceCathy Warwick opened the annual conference this morning (15 November) with a rousing speech.
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Baby behaviour linked to breastfeedingWomen should not be deterred from breastfeeding if it makes their babies more irritable, say researchers.
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New guidance urges fathers-to-be to get involvedA new guide is due to be launched today (15 November) to encourage fathers to play a bigger role in maternity care.
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Pioneering genetic treatment debateResearchers have been awarded £6m in funding to develop a groundbreaking treatment, in a bid to prevent genetic conditions.
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Joint FGM conference next monthThe RCM is holding a joint event with RCOG to mark International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
