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Antenatal Care- Brown Study Series£10.00 | The purpose of the Brown Study series is to address all aspects of midwifery clinical practice during normal labour and birth to engender a mood of deep absorption and thoughtfulness about midwifery practice. The focus of this publication is antenatal care.
Becoming a consultant midwife Free | This booklet has been developed for midwives with input from the RCM consultant midwives group. The aim of the booklet, developed for midwives is primarily to support those midwives who are considering embarking on the journey of becoming a consultant midwife.
Breech Presentation- Brown Study Series£10.00 | The purpose of the Brown Study series is to address all aspects of midwifery clinical practice during normal labour and birth to engender a mood of deep absorption and thoughtfulness about midwifery practice. The focus of this sixth publication is breech presentation.
Brown study series: complete series (6 titles)£50.00 | All six of the Brown study titles. These open learning resources will enable and encourage midwives to reflect upon their knowledge and understanding of the physiological processes of normal leabout and the midwifery practice that can support and enhance these processes.
Commissioning midwifery education and trainingFREE | This tootlkit clearly outlines the key indicators which workforce development confederations can use as targets to identify, and commission education and training programmes that will produce practitioners who are fit for practice and purpose.
Complimentary and Alternative Therapy A6FREE | This guidance paper is produced as a supplement to the RCM's position statements 13; Complementary and alternate therapies (RCM 2007) This is guidance paper 6.
Domestic abuse: Pregnancy and Birth A6FREE | Domestic abuse is a social problem that is now recognised as an important public health issue as it's effects have been show to have devastating concequences for the health and well-being of the general population at large. This is guidance paper number 5.
Examination of the newborn CD and register£45.00 | Examination of the newborn CD ROM and register.
Examination of the newborn CD ROM£40.00 | Modules and resources Volume 1. £40 (£45 for CD ROM and Examination of the newborn register)
Examination of the Newborn Register£8.00 | This register has been designed to be used by midwives and other professionals, who will normally have completed an education programme to equip them with the knowledge required to undertake the full holistic examination of the newborn. It is designed to assist the practioner in continuing to approach the examination in a systematic way, to act as an aide memoire, and also to provide a means of gathering personal audit data.
Hepatitis B testing in pregnancyFREE | This leaflet, jointly developed by the RCM and Department of Health, contains important information to help midwives implement current DoH policy on antenatal screening for Hepatitis B virus (HBV) inflection. This policy is supported by the RCM, which believes that every woman has the right of access to HBV screening as part of her antenatal care. This leaflet aims to help you provide HBV screening in a way that is effective and acceptable for you and the women in your care.
Home Birth Handbook Volume 1: Promoting Home Birth£5.00 | This publication is an important first step towards promoting the restoration of home birth as a legitimate option. It provides contemporary evidence, education and practical guidance for midwives, working within a philosphy of childbirth as a normal event.
Home Birth Handbook Volume 2: Practicing Home Birth£9.00 | The second volume is a 'hands-on' publication that aims to inspire midwives and provide guidance to those thinking about undertaking births at home. It discusses the common concerns that midwives have when developing home birth practice and provides guidance and practical information on antenatal preparation, labour and postnatal care in the home environment.
Infant Feeding: a resource for health professionals and parents FREE | An infant feeding resource for health professionals and parents
Litigation and the midwife - (second edition)£6.00 | This publication gives simple practical tips to minimise the chances of becoming involved in litigation, and how best to cope with legal action should it arise.
Making maternity services work for black and minority ethnic women£2.00 | This resource guide, published by the RCM and made possible with a grant from the Department of Health, aims to help midwifery manager to develop a more accessible, equitable and appropriate service for black and minority ethnic women and women from newly arrived communities. The sections in this resource include: getting started, some core tasks, service standards, some useful contacts, and support from statutory agencies.
Maternal Mental Health guidance for midwivesFREE | Maternal Mental Health guidance for midwives
Midwife and medicine legislation A6FREE | This information paper details the medicines' legislation relevant to midwives and the implications for practice.
Midwifery Birth Register£5.00 | This register is a simple tool that will enable you continuously to monitor your practice and consequently achieve and maintain best practice. The register allows you to record information on parity, length of labour, condition of the perineum and details of the baby's weight, method of feeding on discharge and condition at birth.
Midwifery Practice in the Postnatal PeriodFREE | The Royal College of Midwives has produced this document to act as the focus for its drive to improve all aspects of postnatal care. The recommendations made are based on a wide range of evidence relating to education, practice and policy that are relevant to midwifery practice in the postnatal period.
Midwives and the new NHS paperFREE | This is the third leaflet in a series aimed at helping midwives to understand the changes underway in the NHS.
Oxford Handbook of Midwifery£12.00 | Recommended by the Royal College of Midwives, the Oxford handbook of midwifery is the ultimate pocket handbook, providing expert guidance for all midwives. It offers a wealth of easily accessible advice and up—to-date information on conception, pregnancy, birth and beyond. It is designed to be used on the ward, in the community or for studying and revision. Written by midwives for midwives, this guide is bound to prove indispensable to the midwifery profession.
Portfolio development seriesFREE | Designed for active use by all midwives developing a portfolio for professional updating and development, these nine pamphlets are complete in themselves; together they constitute an invaluable guide and action plan. Topics covered include: 1. Introduction to portfolio development; 2. Self-awareness; 3. Learning styles; 4. Preparing your curriculum vitae; 5. Critical thinking and using critical incidents; 6. Reflection as a method of gathering evidence for portfolio; 7. Keeping a diary/reflective jou
Prepared to Care: Fit for Purpose Programme: preparation of Maternity Care Assistants' Learner Record of Practical Experience£4.00 | This attractive 28 page book accompanies the Maternity Care Assistants Prepared to Care: Fit for Purpose Programme publication, and is available with the programme book as an integrated pack, or separately. This book has several possible uses: it can be used by the programme team to monitor progress and to ensure that learners are able to gain skills in the tasks that they will need in their role within the maternity service; as a tool for MCA learners to use to direct their learning activities, ide
RCM Evidence based Guidelines for Midwifery-led Care in Labour£5.00 | The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has a fundamental role in the midwifery profession and supporting midwifery practice. To this end, the college has developed a dynamic process for guideline developemnt and, will be producing evidence-based guidelines and related material for national dissemination and utilization.
Reassessing Risk: A Midwifery PerspectiveFREE | The purpose of this publication, part of the Debating Midwifery series, is to generate discussion and debate about the risk approach to maternity care and explore the meanings and implications of risk management in relation to midwifery care or pregnant women and in the wider context of the National Heath Service as a whole.
Standards for Birth Centres in England£8.00 | Standards for Birth Centres in England. Members can download this for free in our downloads section.
Successful Breastfeeding£9.00 | This handbook has been written to help midwives, and others, provide more effective advice and support for the breastfeeding women in care.
Ten top tips: Campaign for normal birth£1.00 | This booklet provides you the top ten tips for your first steps in normalising the birth.
The fetus in labour - the baby at birth- Brown Study Series£10.00 | The purpose of the Brown Study series is to address all aspects of midwifery clinical practice during normal labour and birth to engender a mood of deep absorption and thoughtfulness about midwifery practice. The focus of this publication is the fetus in labour - the baby at birth.
The first stage of labour- Brown Study Series£10.00 | The purpose of the Brown Study series is to address all aspects of midwifery clinical practice during normal labour and birth to engender a mood of deep absorption and thoughtfulness about midwifery practice. The focus of this publication is the first stage of labour.
The rising caesarean rateFREE | To raise awareness of this issue the MCT, RCM and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists joined forces to host the conference, 'The rising caesarean rate- a pubic health issue. The recommendations are published here with the findings.
The second stage of labour- Brown Study Series£10.00 | The purpose of the Brown Study series is to address all aspects of midwifery clinical practice during normal labour and birth to engender a mood of deep absorption and thoughtfulness about midwifery practice. The focus of this publication is the second stage of labour.
The third stage of labour- Brown Study Series£10.00 | The purpose of the Brown Study series is to address all aspects of midwifery clinical practice during normal labour and birth to engender a mood of deep absorption and thoughtfulness about midwifery practice. The focus of this publication is the third stage of labour.
Touched by a Midwife (Hardback)£10.00 | This flagship publication beautifully illustrates the challenges, triumphs and joys experienced by midwives in their daily working lives. Lavishly illustrated with a moving series of specially commissioned black and while photographs, this documentary record demonstrates the vital role of today's midwives.
Touched by a Midwife (Paperback)£5.00 | This flagship publication beautifully illustrates the challenges, triumphs and joys experienced by midwives in their daily working lives. Lavishly illustrated with a moving series of specially commissioned black and while photographs, this documentary record demonstrates the vital role of today's midwives.
Transition to parenting£12.00 | An innovative educational resource that seeks to assist midwives in promoting secure nurturing relationships between parents and their babies. This resource draws on the work of key experts in their fields. It is intended to support midwives in their work.
Using Research in Practice£4.00 | Research dissemination and translation into clinical practice is important in providing better standards of care and improved outcomes for women and babies. Midwives need to be engaged at every level of research. This new, concise, accessible and practical handbook has been designed with the busy student and qualified midwife in mind, to use in their daily practice.
Using research in practice (with wallet)£5.00 | Research dissemination and translation into clinical practice is important in providing better standards of care and improved outcomes for women and babies. Midwives need to be engaged at every level of research. This new, concise, accessible and practical handbook has been designed with the busy student and qualified midwife in mind, to use in their daily practice.
Valuing Practice: a Springboard for midwifery educationFREE | Midwifery education is a fundamental to midwifery practice, and to ensuring continuing quality of care to women, their babies and families. This strategy document reflects the RCM belief that a greater value must be placed upon the elemental nature of clinical practice, and on the complex skills which midwives must develop to become effective, confident practitioners.
Why do Midwives Leave?FREE | A second study by Professor Mavis Kirkham of reasons for leaving given by midwives who gave up practising their profession

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Becoming a consultant midwife £7.00 | This booklet has been developed for midwives with input from the RCM consultant midwives group. The aim of the booklet, developed for midwives is primarily to support those midwives who are considering embarking on the journey of becoming a consultant midwife.

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Are student midwives influenced by the 'traditional' (non-evidence-based) practices of their clinical mentors?This paper provides a discriptive account of a structured review of literature undertaken as part of an investigation into whether pre-registered final-year midwifery students who were based at five universities in the north of England were influenced by the 'traditional' (non-evidence-based) practices of their clinical mentors. 09 February 2011

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