05 December 2018
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01 December 2018
Student attrition - The results of the RePAIR report go some way to explaining why so many student midwives don’t complete their course | Patient safety - Valuable learning arises from reporting safety incidents | Safety - All you need to know ...
01 December 2018
Research dissemination and impact: Reflections on the Doctoral Midwifery Research Society’s Spotlight on Breastfeeding Research | Interventions to increase the initiation of breastfeeding | Transitional experiences of internationally ...
01 November 2018
The RCM supports the vision for maternity services set out in The Best Start: A Five-Year Forward Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Care in Scotland. The RCM is clear and consistent that translating this vision into reality requires sufficient ...
01 November 2018
The aim of this framework is to help Local Maternity Systems and the Maternity Transformation Programme to measure, consistently, the level of continuity of carer being provided over time, not only to monitor delivery, but also to help evaluate ...
01 November 2018
This paper discusses continuity of carer and articulates the RCM's position. The RCM supports the aim that midwifery continuity of carer across the maternity journey should be the central model of maternity care for women.
01 September 2018
The Big Conversation - What were the key themes that emerged from the listening exercise? | ASAP - Community ‘skills and drills’ training in Powys | MTP - An Early Adopter site in London is pioneering new ways of working | UK-US midwifery - How a ...
01 September 2018
Editorial: Reflections on bullying in midwifery and the potential role of EMDR in processing past memories and reducing the impact of trauma | Can physical activity and dietary interventions improve maternal and fetal outcomes in women with ...
01 August 2018
For midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) particularly those working in the community this requires them to be working alone and often late at night. Lone workers are defined as those working in any situation or location without a colleague ...