on 08 November 2018
A midwife from Sidcup is traveling to Bangladesh as a volunteer in a Royal College of Midwives (RCM) project to support midwifery in Bangladesh. Sarah Gregson is a midwife at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust in Kent.
on 06 November 2018
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today highlighted their concerns around the rates of obesity and smoking during pregnancy amongst women in Wales.
on 29 October 2018
In a study to be published in JAMA Internal Medicine today researchers found that getting pregnant less than 12 months after delivery is associated with risks for women of all ages.
on 23 October 2018
Today (12.30pm) the Government has announced that it will consult on the mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid in a bid to tackle foetal abnormalities.
on 18 October 2018
Today the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have relaunched an i-learn module on continuity of carer. The relaunched module now includes a new animation which helps to explain some approaches to on calls in a continuity team.
on 15 October 2018
Media reports today say that the Government has said it will introduce the mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid to help prevent neural tube defects such as spina bifida.
on 11 October 2018
Today, research published in The Lancet shows that globally, the number of babies born through caesarean section almost doubled between 2000 and 2015 – from 12% to 21% of all births.
