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Government must invest in staff and services to deliver better maternity care for Black and Asian women says RCM
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Government must invest in staff and services to deliver better maternity care for Black and Asian women says RCM

on 18 April 2023 Investment and resources must be targeted towards reducing poorer outcomes for Black women in maternity care as a matter of urgency. That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) responding to a report from the House of Commons ...
RCM and women’s health organisations joint statement on stigma and shame in women’s health services
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RCM and women’s health organisations joint statement on stigma and shame in women’s health services

on 08 March 2023 To mark International Women’s Day (Wednesday 8 March), the Roya College of Midwives (RCM) and women’s health organisation partners have published the below joint statement on the stigma and shame in women’s health services globally.
RCM calls for end to migrant women maternity charging over safety fears
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RCM calls for end to migrant women maternity charging over safety fears

By RCM on 22 February 2022 The Government must scrap punitive NHS charging of pregnant vulnerable migrant women, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The College goes on to warn that the fear of having to pay for their care is stopping many women engaging with maternity ...
Maternity college’s urge healthcare professionals to provide best care to pregnant and postnatal women with COVID-19
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Maternity college’s urge healthcare professionals to provide best care to pregnant and postnatal women with COVID-19

on 08 July 2021 The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and Royal College of Midwives (RCM) are urging healthcare professionals to follow their evidence-based COVID-10 in pregnancy guidance after a new report found pregnant and postnatal ...
RCOG/RCM joint statement response to management of early medical abortions during Covid-19 outbreak
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RCOG/RCM joint statement response to management of early medical abortions during Covid-19 outbreak

on 24 March 2020 We are disappointed by the Government’s decision not to allow home-use of mifepristone, the first drug used for early medical abortion in unprecedented circumstances , says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians ...
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Need integrated services putting women at the centre of care says RCM on report on women’s health

By Need integrated services putting women at the centre of care says RCM on report on women’s health on 02 December 2019 Today the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has published a report ‘Better for Women’. The report calls for better joined up services and emphasises the need for national strategies to meet the needs of girls and women ...
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