Media releases

Media releases

• • RCM
  • NHS Staff
  • Midwives
  • Pregnancy
  • Midwifery
  • NHS
  • Specialist Midwives
  • FGM - Female Genital Mutilation

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‘Midwives key frontline professionals who can identify FGM says RCM’

By ‘Midwives key frontline professionals who can identify FGM says RCM’ on 28 November 2019 Today NHS Digital have published the latest enhanced dataset on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The data collected is from July to September 2019 and supports the Department of Health’s FGM prevention programme presenting a national ...

Media releases

• • Scotland
  • RCM Scotland
  • Scottish Maternity Services
  • Brexit

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RCM welcomes commitment to reduce health inequalities in SNP Manifesto

By RCM welcomes commitment to reduce health inequalities in SNP Manifesto on 27 November 2019 Today the Scottish National Party published their General Election Manifesto. Commenting on the manifesto, Mary Ross-Davie, Director for Scotland at the Royal College of Midwives, said: “The RCM is committed to protecting the NHS and lobbying ...

Media releases

• • MSW Week
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • Midwifery
  • Midwives

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RCM launches publication to support mothers to talk to their baby

By RCM launches publication to support mothers to talk to their baby on 27 November 2019 Supporting parents to improve child literacy is the aim of publication from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) published today. The publication ‘Talking to Babies’ is a guide for maternity support workers (MSWs). The guide will help them ...

Media releases

• • RCM
  • NHS Staff
  • Midwives
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • Pregnancy
  • Midwifery
  • NHS
  • NHS Scotland
  • Smoking
  • Caesarean Section
  • Specialist Midwives

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‘Worrying’ says RCM as rates of obesity amongst pregnant women in Scotland on the rise’

By ‘Worrying’ says RCM as rates of obesity amongst pregnant women in Scotland on the rise’ on 27 November 2019 The Information Services Division (ISD) of NHS Scotland have published their annual report on Births in Scottish hospitals. The publication covers important statistics related to pregnancy, childbirth and the early care of babies born ...

Media releases

• • RCM
  • NHS Staff
  • Midwives
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • Pregnancy
  • Student midwives
  • SMF - Student Midwives Forum
  • Midwifery
  • Midwife Training
  • Newly Qualified Midwives
  • NHS
  • Brexit

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‘RCM responds to Conservative Party Manifesto’

By ‘RCM responds to Conservative Party Manifesto’ on 26 November 2019 The Conservative party have published their manifesto for the upcoming 2019 General Election. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have welcomed the Conservatives commitment to make the ‘NHS the best place in the world to give birth’.

Media releases

• • RCM
  • NHS Staff
  • Midwives
  • Flu Vaccination
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy and Weight Management

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‘Midwives urge pregnant women to have flu vaccine’

By ‘Midwives urge pregnant women to have flu vaccine’ on 25 November 2019 The RCM has joined with Public Health (PHE) England and NHS England to urge pregnant women to get their free flu vaccine in over the next few weeks. The RCM says while the flu is usually a self-limiting disease for many people including pregnant ...

Media releases

• • RCM
  • NHS Staff
  • Midwives
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • Pregnancy
  • Midwifery
  • NHS
  • Specialist Midwives
  • Mother and Baby Separation
  • Expectant Mothers
  • RCM Wales
  • Wales
  • NHS Wales

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‘RCM welcomes Plaid Cymru manifesto commitment to restore mother and baby unit in Wales’

By ‘RCM welcomes Plaid Cymru manifesto commitment to restore mother and baby unit in Wales’ on 22 November 2019 Today Plaid Cymru launched their manifesto for the General Election. Responding, Helen Rogers the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Director for Wales said; “The RCM welcomes Plaid Cymru’s pledge to support the restoration of the much-needed ...

Media releases

• • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • MSW Week
  • MSW advocates

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Emma Willis Supports RCM’s celebration of Maternity Support Workers

on 21 November 2019 TV presenter Emma Willis who has championed the role of maternity support workers (MSW) has offered her support to the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) MSW Week 2019. Emma trained and worked as a maternity care assistant and her experiences ...

Media releases

• • Labour Party
  • Labour
  • RCM
  • Pay and Agenda For Change
  • Maternal Mental health
  • NHS Staff
  • NHS Unions
  • Midwives
  • Specialist Midwives
  • Student midwives
  • Specialist Mental Health Midwives
  • Newly Qualified Midwives

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‘RCM responds to Labour Party manifesto pledges’

By ‘RCM responds to Labour Party manifesto pledges’ on 21 November 2019 The Labour party have today launched their manifesto for the 2019 General Election. Responding Jon Skewes, Executive Director for External Relations at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), said; “We are happy to see a commitment to putting ...

Media releases

• • Midwife Shortage
  • Maternal Mental health
  • Perinatal Mental Health
  • Baby Box

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RCM Responds to Lib Dem Election Manifesto - Want to see firm commitment to more midwives

on 20 November 2019 The Shadow Secretary of State for Health Johnathan Ashworth today launched the Labour 'NHS Rescue Plan'. Speaking at the launch of the plan he used the closure of a maternity unit because of a shortage of midwives to confirm that Labour would ...