on 06 September 2019
At this week’s TUC Congress the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for better perinatal mental health care and to suspend NHS charging for migrant women.
on 06 September 2019
A Worthing midwife has been re-elected to the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) national Board following Board elections. Natalie Linder is a Labour Ward Coordinator at Western Sussex NHS Hospitals Trust, took up her re-elected role on the new ...
on 05 September 2019
Today (Monday September 9th) Maternity Action has published the findings of new research undertaken by the charity that has examined the impact that the NHS charging policy was is having on midwives.
The research, the first of its kind to ...
on 05 September 2019
The Royal College of Midwives, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association are supporting the national Fight Fatigue campaign, a joint initiative of the Association of Anaesthetists, ...
on 04 September 2019
The Government announced yesterday a ‘funding boost’. This includes support for further education and training for midwives and nurses. This includes funding for a £1,000 personal development budget for every nurse, midwife and allied ...
on 03 September 2019
The Royal College of Midwives, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association are supporting the national Fight Fatigue campaign, a joint initiative of the Association of Anaesthetists, ...
By RCM comments on new CMO’s guideline for physical activity during pregnancy’ on 29 August 2019
The guidance advises on safe levels of activity for pregnant women and new mothers, and the many benefits that this can bring. The updated guidance also encourages women to speak to their midwife or a healthcare professional when it comes to ...
on 30 July 2019
Research published yesterday says that moving house during the first three months of pregnancy is linked to a heightened risk of premature birth and low birthweight. The research to be published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health ...
on 30 July 2019
Diabetic women are more than four times more likely to have a stillborn baby than those without the condition, a new study has found.
Researchers from the University of Glasgow looked at the records of nearly 4,000 Scottish diabetic mothers.
