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Study suggests bicarbonate can aid labour

18 January 2018 New research has found that ingesting bicarbonate could help women when their natural labour is slowing.

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• • Labour

Baby born in coastguard helicopter

22 August 2018 A Newquay coastguard helicopter doubled up as a maternity unit when a woman gave birth to a healthy baby boy some 14,000ft above Cornwall.

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What to expect from party conference season

24 September 2021 After a one-year gap because of you-know-what, this autumn sees the return of in-person party conferences. Gone are the speeches delivered over Zoom and calls of “you’re on mute” when someone tries to ask a question; back are lanyard-wearing ...

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The RCM response to the NICE induction of labour draft guideline

07 July 2021 Several new recommendations from the updated draft 2021 NICE guideline on induction on labour have caused concerns in the midwifery community. In particular, the implication of those recommendations on service provision, midwifery workforce, ...

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‘RCM responds to Labour Party manifesto pledges’

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 ...