Media releases

Media releases

• • Midwives
  • RCM
  • Maternity Services
  • Maternity Safety
  • Report
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • Pregnancy
  • Multi-disciplinary care
  • Multi Disciplinary Working
  • Women's Choice

Supporting

New maternity lexicon puts personalisation of care front and centre

on 15 June 2022 A collaborative project led by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has developed guidance to support maternity professionals and women using maternity services to develop a shared language for pregnancy, labour and birth. The project, called ...

Media releases

• • Midwives
  • RCM
  • Maternity Services
  • Maternity Safety
  • NMC - Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • Midwife Shortage
  • Report
  • Midwifery Workforce
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers

Supporting

Falling NHS midwife numbers show worrying trend says the RCM

on 18 May 2022 Despite an overall increase In the number of midwives on its register the Nursing and Midwifery Council - the UK midwifery regulator - has in a report today raised concerns about the numbers leaving. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) echoes ...

Media releases

• • Health and social care
  • Report
  • Maternity Services

Influencing

RCM responds to First 1000 Days of Life report

on 26 February 2019 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today responded to the Health and Social Care Committees’ First 1000 Days of Life report.

Media releases

• • RCM
  • Midwives
  • Birthrights
  • Report
  • Physiological Birth

Supporting

RCM responds to BirthRights report on maternal request for caesarean section

By RCM on 20 August 2018 Birthrights has today (Tuesday 20th August) published the results of a Freedom of Information (FOI) request on maternal request for caesarean section.

Media releases

• • Breastfeeding
  • UNICEF
  • Report
  • Women
  • Midwives

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Breastfeeding must be a public health priority says RCM on new UNICEF report

By RCM on 11 May 2018 A new report by UNICEF has highlighted global “breastfeeding gaps” between rich and poor and shows UK breastfeeding rates amongst the lowest in the world.

Media releases

• • RCM
  • Child Mortality
  • Stillbirth
  • Report
  • England
  • Wales
  • Maternity Services
  • ONS Report
  • Infant Mortality

Influencing

RCM responds to infant mortality report released today by ONS

By RCM on 14 March 2018 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today responded to a new report on infant mortality published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS).