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 ...
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 ...
By 'Dispatches and RCM find that 99.7% of midwives have seen mothers who were homeless over the past six months' on 18 November 2019
Homelessness is rising in the UK, but no-one knows how many women are pregnant and homeless.
Channel 4 Dispatches with the Royal College of Midwives have surveyed midwives from across the UK, who collectively care for over 15,000 women per ...
By ‘RCM to ballot midwives on industrial action over fair pay in Northern Ireland’ on 15 November 2019
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has announced that they will ballot their members in Northern Ireland over pay.
This follows a meeting today where the RCM Board made a unanimous decision to formally ballot midwives and maternity support ...
By ‘RCM and INMO host joint all-Ireland midwife conference in Armagh’ on 18 October 2019
Today on World Menopause Day the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) has published new guidance to help employers and managers support staff who are affected by menopause symptoms at work.
on 18 September 2019
A maternity support worker (MSW) from East Lancs is the first MSW to be elected to the The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) national Board.
on 18 December 2018
This Christmas the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has once again teamed up with Pampers’ for their #ThankYouMidwife campaign to raise much needed funds for the RCM’s Benevolent Fund*.
on 15 November 2018
Midwives in Northern Ireland will be consulted on whether they are prepared to take industrial action, including strike action, over pay.
By Colin Beesley on 08 November 2018
Next Monday (12th November) sees the start of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) maternity support worker (MSW) week 2018. The aim of the week is to create more awareness about the role of the MSW and to celebrate all the work they do to support ...
on 24 October 2018
Today (Thursday 24 October 2018) Public Health England have published annual experimental statistics on breastfeeding prevalence at 6 to 8 weeks after birth.
