By Updated advice for pregnant women who are working in the NHS and other work settings during the coronavirus outbreak on 26 March 2020
Updated guidance emphasises that pregnant women of any gestation should be offered the choice of whether to work in direct patient-facing roles during the coronavirus pandemic
Ostetricians and Gynaecologists and Women who are less than ...
By RCM calls for clarity and leadership from Government on 25 March 2020
The Royal College of Midwives has today expressed its frustration at the continued lack of clarity coming from the Government on the protection of health workers, including those who are pregnant. From the continuing shortages of personal ...
By Updated advice for pregnant healthcare workers and employers during the coronavirus outbreak on 21 March 2020
New advice for pregnant women who are working in the NHS and other work settings has been published
Women who are less than 28 weeks pregnant should practise social distancing but can continue working in a patient-facing role, provided the ...
By RCM comment on draft emergency legislation on 17 March 2020
Following the announcement of draft emergency legislation today, Gill Walton, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Midwives, said:
By Prison is no place for women to give birth, says Royal College of Midwives on 26 February 2020
All women in prison or custody must have equal maternity care to those women on the outside. That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) today as it responds a report from the Nuffield Trust.
The report ‘Locked out? Prisoners' ...
By Obesity during pregnancy increases risk to both mother and baby says RCM on 20 February 2020
The Royal College of Midwives has repeated its call for clearer guidance on healthy weight management for expectant mothers after a study from the University of Edinburgh found links between high maternal Body Mass Index (BMI) and the risk ...
By Midwives respond to CQC annual maternity services survey on 28 January 2020
The majority of women who gave birth in February last year had confidence and trust in staff and felt they were always listened to by midwives and received appropriate advice at the start of labour, that’s according to a national maternity survey ...
By RCM advises pregnant women against use of personal dopplers on 23 January 2020
The RCM has today restated that it does not recommended use of personal home dopplers while pregnant over safety concerns.
The advice comes as the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have published updated guidance ...
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 ...
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 ...