By RCM offers advice to pregnant women as new study shows heightened risk to some communities on 13 May 2020
As a new UK study revealed that 55% of women admitted to hospital with coronavirus were from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has launched a campaign to offer greater support and advice.
By RCM and RCOG respond to UKOSS study of more than 400 pregnant women hospitalised with coronavirus on 11 May 2020
A large UK study on the outcomes of 427 pregnant women and their babies during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the UK has been published today.
The results show that, between 1 March and 14 April 2020, 4.9 pregnant women per 1,000 were ...
By Newcastle midwives scoop national award on 06 May 2020
.A midwifery-led service from Newcastle has scooped a national award for its work to support pregnant and new mothers with infant feeding. Lynne McDonald, on behalf of Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, received the Royal ...
By RCM honours its ‘Midwives’ Midwife’ of the Year with national award on 05 May 2020
A midwife from St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals has become the first ever recipient of the new Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Award ‘NMC Midwives’ Midwife of the Year as they award outstanding members at their virtual Annual Midwifery ...
on 10 April 2020
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has called on every pregnant woman to support them in keeping services open and available. With maternity services across the country working to maintain as broad a range of services – including antenatal ...
By ‘Exceptional times’ mean how we deliver some maternity services in Northern Ireland will change on 03 April 2020
‘It’s necessary to look at how we deliver all parts of the health service to ensure that we can provide care for those with Covid-19 while continuing to provide safe maternity care to women and their babies’ that’s the message from the Royal College ...
on 24 March 2020
We are disappointed by the Government’s decision not to allow home-use of mifepristone, the first drug used for early medical abortion in unprecedented circumstances , says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians ...
By ‘RCM CEO receives Honorary Degree from University of West London’ on 03 December 2019
Gill Walton Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has been recognised with an honorary degree from the University of West London (UWL).
The honour comes as recognition for her midwifery leadership ...
By Need integrated services putting women at the centre of care says RCM on report on women’s health on 02 December 2019
Today the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has published a report ‘Better for Women’. The report calls for better joined up services and emphasises the need for national strategies to meet the needs of girls and women ...
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 ...