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Stalling maternal mortality figures show need for investment in maternity services says RCM
More midwives are needed to support women with complex pregnancies, so they get the best and safest care says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). This comes as new research shows an increased risk of severe sickness and complications in pregnancy ...‘No reputable evidence’ for progesterone use in ‘abortion reversal’, say medical organisations
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH), the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the British Society of Abortion Care Providers (BSACP) have published a joint ...Removing COVID sickness rules is another kick in the teeth for NHS staff says the RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has criticised the Government’s scrapping of sickness rules supporting NHS staff in England who contract COVID-19. Early in the pandemic new rules came in enabling special sick pay and arrangements for ...![RCM welcomes research showing benefits of water birth](/media/3533/powysbirthcentre.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=132119836160000000)
RCM welcomes research showing benefits of water birth
Research showing the safety and positive benefits for women having a water birth has been welcomed by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The research showed that women having a water birth in a hospital obstetric unit had fewer medical interventions ...![RCM calls for improvements in staffing to enable better breastfeeding support](/media/4214/1000x666-breastfeeding.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=132423208990000000)
RCM calls for improvements in staffing to enable better breastfeeding support
We must see improvements in breastfeeding support for disadvantaged women says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). This comes as new research out today from UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies shows that improving breastfeeding support ...![Midwife numbers drop by 600 in the year since minister admitted England was 2000 midwives short](/media/1971/web_maternity_sign_shutterstock_772762654.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116450000000)
Midwife numbers drop by 600 in the year since minister admitted England was 2000 midwives short
Royal College of Midwives (RCM) analysis of new NHS statistics out today show that midwife numbers are continuing to plummet in England. This will further hit safety and pile even more pressure on maternity services that are already significantly ...![RCM responds to mileage rate increase for members in Northern Ireland](/media/6213/fuel-pump.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779780000000)
RCM responds to mileage rate increase for members in Northern Ireland
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Northern Ireland says today’s confirmation of a mileage rate increase for midwives will provide some relief to the cost-of-living pressures. Health Minster Robin Swann announced that the increase ...![Midwives rally to the cause and demand better for workers in mass London protest](/media/6194/tuc-rally-leaflet-cropped.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779780000000)
Midwives rally to the cause and demand better for workers in mass London protest
London will be alive to the sound of midwives and maternity support workers (MSW) tomorrow as members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) join thousands of other workers in a mass TUC rally in London.RCM welcomes new England Women’s Health Ambassador role
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the appointment of Dame Lesley Regan as the first ever Women’s Health Ambassador for England.![Four out of five NHS staff say pay is main reason they would quit their jobs](/media/4894/shutterstock_204231358_pay-slip.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779170000000)