By Gill Walton, Chief Executive on 24 January 2022
There is no doubt that women, when asked, say that they would like to know their midwife throughout their maternity journey. There is also no doubt that some midwives like to work in this way - and indeed describe it as the most fulfilling way to ...
By Sean O'Sullivan Head of Health and Social Policy on 18 January 2022
The issue that we receive more feedback from members than anything else, has been the huge challenge of trying to implement continuity of carer during the stress and demands of COVID-19. Midwives are increasingly distressed that all their ...
By Sean O'Sullivan, Head of Health and Social Policy on 08 July 2021
The past week has seen the publication of not one, but two, landmark reports into the state of maternity services in England. On Monday, the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee published a report on the safety of maternity services ...
By Mary Ross-Davie, Director Scotland
This short document takes a look at how the role of the MSW can best be
embedded into new models of maternity care that are built around continuity.
It is not detailed guidance, but a starting point to spark local discussions and
highlight ...
By Mary Ross-Davie, Director for Scotland and Kate Brintworth, Head of Maternity Transformation on 17 December 2019
In June 2019, the RCM invited Heads of Midwifery across the UK to complete our annual survey. This year the survey included questions focussed on the implementation of Midwifery continuity of carer. The response rate for this year was higher ...
By Alice Sorby, Employment Relations Advisor on 19 November 2019
We have published lots of advice and guidance to support midwifery managers, RCM Workplace Representatives, midwives and MSWs involved in setting up or working in continuity teams. One area that we haven’t covered however is how we retain ...
By Lia Brigante, RCM Quality & Standards Advisor & Dr Mary Ross-Davie, RCM Director for Scotland on 15 October 2019
Midwifery Continuity of Carer (MCoC) continues to be the buzz word in the midwifery world in the UK and beyond. In 2019 Wales has published a maternity strategy that encompass continuity across the pregnancy, birth and postnatal continuum, ...