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Bangladesh here I come
After finding out that the RCM were involved with a Twinning project in Bangladesh it really ignited my desire to be able to support and give something back to my ethnic origins. After expressing my interest to the RCM I was recruited as a volunteer ...
Guest blog: A day in the life of a perinatal programme practitioner
Nikki Rhys-Jones is a specialist midwife who joined the NSPCC in 2012. Nikki has been delivering Baby Steps, a perinatal education programme, for five years and in that time she has run 69 groups in Swansea and Bridgend. She lives in Cardiff and ...Guest blog: Brenda McCabe on winning Emma's Diary 'Mums' Midwife of the Year at RCM Awards 2019
I was nominated for the RCM's Emma's Diary Mums' Midwife of the Year award' by an exceptional lady, wife and mother of two beautiful children, Sarah Griffiths. I was completely taken aback that Sarah felt my care had such a positive impact that ...
The RCM at Pride Parade London
The Royal College of Midwives will be at the Pride Parade in London on Saturday 6th July 2019.
A place of safety - midwives helping women to vote
Find out how the RCM is supporting midwives to ensure women can exercise their right to vote safely.
Celebrating a decade of MSWs
This April the RCM celebrates the 10th anniversary of the opening up of membership to support workers in maternity. Apparently this is an anniversary celebrated by a gift of aluminium or tin but we’ll probably stick with cake.
Caring for refugee women in Europe – a new way to think about a crisis
Have you ever thought about the origins of the word ‘crisis’ in our English language? We use it to describe something terrible, an intractable calamity of some kind. But in Greek – the source of our English word – it means something different, ...Better Births 3 years on: reflections on what matters most
On March 7th 2019, NHS England celebrated the three-year anniversary of the launch of the maternity policy document ‘Better Births’ in Manchester. Attending this event made me reflect on how hard maternity services have worked, and how far ...
Thoughts as the New(ish) Global Projects Officer
Reflecting on my first few months as a Global Projects Officer at the RCM, I can safely say that it has been both an exciting and challenging rollercoaster!