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Giving birth during a global pandemic – A tribute to my midwife
For my second pregnancy, I opted for my antenatal care to be provided at the midwife-led birth unit at Croydon University Hospital rather than via the community midwives. The idea was that I would receive continuity of care before, during and ...
Midwives: having courage, being kind
Cinderella’s mother said something really important when she advised her daughter always to have courage and be kind. I re-watched Kenneth Branagh’s 2015 live action version of the film recently, and the phrase stuck in my mind. In fact, I thought ...Stepping up: Being an MSW during COVID
Chrissy Joyce, an RCM rep and MSW at Imperial, writes about her experience of the changing landscape during the pandemic – and the need for community.New app logs encounters with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 maternity cases
We’re supporting the new app obsCOVID.org that works as a logbook to track your interactions with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases in your care and can track your own developments of the symptoms.
Kindness matters - Midwives: survive, thrive and transform
To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, Organiser Rae Trotter shares her past experience and recent research on mental health in the maternity workforce and how, in the current climate, it is even more important to shed light on the topic.RCM Awards 2020 update
Following the governments extension to the UK-wide lockdown on 17 April we have, with huge regret, had to cancel this year’s RCM Awards ceremony.RCM Awards 2020 - celebrating in style
Following the governments extension to the UK-wide lockdown on 17 April we have, with huge regret, had to cancel this year’s RCM Awards ceremony.