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Midwifery matters at the NMC
Someone recently said that our approach to midwifery practice at the NMC should be to “think once, think twice, think midwife!” With more than 39,000 midwives on our permanent register, we recognise how important it is to have a positive ...Race Matters for all of us
It has been a whole year since the murder of George Floyd, an event that shook many individuals and organisaitons into action against systemic racism. I don’t think any of us, regardless of who we are or where we come from, have not been disturbed ...
Join our professorial network at the RCM
We are delighted today to be announcing the new RCM professorial network (PN) and hope that professors of midwifery and related subjects working in the UK will chose to join.
Care outside guidance webinar
How midwives can personalise care and women’s choice, including when those fall outside clinical recommendations.
Being seen, being heard: Improving maternity care for black women
There is a disparity in the care given and received by black women. It’s there because there is a lack of trust between black women, healthcare services and the Government. Running The Motherhood Group, a platform where black and ethnic minority ...Latest on pensions
The Government has published their response to the NHS pension scheme consultation that closed on 11 October 2020. The consultation was to decide how to correct the discrimination that has been identified in the McCloud Judgement and came ...
Wasting no time when it comes to pay
It’s been a whole month since I wrote my last blog on pay. In one month, we’ve seen Scotland members accept a headline offer of four per cent. We’ve seen the majority of the public call out the measly one per cent offer for England. We’ve seen celebrities ...
Vaccination provides the best protection against COVID-19 in pregnancy, say experts
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) are urging women to talk to a health professional about the COVID-19 vaccine after a survey found the majority of pregnant women in the UK declined ...
Growing the next generation of researchers at RCM Research Conference
Midwifery research has an impact right on the front line and is the bedrock for safer and better care says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), ahead of its second annual research conference on 23 March.