22 October 2021
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) are urging pregnant women to have the flu vaccine alongside the COVID-19 vaccine this winter to protect themselves and their babies from ...
05 November 2021
NHS maternity staff will benefit from a further £3 million to improve the safety of the women and babies they care for, the Patient Safety Minister has announced today.
The funding will support the RCOG, RCM and THIS Institute to deliver ...
16 December 2021
Urgent efforts must now be made to ensure that pregnant women are fast tracked when booking their COVID-19 vaccines.
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) have welcomed the ...
12 May 2022
As new COVID-19 vaccine uptake figures in pregnancy are published today, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) are urging pregnant women who have not been vaccinated to consider ...
08 May 2022
The lack of teaching about darker skin tones in midwifery education could be exacerbating racial inequalities in maternity care, says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).
The College is calling for improvements in midwifery education ...
15 June 2022
A collaborative project led by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has developed guidance to support maternity professionals and women using maternity services to develop a shared language for pregnancy, labour and birth. The project, called ...
12 July 2022
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today reaffirmed its position that discrimination has no place in maternity care as it responds to a new report on Muslim women’s experience of maternity care.
The research undertaken by the All-Party ...
30 July 2022
‘Reducing smoking in pregnancy is a key driver in reducing stillbirth rates’ says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it welcomes new figures from NHS England that show a reduction in smoking among pregnant women.
The latest figures ...
21 April 2023
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) will consult its members in Wales later this month on the Welsh Government’s latest pay offer for NHS staff. The consultation runs from 28 April to 15 May and the RCM is recommending its members accept.
28 April 2023
Midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) across Wales begin voting on the Welsh Government’s pay offer today. This comes as the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) pay consultation for its members working in the NHS in Wales opens, closing ...