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MIDIRS Midwifery Digest Hot Topic: Why are some voices not heard? Exploring how maternity care can be improved for women with limited English

By Joanne Cull et al

21 June, 2022

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RCM calls for clearer guidance and better support around fetal movement following SANDS research

16 May, 2025

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The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for renewed focus on how concerns about baby movements during pregnancy are addressed in maternity care, in response to the publication of a learning report led by baby loss charity SANDS and King’s College London.

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Avoiding Brain Injury in Childbirth programme pilot concludes successfully

14 May, 2025

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A pilot of the Avoiding Brain Injury in Childbirth (ABC) programme, delivered by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Royal College of Midwives and The Healthcare Improvement Studies (THIS) Institute at the University of Cambridge, has successfully concluded.
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