Alice Mawete and Lola Dyer, two midwifery students at London South Bank University, are on a mission to support women beyond the care they receive in maternity services.

Emma Healey, a midwifery student at University of Leicester, recently joined the RCM for an elective placement. As well as seeing the inner workings of the College, Emma found some echoes of the past.

For Rainbow Baby Awareness Week, Rachel Burn, Media Relations Officer at the Royal College of Midwives, shares her personal story of pregnancy after loss – and the vital role her bereavement midwife played in helping her navigate it. 

As newly-qualified midwives across the UK continue searching for their first midwifery job, the situation differs across the nations. The RCM’s Director of Midwifery, Fiona Gibb, looks at what’s happening in Wales

As World Breastfeeding Week begins, this blog explores Marianna White’s research into supporting Breastmilk Feeding for Infants in Foster Care.