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A sense of connection

By Emma Healey

3 September, 2025

3 minutes read
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.

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Big changes for NHS Wales Maternity Support Workers – here’s what you need to know

26 August, 2025

2 minutes read

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Bereavement midwives are incredible – they help us embrace pregnancies after loss instead of enduring it

By Rachel Burn

18 August, 2025

3 minutes read
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.Ā 

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Green, green grass? The situation for newly-qualified midwives in Wales

By Fiona Gibb

6 August, 2025

3 minutes read
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

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Building the foundations: supporting Breastmilk Feeding for Infants in Foster Care

By Marianne White

1 August, 2025

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

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Supporting Newly Qualified Midwife employment: What the RCM is doing

By Fiona Gibb

17 July, 2025

4 minutes read
The recent RCM survey shed light on just how many midwifery graduates are worried about securing employment and although the current situation is deeply concerning, we want to be clear: the need for midwives has not gone away. Fiona Gibb talks through what the RCM is doing to help.
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