Have you booked your place at the biggest maternity event of the year yet? The maternity community will come together 5-6 May 2027 at the ICC Birmingham for RCM Conference 2027, two inspiring days packed with learning, networking, and celebration. The theme, Proud to be: Leading change and shaping futures, shines a spotlight on the incredible contribution of midwives, maternity support workers, student midwives, educators, researchers and leaders who are helping shape the future of maternity services every day.

Fifty years ago, Royal College of Midwives members made a decision that would change the organisation forever. Lynn Collins, RCM Director of Representation and Organising, looks back at five decades of standing up for midwives, winning better pay and conditions, and showing what can be achieved when members stand together.