Ahead of this year’s Scottish Midwifery Leadership conference, Jaki Lambert, the RCM’s Director for Scotland, predicts an incoming storm for midwifery – and the steps that need to be taken so that we not only weather it, but come through it stronger.

As a midwife, Sarah’s journey has always been anchored in the belief that maternity care should be compassionate, inclusive, and culturally safe for everyone. This year’s theme: Standing Firm in Pride and Power resonates deeply with her work because it is not only about the clinical support midwives provide; it’s about dismantling inequities, honouring lived experiences, and reshaping systems that have historically failed Black and Brown women and birthing people. 

After recently launching the RCM’s Digital Midwife Network Forum, midwife Hauwa Hamza talks through her journey into midwifery alongside the importance of joining this network.

In October last year, Josephine Oamen won the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Race Matters Unsung Hero award. In this blog, she talks about how her work on raising inequality in maternity has continued over the last 12 months – including speaking in front of thousands of people at the TUC Congress.