Maternity support worker from Birmingham ‘one of the best in the country’ says RCM

A maternity support worker (MSW) from Birmingham has won the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Maternity Support Worker of the Year award, for her work on infant feeding. Michala Richardson, who works at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital, was commended by the judges for the ‘outstanding care’ she provides to families and their newborn babies. […]

London midwife wins prestigious award after ‘global success’ of study aids

A student midwife, working at London South Bank University has won the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) prestigious Student Midwife Travel award, for producing a series of animated posters to help her peers study. Rachel Brackpool, who is neurodiverse, began producing the animations during her first year at university when she realised she needed to […]

Midwives from Southampton scoop national award for app that improves maternity safety

Three midwives working at University Hospital Southampton, have won a national award for their work developing an ‘incredibly successful’ app that improves maternity care for women during their pregnancy. The midwives received the Outstanding Contribution to Midwifery Services: Digital award at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) annual awards in London on 19 May. Holly […]

From Aberdeen to Zurich: international midwife quartet win UK award

A project for student midwives that stretches across international boundaries has won four midwifery lecturers from Scotland and Switzerland a national award from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). Maria Velo-Higueras and Emily Miscioscia from Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, and Silvia Ammann- Fiechter and Petra Graf Heule, from the ZHAW, School of Health Sciences, Zurich, […]

Trio of Welsh midwives win national award for making maternity care safer

Three midwives from NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership have won a national award for their work to make emergency maternity care in the community safer. It has been so successful that it is now mandatory training for maternity teams across Wales. The trio – Sarah Morris, Sarah Hookes, and Jane Storey – received the Excellence […]

Supporting mental health in pregnancy project wins Barnsley midwives a national award

Improving support for women with mental health issues in pregnancy has won a midwife pair from Barnsley a national award from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). Yasmeen Akhtar and Melissa Addy – specialist mental health midwives at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – received the Outstanding contribution to midwifery services: Perinatal Mental Health Award […]

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