Midwife who transformed perinatal mental health service wins national award
A specialist midwife at Jersey General Hospital has won a national award from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) for her outstanding contribution to perinatal mental health care. Perinatal mental health midwife Josephine Lane was named winner of the Outstanding Contribution to Perinatal Mental Health category at the RCM Awards ceremony in London on Friday […]
RCM warns women and babies are being failed as maternal deaths rise by 20%
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has warned that women and babies are being failed by a maternity system under extreme pressure, after new data showed maternal deaths in the UK are 20% higher than they were over a decade ago despite repeated promises to reduce avoidable harm. The latest findings from MBRRACE-UK reveal that […]
Royal College of Midwives backs Parliamentary Bill pushing for better perinatal mental health care
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed a new Bill introduced to Parliament on Wednesday (22 October) by Laura Kyrke-Smith MP, which aims to make high-quality perinatal mental health assessments a routine part of antenatal care for all women in England. The Perinatal Mental Health Assessments Bill, known as Sophie’s Law, would ensure that […]
Why supporting women’s choices is key to protecting mental wellbeing
Supporting women’s choices in maternity care isn’t just about autonomy – it’s central to protecting mental wellbeing and ensuring safer outcomes for women and babies. In this blog, Lia Brigante, Professional Policy Advisor at the RCM, explains how personalised care, informed choice and the RCM’s Perinatal Mental Health Roadmap are helping midwives deliver care that […]
‘My baby’s smile pulled me back and reminded me I needed to keep going’
When it comes to perinatal mental health, lived experience can be one of the most powerful tools for change. For many midwives, the journey into supporting others begins with their own experience of struggling in silence. As the Royal College of Midwives launches its Perinatal Mental Health Roadmap calling for fair, consistent care across the […]
Royal College of Midwives warns postcode lottery is putting mothers’ mental health at risk
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for urgent action to end the postcode lottery in perinatal mental health care across the UK. On World Mental Health Day (10 October), the RCM is launching a new roadmap calling for improvements to perinatal mental health care, as it emerges that: One in four women experiences […]