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RCM welcomes research showing benefits of water birth
Research showing the safety and positive benefits for women having a water birth has been welcomed by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The research showed that women having a water birth in a hospital obstetric unit had fewer medical interventions ...![Midwives rally to the cause and demand better for workers in mass London protest](/media/6194/tuc-rally-leaflet-cropped.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779780000000)
Midwives rally to the cause and demand better for workers in mass London protest
London will be alive to the sound of midwives and maternity support workers (MSW) tomorrow as members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) join thousands of other workers in a mass TUC rally in London.New maternity lexicon puts personalisation of care front and centre
A collaborative project led by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has developed guidance to support maternity professionals and women using maternity services to develop a shared language for pregnancy, labour and birth. The project, called ...![Not good enough says RCM Scotland on Government pay offer](/media/1969/p55_scotland.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131884116440000000)
Not good enough says RCM Scotland on Government pay offer
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Scotland has responded to a pay offer of 5% for its members with anger and disappointment. The pay offer, which is well below inflation, is not enough to retain staff who have already had enough of years ...![Leading UK midwife ‘proud to receive award on behalf of all those working in maternity services’](/media/6170/gill-walton-rcm-ceo.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=467&height=720&rnd=133543779760000000)
Leading UK midwife ‘proud to receive award on behalf of all those working in maternity services’
The Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has expressed her joy and delight at being appointed a CBE in the Queen’s Jubilee Honours. Gill Walton, who receives the award for services to midwifery, said it ...Midwife numbers now lower than at the last general election says RCM
New monthly NHS workforce figures for England analysed by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have revealed that the number of midwives in England is now lower than at the time of the last general election. These latest figures are in fact worse ...![RCM Chief Exec warns MPs of ‘fragile’ maternity workforce](/media/6126/gill-walton-at-parliament-for-select-ctte-hearing-on-workforce-24-05-22.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779740000000)
RCM Chief Exec warns MPs of ‘fragile’ maternity workforce
Without greater efforts to retain existing staff and recruit new ones, the maternity workforce will remain fragile. That was the stark warning to MPs yesterday by Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Chief Executive Gill Walton. The warning ...![Falling NHS midwife numbers show worrying trend says the RCM](/media/6087/nmc-register-report-2022-cover.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=467&height=720&rnd=133543779730000000)
Falling NHS midwife numbers show worrying trend says the RCM
Despite an overall increase In the number of midwives on its register the Nursing and Midwifery Council - the UK midwifery regulator - has in a report today raised concerns about the numbers leaving. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) echoes ...![Mounting Scottish maternity service staffing shortages spark safety fears says RCM](/media/6062/scottish-member-survey-2022-cover.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=467&height=720&rnd=133543779730000000)
Mounting Scottish maternity service staffing shortages spark safety fears says RCM
Understaffing, staff burnout and fears they cannot provide safe care could see many midwives heading for the exit, according to a Royal College of Midwives (RCM) survey of its members in Scotland. A staggering half of respondents say they rarely ...![‘Improving pay part of solution to recruitment and retention crisis,’ RCM tells Pay Review Body](/media/5985/oral-evidence.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779700000000)