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Midwives Information & Resource Service

Why choose MIDIRS?

Learn

Access over 300,000 maternity research abstracts in our Maternity and Infant Care database, the world’s largest maternity-specific research database.

Read the quarterly MIDIRS Midwifery Digest, available in print or online, featuring original maternity research.

Stay informed with our weekly Latest Research Update, bringing new studies, grey literature, events, and maternity news straight to your inbox.

Explore key topics using our librarian-curated Search Packs, designed to support essay-writing and discover new research.

Share

Connect with student midwives across the UK by joining our Midwives-in-Training Research and Journal Review Club, monthly online webinars led by midwifery experts.

Share your own research by writing for the Digest.

Promote your surveys and events to maternity professionals through our weekly Latest Research Update.

Contribute to MIDIRS’ blog to amplify your experiences, insights and reflections within the wider midwifery community.

Improve Care

Strengthen your maternity care knowledge and enhance your practice with access to MIDIRS’ trusted evidence-based resources.

Earn CPD-eligible certificates by attending our journal clubs and engaging with peer discussion.

Keep up to date with the most relevant research and professional news via our accessible weekly email bulletin.

Subscribe to MIDIRS to join a service with a 40-year legacy, trusted by thousands of midwives, students and allied health professionals in over 20 countries.

News+

Unlock your writing potential: best practices for MIDIRS blog contributors

4 June, 2025

4 minutes read

This is the Government’s last chance to improve on its inadequate 3.3% award: sign the joint open letter to Wes Streeting

17 March, 2026

2 minutes read

RCM Chief Executive joins Government’s new Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce

By Laura Hicks

17 March, 2026

3 minutes read

RCM support secures £185,000 compensation for midwife injured responding to emergency call

By Rachel Burn

16 March, 2026

2 minutes read
Royal College of Midwives

20% off your MIDIRS subscription!

RCM members receive 20% off their MIDIRS subscription. To get this offer, contact RCM Connect to add a MIDIRS subscription to your membership account and take advantage of this reduced rate.

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