New Tommy’s tool aims to reduce pre-term births and stillbirths

A new tool created by Tommy’s aims to reduce pre-term births and stillbirths through improved care of placental dysfunction. The Tommy’s Clinical Decision Tool, produced at the Tommy’s Centre, has been created in collaboration with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), leading universities, and healthcare professionals including […]

RCM and RCOG combine supporting reduction in stillbirths and pre-term births

A study to evaluate a new tool – with input from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Royal College of Obstetricians –  supporting midwives, obstetricians and other health professionals to reduce stillbirths and pre-term births has been published in the BMC open access journal. It aims to drive a reduction in stillbirth and […]

NIHR to launch new Senior Research Leader Programme for nurses and midwives

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is launching a new Senior Research Leader Programme for nurses and midwives. The three-year programme aims to promote the undiscovered potential of senior nurses and midwives when it comes to research capacity and capability. In a news item on the NIHR website, NIHR Associate Director of Nursing […]

RCM calls for better support for new midwives to improve retention rates

A call for more and better support for newly qualified midwives (NQM) has come from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in a statement today. This support – called preceptorship – aids the move of NQMs into their first job in midwifery. More structured support for NQMs in their first six months leads to more […]

University of Arizona nurse-midwifery speciality receives pre-accreditation

The University of Arizona College of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programme has received pre-accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education for students to become certified nurse-midwives. The pre-accreditation now means students can study towards becoming nurse-midwives through the University of Arizona’s DNP programme. Graduates of the nurse-midwifery speciality will become eligible to […]

NHS Midlands launches pilot programme to reduce inequalities for ethnic minority midwives

NHS Midlands has launched the Midlands Development Aspirant Ethnic Minority Nursing and Midwifery Leaders (DAL) Programme to contribute towards reducing healthcare inequalities in the region. The DAL programme pilot has been launched to ensure career progression and development is available to ethnic minority midwives and nurses in the region, providing leadership and representative workforce at […]

Scotland midwives vote to be balloted on industrial action over NHS pay

Midwives in Scotland have voted overwhelmingly to be balloted on industrial action after rejecting the Scottish Government’s pay offer of 5 per cent. The consultation was conducted by the UK’s trade union for midwives and maternity support workers the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) which saw 90 per cent of their members voting to be […]

RCM members in Scotland reject Government pay offer

RCM members in Scotland have overwhelming rejected the Scottish Government’s pay offer of 5%. In the largest ever turnout in the history of an RCM pay consultation in Scotland – of the 66% of midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) who responded – 90 percent have rejected the Governments offer. Now all members working in […]

ONS data shows live births and stillbirths increased in England and Wales in 2021

The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on births in England and Wales shows live births increased in 2021, but the stillbirth rate also increased during the same period. The figures show there were 624,828 live births in England and Wales, and increase of 1.8 per cent compared to 2020. This is […]

University of Leicester students set their sights on midwifery leadership

Students from the University of Leicester have their sights on leadership roles in midwifery following the completion of a four-year undergraduate master’s degree in MSci Midwifery with Leadership. Launched in 2018, the course is one of its kind in the UK, bringing midwifery and leadership together in its modules. The aim of the course is […]