Social media service run by midwives wins coveted award
The “Ask a Midwife” service, run by a team of midwives from Humber and North Yorkshire Local Maternity and Neonatal system, has won a prestigious award from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The RCM’s Outstanding Contribution to Midwifery Services: Digital award recognises the role that digital innovation can contribute to maternity services, safety and […]
National midwifery awards recognise work of midwives and MSWs
The work of midwives, maternity support workers (MSWs) and midwifery teams from across the UK has been recognised and rewarded at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Awards which took place in London today. No less than 14 awards were handed out, across categories including maternity safety, perinatal mental health care for women, diversity and […]
Inspiring Activists share what drives them to support RCM members
Stories of bargaining for better terms and conditions, improving wellbeing through branch initiatives, supporting members experiencing unfair treatment, and wins on the regrading of roles where all shared as RCM Activists gathered for the RCM’s Annual Activists Conference South this week. ‘Everybody in: Your place in the RCM’ was the theme of this year’s conference […]
RCM welcomes the extension of baby loss certificates
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has welcomed the Department of Health and Social Care’s decision to remove the 2018 cut-off date to allow all those who have experienced pregnancy loss in England to request a Baby Loss Certificate. The certificate service is a voluntary scheme to enable parents who have experienced a baby or […]
RCM joins call for more action to end maternal mortality disparities
Women should not die simply because they are Black, Asian or poor. This is the stark message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) following the publication of the latest MBRRACE-UK report, Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care, into maternal deaths during and immediately following pregnancy between 2020 and 2022. The RCM has long called for […]
MIDIRS celebrates Black History Month
For Black History Month, MIDIRS is taking a look back at authors published in our Midwifery Digest to shine a spotlight on black authors with a plethora of specialisms, interests and passions. Below, we have listed just a few of our favourites with their abstracts and a download link. We hope you join us in […]
RCM members in Wales say pay award ‘not good enough’
Members of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Wales have had their say on the 5.5% pay award. The results of a two-week consultation with midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) in working in the NHS in Wales has resulted in over half (56%) of respondents saying the award is ‘unacceptable’. The RCM says […]
Maternity staff and pregnant women let down by ‘inconsistent and confused’ advice from Government and NHS
The Chief Executive of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) today told the COVID-19 inquiry of the pressure and distress caused to maternity staff and the women in their care during the pandemic. Gill Walton, who has led the College since 2017, said the lack of central and consistent information for maternity staff and pregnant […]
RCM press for progress on pay for members in Northern Ireland
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Northern Ireland says it’s pressing the Government for progress on an overdue pay award for its members. Midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) in Northern Ireland were due their pay uplift on 1 April and the RCM says its completely ‘unfair’ that its members remain in limbo. The […]
RCM welcomes pilot site phase of ABC programme to reduce brain injuries at birth
The next phase of the Avoiding Brain Injuries (ABC) programme to improve and personalise maternity care and reduce the risk of two significant contributors to avoidable brain injury in childbirth commences this week with the rollout of a pilot training phase across nine maternity services in England. The ABC programme which aims to support and […]