By Race Matters Project Midwife Jane Bekoe on 27 October 2021
Earlier this week, the RCM hosted a webinar to share Black and brown personal and professional experiences in maternity, while reflecting on the theme of this year’s Black History & Culture Month (BHCM), Proud to be. As the RCM’s newly appointed ...
on 13 October 2021
Baby Loss Awareness Week is an annual event when parents, families, friends and health professionals come together to remember babies who have died during pregnancy or shortly after birth. Now in its nineteenth year, the theme of the Week for ...
By Postgraduate Researcher Felitta Burney-Nicol on 13 October 2021
This is Black History Month, and it is a time of celebration of Black history and progress. As we reflect on how far we have come in the journey of equality and diversity, we are reminded by current events that we still have some way to go. As a senior ...
on 04 October 2021
As the RCM publishes the results of its member experience survey, a midwife working in England shares her story, which is reflected in every maternity service across the England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
By Gill Walton, Chief Executive on 01 October 2021
There are four cornerstones that are absolutely central to the RCM: our members, of course, but all midwives, maternity support workers, and the mothers and parents we care for. These four groups shape what we do and how we do it. Everything we ...
By Jenny Cunningham, Research Advisor on 01 October 2021
Surrogacy is becoming increasingly common, with both couples and single men and women turning to a surrogate as a way of starting their family. Midwives need to be able to give excellent and individualised care for the surrogate (this is the ...
By Alice Sorby, Employments Relations Advisor on 29 September 2021
RCM members have probably seen me all over the place recently, like a broken record talking about flexible working. This is partly because on 13 September the NHS terms and conditions of service handbook Section 33, which covers flexible working ...
By Stuart Bonar, Public Affairs Advisor on 24 September 2021
After a one-year gap because of you-know-what, this autumn sees the return of in-person party conferences. Gone are the speeches delivered over Zoom and calls of “you’re on mute” when someone tries to ask a question; back are lanyard-wearing ...
By Executive Director Midwife Birte Harlev-Lam and Director for Professional Midwifery Dr Mary Ross-Davie on 17 September 2021
On World Patient Safety Day, Executive Director Midwife Birte Harlev-Lam and Director for Professional Midwifery Dr Mary Ross-Davie reflect on what the RCM is doing to support improvements in maternity safety.
By Head of Health and Social Policy, Sean O'Sullivan on 14 September 2021
Planning for the right number of midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) over the coming years will be critical to improving the safety and quality of maternity services. This message is at the heart of evidence that the Royal College ...