By Dr Mary Ross-Davie, Director for Professional Midwifery at the RCM and Victoria Komolafe, the RCM’s Professional Digital Advisor on 17 November 2021
Dr Mary Ross-Davie, Director for Professional Midwifery at the RCM and Victoria Komolafe, the RCM’s Professional Digital Advisor, look at two recent reports highlighting the huge inequities in outcomes in maternity care in the UK for women ...
By RCM Director for Professional Midwifery Mary Ross-Davie on 16 November 2021
We know that midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) across the UK have been working really hard to get the clear and consistent message out to the women that we recommend that all pregnant women take up the COVID-19 vaccine.
By Jacqui Williams Senior Midwifery Advisor (Education) at the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) on 15 November 2021
Senior Midwifery Advisor at the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Jacqui Williams shares what mentorship means to her and her current experience working as a mentor on the new mentoring schemes for Black, Asian and minority ethnic colleagues. ...
on 15 November 2021
April 2022 might feel like a way away but when it comes to pensions it always helps to be prepared and keep up to date with the latest information and there have been a couple of recent changes that you should be aware of.
By Lia Brigante, RCM Quality & Standards Advisor on 10 November 2021
The NICE draft guideline on induction of labour that was out for consultation during the summer, causing concerns and a striking number of responses, has now been finalised and it is available here. Our long and detailed response was considered ...
By Dian Bates Obesity / Diabetes Midwife North Middlesex hospital on 02 November 2021
Numerous reports over the last few decades highlight disparities experienced by midwives of Black and Asian descent, in comparison to their white counterparts. Midwives from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities are more likely ...
By Head of Health and Social Policy Sean O'Sullivan on 29 October 2021
When it comes to the Budget, it pays to look beyond the immediate headlines, let the dust settle before forming a judgement and, above all, study the small print. Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget, delivered to Parliament on Wednesday is no exception ...
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 ...