RCM Group: MIDIRS

Nipple shields for breastfeeding: trying to clear the fog around their use

Dr Lucy Goddard discusses the history, use and stigma surrounding nipple shields, and introduces her research project aimed at supporting women and healthcare professionals to make informed decisions around nipple shield use. About the Author Dr Lucy Goddard is a postdoctoral researcher in Maternity and Women’s Health at the University of Oxford. Lucy’s research focuses […]

Informed Consent: Search Pack of the Month, November

In line with the Royal College of Midwives’ second highest research priority, MIDIRS free Search Pack of the Month for November is ‘Informed Consent’.    In May, the RCM announced their top ten research priorities following the 16-month Research Prioritisation Project which gathered the perspectives of UK-based midwives, student midwives and maternity support workers. We […]

Speaking up

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Melissa Griffin achieved a first for her research into the assumptions made about Black people, the ways healthcare professionals practice unconscious bias and the effects on care received. Melissa is an RCM activist, a Freedom to Speak up champion, a cultural humility and civility trainer, a maternity safeguarding supervisor and a specialist perinatal mental health […]

Healing can become your power: the MW2Ghana initiative

About the Author Hayley Sarpong is a British Ghanaian midwife and founder of MW2Ghana, a grassroots initiative connecting UK and Ghanaian midwives to share knowledge and improve maternity care. She also runs HeyHayleys, a blog empowering women through healing and storytelling. Instagram: @heyhayleys_ MW2Ghana Instagram: @mw2ghana Please note that this article contains references to sexual […]

Celebrating Black History Month 2025

To mark Black History Month 2025, MIDIRS is spotlighting articles in our 2025 editions of MIDIRS Midwifery Digest that highlight the disparities that Black women experience within midwifery care, as well as the brilliant work being done to reduce this disparity.  Black History Month is an annual celebration, marked each October, which recognises the history, […]

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