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New national learning report on group B strep in pregnancy
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) have today (Thursday July 16) published the first of their maternity themed reports having paused several publications back in March due to COVID-19. This series of reports have been drawn ...RCM calls for an early and decent pay rise for midwives and maternity support workers
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today written to MPs on behalf of its members calling for their support to bring forward pay negotiations and ensure that midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) receive a fair and decent pay rise.RCM global twinning project supports midwife to win international award
A midwife mentored and supported by the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has won an international award. Karima Akter, Secretary of the Bangladesh Midwifery Society (BMS), has won an Asia Pacific Alliance on Human Resources for Health (AAAH) ...Nursing and Midwifery Council Chair Steps down
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has announced that its Chair, Philip Graf, is stepping down due to illness following a stroke in September.Increasing global midwifery interventions could save millions of lives says new study
Over 4 million lives of mothers and babies could be saved every year by increasing global midwife numbers and investing in their training, says new research published this week.RCM supports drive for ethnic minority healthcare workers to join Government study on impact of COVID-19
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is encouraging its black, Asian, and minority ethnic members to participate in a Government-backed study investigating the risks of COVID-19 to their health. The college says its acutely aware that sadly ...![](/media/4598/pregnancy-in-the-pandemic.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=132527809950000000)
Pandemic pregnancies and midwives’ support
It’s fair to say that, for those women who have been pregnant and given birth during the pandemic, this hasn’t been quite what they had planned. Despite the challenges, though, one thing has been constant: the care and support of midwives and ...![](/media/3568/maternity-services.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543778630000000)
Updated advice on COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy and women who are breastfeeding
The Government has today accepted the recommendation from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to authorise Oxford University/AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for use. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and ...![img alt text](/media/1819/rcm_primary_horizontal_logo_2016_mediumres_web.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131788148410000000)
Growing the next generation of researchers at RCM Research Conference
Midwifery research has an impact right on the front line and is the bedrock for safer and better care says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), ahead of its second annual research conference on 23 March.![img alt text](/media/1819/rcm_primary_horizontal_logo_2016_mediumres_web.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=131788148410000000)