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Fathers’ mental health ‘finally acknowledged’, says charity
Mental health checks for expectant and new fathers is a ‘landmark move’, says charity and think-tank The Fatherhood Institute.RCM Responds to Lib Dem Election Manifesto - Want to see firm commitment to more midwives
The Shadow Secretary of State for Health Johnathan Ashworth today launched the Labour 'NHS Rescue Plan'. Speaking at the launch of the plan he used the closure of a maternity unit because of a shortage of midwives to confirm that Labour would ...![](/media/3572/picture1.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=132144979540000000)
RCM at TUC Congress 2019
The RCM’s two motions to Congress were calling for better perinatal mental healthcare and the suspension of NHS charging for migrant women. We used our speeches to highlight the shortage of specialist perinatal mental health midwives and ...My journey into maternity research
I first became interested in research after undertaking an MSc in Public Health and doing a piece of qualitative research looking at the effect of becoming a fistula advocate on women with obstetric fistula in Sierra Leone.‘RCM Patron HRH The Princess Royal Visits South Lake Birth Centre’
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has paid a special visit to South Lakes Birth Centre in Barrow-in-Furness, as part of her role as Patron to The Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The centre, named by the local community and staff, is made ...Better pregnancy mental health care, stopping NHS migrant charging and concerns over no deal Brexit in RCM motions to TUC Congress
At this week’s TUC Congress the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for better perinatal mental health care and to suspend NHS charging for migrant women.![](/media/4019/michelle-harrison-and-olivia-snowball-representing-kings-caseloads-team.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543778800000000)
London midwives win national award for mental health work
Two midwives who improved care for women with severe perinatal mental health needs have won the Excellence in Perinatal Mental Health Award in the RCM’s Annual Midwifery Awards. The award comes during Maternal Mental Health Week from 4 to 10 ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/6032/rcm-mmha-joint-logos.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133543779720000000)
Investing in mental health support in pregnancy can save lives says RCM and MMHA
Lives can be saved with more investment and better support for women with maternal mental health problems in pregnancy and after birth, say the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA). The two organisations ...Funding and staffing must underpin Government’s women’s health strategy says RCM
We must see more investment in NHS maternity services and their staff to support improvements to women’s health and to put their care and needs front and centre says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). This comes as the Government’s first women’s ...![Umbraco.Web.PublishedCache.XmlPublishedCache.XmlPublishedProperty](/media/6826/yasmeen-akhtar-and-melissa-addy-rcm_awards_2023_173.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=720&height=467&rnd=133293069710000000)