12 September 2019
The National Maternity and Perinatal Audit is a major analysis of NHS maternity and neonatal services in Britain. Launched in 2016, it uses data collected by hospitals to evaluate a range of care processes and outcomes, and produces high-quality ...
22 October 2018
The NMC has announced Dr Anna van der Gaag as the new independent chair of the midwifery panel.
Anna, who is a visiting professor at the University of Surrey, will chair her first meeting today (22 October 2018).
23 November 2018
We are grateful for the expert professional interest and welcome for the RCM Midwifery care in labour guidance for women in all settings. The RCM is confident that the guidance represents the best established evidence available, being based ...
12 October 2010
Midwifery 2020 contains few new messages, but this is one of its strengths, as it shows the profession is already getting it right, reports Julie Griffiths.
26 March 2019
Two midwives from Bournemouth won one of the UK’s top midwifery awards for their project for healthy a healthy workplace to ensure the delivery of high quality of care , and reduce staff turnover rates in their maternity service.
12 September 2019
Over the last three months in the UK almost 1,000 women and girls were identified as having been affected by Female Genital Mutilation(FGM) and today NHS England have launched a network of eight FGM support clinics across Birmingham, Bristol, ...
06 November 2019
On 21 October, the Midwifery Society at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) hosted an interdisciplinary event on resilience in health and social care called ‘Bouncing Back’. As vice-chair of the Midwifery Society, I took the lead on organising ...
16 March 2021
A Bucks midwife has received a prestigious Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Fellowship for her inspiring midwifery work. Sally Pezaro is a Lecturer and Associate Researcher at Coventry University and received the award at the RCM’s virtual ...