RCM welcomes new standards for maternity care in Wales
“New standards for maternity must be the catalyst for safety improvements across all services in Wales.” That’s the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) as it welcomes Welsh Government plans to improve maternity services. The new Quality Statement on Maternity and Neonatal care and Perinatal Engagement Framework, unveiled by the Welsh Government today, […]
Maternal care for pregnant migrant women needs radical improvement, says RCM
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) is calling for migrant women to receive adequate language support, including translation services, and access to maternity care via multiple routes when they need it. The call comes as MBRRACE-UK published its State of the Nation report on the maternity care recent migrant women receive, which found that just […]
How routine pulse oximetry testing supports decolonising practice
Routine Pulse Oximetry Testing for Newborn Babies has been published by the British Association for Perinatal Medicine (BAPM) in partnership with expert stakeholders including the Royal College of Midwives’ fellow and Principal Educator for NHS Education for Scotland, Dr Tom McEwan. The framework aligns with the RCM recommendations for decolonising practice which reasserts the NHS […]