NEW @SpringerNature!
Respectful Relationships in the Maternity Service
Eds: Maggie O’Brien & Dr Ellen Kitson-Reynolds
https://t.co/EvkvS6DW9E
This book offers guidance on how to solve poor professional behaviors and avoid their detrimental impacts in #midwifery@Kitson_Reynolds
Great to see this book about the history of the UK Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths published today... "shows how significant advances in maternal healthcare are possible when clinicians, politicians and the public work together." Still lots to do.
📢📢📢IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
We know many members received ballot papers AFTER the ballot closed because of the postal strikes & so were unable to have their voices counted. If this applies to you, PLEASE STILL RETURN YOUR COMPLETED BALLOT in the enclosed return envelope. 1/2
If you’re in any doubt about why #midwives are looking to take industrial action or even leave the profession altogether, read this first person account in @BritishVogue https://t.co/qoTTcJ1MNM
Nominations for the RCM Student Midwife Forum are now open.
This year we are asking students to submit a short video clip between 3 - 5 minutes long explaining why they would like a seat on the Student Midwifery Forum
Check out the link in our bio
“To suggest that maternity services should be deprioritised by the NHS at a time when countless reports have referenced a lack of Government investment and attention is at best foolish and at worst negligent.
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Update. Publishing next month! Yay. Quite a journey through a Covid world to this stage. @gill_thomson and I are happy to be sharing this. Note: 20% discount. Please RT
On Sunday, vigils will be taking place in 72 different locations in the UK to promote professional autonomy and working conditions for #midwives.
ICM supports initiatives like @midwivesmarch in their efforts to strengthen #midwifery and women’s #SRHR. We stand with you ✊
This BBC graph shows the incredibly low investment in the NHS by the Government from 2010 to the pandemic
It’s a major reason why we had 100,000 staff shortages in early 2020
And why there were millions on waiting lists even then
Please RT so everyone can be clear