Recently added articles from Royal College of Midwives Journal:
Interim review: a cause for optimism.(Editorial)(Ara Darzi's review of the National Health Service)
Nov 01, 2007; ... The refreshingly direct tone of Lord Darzi's interim review of the NHS bodes well for the full report due to be published in June next year in time for the 60th anniversary of the NHS. Lord Darzi writes in the first person with a passion and honesty, which must go some way to restore trust ...
RCM rejects pay offer for midwives in England: RCM Council members have rejected the government's revised pay offer for midwives in England at their most recent meeting, as it continued to ignore the Pay Review Body's recommendations.(News)(Royal College of Midwives)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The RCM Council has voted to reject the government's revised pay offer for midwives in England, but will not be taking any further action. RCM general secretary Dame Karlene Davis stated: 'The government have picked the pockets of midwives, who feel insulted by the offer. It ...
'I love the NHS'.(event by National Health Service Together)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Healthcare alliance NHS Together is organising an 'I love the NHS' event in London's Trafalgar Square on 3 November to celebrate the ...
Pelvic girdle pain.(Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Women's Health)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] New leaflets on the management of pelvic girdle pain (also known as symphysis pubis dysfunction) are now available ...
Lifetime achievement.(Julia Magill-Cuerden)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The journal congratulates its professional editor Dr Julia Magill-Cuerden on her lifetime achievement British Journal of ...
Staff survey.(National Health Service)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Healthcare Commission is encouraging NHS employees randomly selected to participate in ...
TELSiS.(The Early Labour Study in Scotland )(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Scotland's largest midwifery study The Early Labour Study in Scotland (TELSiS) has been completed, involving 16 consultant-led ...
Titchy Babies.(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Online forum Titchy Babies is looking ...
Florence Kanikasamy.(Correction notice)
Nov 01, 2007 ... In her paper on a process evaluation of the third stage of labour in a birth centre in last month's ...
Midwives honoured at Mary Seacole awards.(News)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The work of three midwives was recognised at the Mary Seacole leadership and development awards last month. In a ceremony at the South African High Commission in London, Florence Kanikasamy was presented with a certificate on completing her evaluation of childbirth education, for which she ...
Special care baby units 'near breaking point'.(News)(BLISS)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Baby charity BLISS has published a new report that it says demonstrates that services for sick and premature babies are 'nearing breaking point'. BLISS chief executive Andy Cole ...
NICE guidelines welcomed.(News)(National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The RCM has welcomed new clinical guidelines on intrapartum care from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), but stressed that more midwives and resources are needed to make choice a reality for women. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
Next year's RCM fees.(News)(Royal College of Midwives)(Table)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... This year has been one of further development on behalf of members, having seen the introduction of a major review of benefits and services. Members are now able to access and update their membership details online by visiting the i-membership webpage on the College website. Renewal ...
GBS mothers 'left in dark'.(News)(testing for Group B Streptococcus)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Charity Group B Strep Support (GBSS) has warned that families are being let down because routine reliable testing for Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is not available to all women on the NHS. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GBSS founder Jane Plumb stated: 'Mothers in the UK are ...
Be the FULL STOP.(News)(preventing child abuse)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has launched a new campaign aiming to mobilise society to end child abuse. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NSPCC director and chief executive Dame Mary Marsh stated: 'People sometimes feel they cannot do ...
New MUMs recipe book available.(News)(Malawi Underprivileged Mothers)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... An Edinburgh midwife has published her second recipe book to raise funds for healthcare projects in Malawi, following the huge popularity of her first. Linda McDonald's second collection of recipes includes a forward by the prime minister's wife Sarah Brown. The money raised ...
Smoking key SIDS factor.(News)(sudden infant death syndrome)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID) has welcomed a review of evidence (Fleming and Blair, in press) as a reminder that maternal smoking is now the most important avoidable risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
References.(Bibliography)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2007 ... Blair PS, Sidebotham P, Berry PJ, Evans M, Fleming PJ. (2006) Major epidemiological changes in sudden infant death syndrome: a 20-year population-based study in the UK. The ...
Safer childbirth: the big picture: the newly-published minimum standards for care in labour have resulted from the joint work of four Royal Colleges including the RCM. Danny Ratnaike looks at what they set out and how midwives can help to ensure they are implemented.(News)(Royal College of Midwives)
Nov 01, 2007; ... The RCM and three other Royal Colleges have published new minimum standards for care in labour, underscoring the need for multidisciplinary teamwork and sufficient staffing levels in order to provide women-centred care. RCM practice and standards development advisor Mervi ...
Magnesium sulphate and eclampsia.(Research round-up)
Nov 01, 2007; ... This population-based descriptive study, using data from all 229 hospitals with consultant-led maternity units in the UK, studied all women who gave birth between February 2005 and February 2006. This was to estimate the incidence of eclampsia and to describe the management and associated ...