MIDIRS Midwifery Digest Hot Topic: Why are some voices not heard? Exploring how maternity care can be improved for women with limited English
There is a robust body of evidence, accumulated over the decades, which shows that limited English proficiency is a key factor associated with poorer maternal and neonatal outcomes. Our work as midwives and researchers has led us to believe ...1-10 of 75 result(s)
International Women's Day 2023
We are celebrating International Women's Day by looking back at the RCM's partnership with Bangladesh midwives with a special mention of Sangita Saha Prema, General Secretary of the Bangladesh Midwifery Society.
UKCS Seminar Series 2023
The United Kingdom Continence Society have announced their next series of webinars in 2023.Project MADAM
Call for participants: survey for midwives and pregnant women (project MADAM)
Postdoctoral Nursing and Midwifery Colloquium 2022
The Postdoctoral Nursing and Midwifery Colloquium 2022 will be held 30 September and is organised by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Nursing & Midwifery, in collaboration with the NIHR Nursing & Midwifery Incubator.
Call for research participation: Language Quality in Maternity Services
My research aims to investigate the most effective use of interpreting modalities, i.e., face-to-face interpreting (F2F), telephone interpreting (TI) or video-mediated interpreting (VMI) in maternity settings where healthcare providers ...
Podcast: Writing for publication - advice for students and midwives
This quick fire podcast from MIDIRS (Midwives Information and Resource Service) provides some tips and tricks on how to write for an academic publication such as MIDIRS Midwifery Digest. We recently used this resource to support the Bangladesh ...
Research: The attitudes of midwives towards the use of NHS maternity care by international migrants
This study is concerned with the attitudes of midwives towards the use of NHS maternity care by international migrants and the current policies concerning charging and sharing the data of non-citizens. Midwives are being invited to take part ...
Student midwives: Win MIDIRS subscription packages at the RCM Annual Conference 2022
MIDIRS is offering five free annual MIDIRS subscription packages to student midwives who attend the RCM Annual Conference, 4-5th October 2022, ICC Wales.
RCM Student Midwifery Forum launches midwifery societies poster competition
The Royal College of Midwives Student Midwifery Forum (SMF) has launched a competition inviting Midwifery Societies to submit abstracts that can be turned into a poster or infographic.