Media releases

Media releases

• • Maternity Services
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  • Midwives
  • NHS
  • Safe high quality care
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  • NICE - The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
  • Smoking

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RCM calls for reverse to public health cuts to support smoking rate reduction

on 25 June 2021 Pregnant women must get the support they need to reduce smoking in pregnancy says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), as NICE and Public Health England publish a draft guideline to tackle the health burden of smoking.   The guidance published ...

News

• • Pregnancy
  • Premature Birth
  • RCM Wales
  • NHS Wales
  • RCM Member
  • RCM
  • Wales
  • Smoking
  • Welsh Government
  • Specialist Midwives
  • Funding
  • Teenage Pregnancy

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Urgent action needed to tackle smoking rates amongst pregnant women in Wales

‘Efforts need to be redoubled to tackle smoking rates among pregnant women as a matter of urgency.’ That is the message from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) in Wales as it responds to new maternity and pregnancy statistics published by the ...

Media releases

• • RCM
  • NHS Staff
  • Midwives
  • MSWs - Maternity Support Workers
  • Pregnancy
  • Midwifery
  • NHS
  • NHS Scotland
  • Smoking
  • Caesarean Section
  • Specialist Midwives

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‘Worrying’ says RCM as rates of obesity amongst pregnant women in Scotland on the rise’

By ‘Worrying’ says RCM as rates of obesity amongst pregnant women in Scotland on the rise’ on 27 November 2019 The Information Services Division (ISD) of NHS Scotland have published their annual report on Births in Scottish hospitals. The publication covers important statistics related to pregnancy, childbirth and the early care of babies born ...

Media releases

• • Smoking
  • NHS Digital

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New stats show smoking in pregnancy not falling

on 02 July 2019 Today statistics on smoking have been published by NHS Digital. On smoking in pregnancy the statistics show that just under 11% of pregnant women were known to be smokers at the time of delivery in 2018-19. This is similar to the level recorded ...

Media releases

• • Smoking
  • Pregnancy

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Majority of maternity services without a stop smoking specialist midwife say RCM

on 31 May 2019 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today(Friday 31st May) revealed that almost 70% of Heads of Midwifery have reported that they are without a stop smoking specialist midwife in their maternity team. The RCM have shared the findings ...

Media releases

• • Smoking
  • Public Health

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Cuts to stop smoking services fly in face of Government stillbirth ambitions says RCM on new report

on 15 March 2019 Today a report from Action on Smoking and Health and Cancer Research UK says that Government cuts to public health budgets mean that only half of local authorities offer all smokers the best support to quit.

Media releases

• • Midwives
  • Specialist Midwives
  • Maternity Services
  • NHS England
  • Smoking

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RCM comments on NHS long term plan

on 04 January 2019 Today (Saturday January 5th 2019) the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has responded to a media release from NHS England which details information on part of the NHS’s long term plan. This NHS news release focusses on alcohol consumption and ...

Media releases

• • Smoking
  • Obesity

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'Smoking and obesity rates during pregnancy a real concern in Wales' says RCM as its annual State of Maternity Services Report is launched’

on 06 November 2018 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today highlighted their concerns around the rates of obesity and smoking during pregnancy amongst women in Wales.

Media releases

• • Public Health
  • Smoking

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Funding needed for stopping smoking services say midwives on new smoking in pregnancy stats

By RCM on 03 July 2018 Today NHS Digital has published statistics on smoking rates including smoking during pregnancy.  Just under 11% of pregnant women were known to be smokers at the time of delivery in 2017/18.

Media releases

• • Public Health
  • Obesity
  • Smoking

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RCM comments on BJOG smoking and obesity in pregnancy research

By RCM on 13 June 2018 Research to be published tomorrow in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology found that women who smoke and are obese during pregnancy are more likely to have daughters who develop polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) ...