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• • Maternity Services
  • UK

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 RCM calls for an early and decent pay rise for midwives and maternity support workers

By  RCM calls for an early and decent pay rise for midwives and maternity support workers The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today written to MPs on behalf of its members calling for their support to bring forward pay negotiations and ensure that midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) receive a fair and decent pay rise.

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• • Research
  • Republic of Ireland
  • UK
  • Wellbeing Of Women

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WoW research grants 2019

By Julie Griffiths on 19 November 2018 Midwives are invited to apply for the Wellbeing of Women (WoW) research grants for 2019.

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• • UK
  • Pregnancy
  • Report
  • MBRRACE
  • Maternal Death
  • Maternal Mental health

Influencing

Report highlights ‘striking’ inequalities in UK maternal deaths

By Hollie Ewers on 02 November 2018 Maternal deaths are not evenly spread across the UK population, the latest MBRRACE-UK report finds.

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• • Folic Acid
  • Flour Fortification
  • Fetal Abnormalities / Birth Defects
  • Government
  • UK

Government will consult on folic acid fortification

By Hollie Ewers on 24 October 2018 A government consultation to consider the evidence around folic acid fortification will launch in early 2019, public health minister Steve Brine has confirmed.