Midwifery Forum
Enhancing the profile of midwifery both within and beyond the RCN
We are led by a committee of midwives who have extensive experience in midwifery practice, education and maternity services management.
What we do
Library subject guide
Discover key midwifery information resources including books, reports and journal articles
Resources
Further resources
RCN resources
- Midwifery at the RCN: supporting midwives, student midwives and maternity support workers (2023). This updated leaflet explains how the RCN supports midwives, student midwives and maternity support workers.
- Bladder and Bowel Care in Childbirth Guidance (2021)
- Leaving No-One Behind. The role of the nursing profession in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in the UK (2021)
- Become a midwife. Advice on beginning your midwifery career
- RCN professional forums: Midwifery Forum (2020). This PowerPoint presentation provides further information about the role of the Midwifery Forum
- Managing the Disposal of Pregnancy Remains: RCN guidance for nursing and midwifery practice.
Further resources
- HSIB (2021) HSIB Maternity programme year in review 2020/21
- NICE (2021) Inducing labour. This guideline covers the circumstances for inducing labour, methods of induction, assessment, monitoring, pain relief and managing complications.
- United Nations Population Fund (2021) The State of the World’s Midwifery 2021.This report highlights a global shortage of 900,000 midwives.
International Confederation of Midwives
View the Latest ICM newsletter (Sep 2021) and ICM Position Statements, including:
- Planned pregnancies and contraception services for women
- Ethical Recruitment of Midwives
- Impact of climate change
- Gender equality and pay equity for midwives
- Midwife-led Continuity of Care.
News and views
Join the RCN Midwifery Forum Facebook Group
RCN Facebook groups are a place where you can get involved in honest and open discussions on the issues that affect you and your field of practice.
One of the reasons that I wanted to join the forum committee was that currently in nursing and midwifery there are questions around professional identity, scope of practice, new and developing standards and the introduction of different roles. I truly understand the emotional labour that these influences have on members in addition to the retention and recruitment difficulties for many employers. Being a member of the committee affords me with exciting and varied opportunities to engage within practise and policy through collaboration with others to build authentic sustained interdisciplinary networks. I am proud of the national engagement and outputs that we are part of and produce through working together and sharing different perspectives.
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