Due to give birth soon? England’s regions are facing serious midwife shortages says the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). Releasing new figures showing the shortages of midwives in each region, the RCM has repeated its call for David Cameron

The Royal College of Midwives is calling for a debate on the introduction of a fee for epidurals.Epidurals are a popular pain relief option in childbirth and the RCM has flagged this up as an issue of concern to be discussed at their Annual

Dads are too often left out of the process of having a baby, according to the Royal College of Midwives (RCM). The organisation is to publish a 16-page guide full of advice and tips for dads-to-be and dads, to help them feel part of their partner

Cathy Warwick, the general secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, has voiced her concerns about a backlash against home births in response to an editorial in the Lancet medical journal.The Lancet’s editorial responded to claims by a US report

Both Conservative and Liberal democrat leaders pledged to fund more midwives, but it seems this has been abandoned since the Coalition came into power, reports The Telepragh.Cathy Warwick, from the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), claims Prime

An increasingly comercialised view of pregnancy is putting strain on mums and midwives, says the chief exec of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM).In a piece written for the BBC website, midwife Cathy Warwick warned that growing interest

The Government originally calculated that 3,000 new midwives would be needed by the year 2012 to cope with the steadily rising birthrate. However, new figures from the Royal College of Midwives show that nearly 5,000 more midwives will be required

of older and obese mums.“Midwives are the experts when it comes to normal births and will deliver the vast majority of women having their baby in this way," said Cathy Warwick, from the Royal College of Midwives. "The fact that midwives’ involvement

!However, the admission from celeb mums including Dannii Minogue and Tess Daly hasn’t gone down well with experts at the Royal College of Midwives, who felt that mums-to-be shouldn’t be wearing ‘control’ pants as it could be harmful to their unborn baby

be necessary for medical reasons.“Overall, the report is encouraging. It shows improvements and suggests that the investment in maternity services by the previous government has begun to pay welcome dividends,” says Cathy Warwick, from the Royal College