ASSOCIATION OF RADICAL MIDWIVES

Because Midwifery Matters

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Join us as a member of ARM to give us a higher profile, raise our voice and protect the midwifery profession.

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We have a big support network for midwives and student midwives around the country.

EMCS = Emergency, Managed under a Crumbling System: what rising rates and disparities reveal for all

Emergency caesarean sections are becoming more common across maternity services in England despite repeated efforts to rein in the “enthusiasm,” let’s say, of...

Is Avoidable Serious Harm in Childbirth Associated with ‘Normal Birth Ideology’ – or ‘Not Doing Our Job Properly’?

It’s official – the concept of ‘pursuit of normal birth at any cost’ will be considered in the national maternity and neonatal investigation. Its scope includes...

NMC’s Principles for supporting women’s choices in maternity care

The NMC have recently published Principles for supporting women’s choices in maternity care.They aim to drive ‘safer, more person-centred care for women and babies’...

ARM response to Investigation of Maternity Service & NHS 10 year plan

The ARM welcomes the recent announcement of a national investigation into maternity and neonatal services and publication of the 10 Year Health Plan for England. We...

The Pursuit of Normal Birth at Any Cost: Where Did it Come From and Where Has it Taken Us?

I believe this dramatic and hurtful (to me) phrase was first introduced in the 2015 report of the Morecambe Bay Investigation by Dr Bill Kirkup, when he wrote, “There was a growing move amongst midwives to pursue normal childbirth ‘at any cost’”

ARM working to promote, protect and support safer homebirths for all who want to birth at home

ARM has been working with AIMS and Birthrights to respond to the Coroner’s Prevention of Future Deaths Report relating to the tragic deaths of Jen and Agnes Cahill following a planned homebirth last year.

Please read the open letter, addressed to the recipients of the report.

ARM Events

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Mar 13
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Is Avoidable Serious Harm in Childbirth Associated with ‘Normal Birth Ideology’ – or ‘Not Doing Our Job Properly’?

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