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ARM response to the Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce
Dear Baroness Amos and members of the Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce The Association of Radical Midwives (ARM) welcomes the report of the Independent Investigation into Maternity and Neonatal Services in England, and we would like to express our appreciation of the...
848 students. 229 predicted jobs. Baroness Merron calls this a “misalignment” rather than a staff shortage.
New Freedom of Information research from the Association of Radical Midwives and Fund Future Midwives UK campaign reveals one predicted NQM job for every 3.6 final-year midwifery students, and the jobs that do exist are increasingly part-time and precarious. By...
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 clinicians’ orders (NMPA Project Team, 2025). But it’s not purely a clinical trend. When we look closer, the...
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’ when maternity care is declined (‘freebirthing’) requested ‘outside of guidance’, involves ‘unregulated...
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 appreciate that Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has made such a strong...
Let’s Make Some Noise!
Contact your MP about the maternity crisis ARM want to respond to the recently announced National maternity investigation and the 10 Year Health Plan for England, and are asking you all to contact your MP to ask them to share our message with Wes Streeting, Secretary...
ARM’s Proposals for Change : A New Era in Maternity Care
Midwifery Matters, Tell Your MP! Maternity services are in crisis. Midwives are demoralised and women are fearful. There is currently little evidence from the new Labour government that they are prioritising maternity service issues. ARM has a series of proposals that...
Response to the Independent Culture Review of the NMC
To Wes Streeting MP, Secretary of State for Health & Social Care Response to the Independent Culture Review of the Nursing & Midwifery Council carried out by Rise Associates (Review Chair Nazir Afzal OBE) July 2024 The Association of Radical Midwives welcomes...
ARM Response to Birth Trauma Report
The APPG Birth Trauma report arose out of MP Theo Clarke’s concern that she was not alone in her experience of traumatic childbirth. It is based primarily on women’s voices and is all the richer for it.
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