A vital piece of work by examining the development of clinical and academic leadership roles. Read on to see how we can continue to support key leaders in our midwifery profession.

What a lovely service to celebrate Florence Nightingale at Westminster Abbey. Thank you for coming with me Ruby Handley-Stone! Thank you Florence Nightingale Foundation

So many new Royal College of Midwives 💙 resources were launched at #rcmconf24
One of them was the neurodivergence acceptance toolkit designed to support those who design or plan midwifery education although much transferable good practice for all.
See more:
rcm.org.uk/media-releases…

Ruby Handley-Stone the session on #surrogacy was superb - thank you for bringing this important topic to #rcmconf2024 . Suzanne was inspirational!

Everyone needs to hear these messages 🙏🏽

Ruby Handley-Stone talking about surrogacy in midwifery care. An important conversation for inclusive compassionate care. Royal College of Midwives 💙 Heather Bower Fiona Gibb Sally Ashton -May Birte Harlev-Lam OBE Gill Walton

Don't forget to pick up a postcard with a QR code link to the toolkit! 🤩 Royal College of Midwives 💙 #RCMCONF24 #neurodivergence

We did it! Please access the toolkit to help make midwifery education settings and placement areas more inclusive places for all 💪🏼🙌 #rcmconf24 #neurodivergenceadvocacy

Great to see the launch of the Neurodivergent Acceptance Toolkit. Such an important piece of work towards an inclusive approach to support the future and current workforce. Royal College of Midwives 💙 Ruby Handley-Stone Heather Bower Kerri Feeney

I met this brilliant individual today, who needs celebrating! Veronica Morgan has been a midwife for nearly 50 years and an Royal College of Midwives 💙 Steward since 1998. Thankyou! #celebratemidwives #rcmconf24

The #Neurodivergence Acceptance toolkit is live! #RCMconf24
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Royal College of Midwives 💙 RCM Students
MDX Midwifery

Really great to bring the Royal College of Midwives 💙 to #SuttonPark today to celebrate #IDM2024 with a sunny #parkrun ! Even managed to rope in some mini members!

I’d love to hear from you marvellous MidSocs! What great work are you doing? Can you help inspire other MidSocs that are starting out? Come and find me at #rcmconf24 next week to chat or email me!

Women who received midwife continuity of care models less likely to experience a caesarean section, instrumental birth and episiotomy.
Little difference to fetal loss and preterm birth.
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I am running the #ParkRun on 4th May to celebrate #InternationalDayoftheMidwife2024 - who’s with me? #IDM2024 #ParkRun 🏃‍♂️

Join me and take part in your local parkrun UK event on 4 May to mark International Day of the Midwife #IDM2024 💙
You can walk, jog, run or volunteer as we recognise and thank #teamCMidO midwives. Find out more in this blog from me and Ruth May 💙: england.nhs.uk/blog/celebrate…

In celebration of #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek a great panel of speakers joined RCM Students for a webinar on neurodiversity. Kayty Richards Heather Bower Neurodiversity Celebration Week

It was so great to start talking about it with a fantastic panel of other speakers. Two months until launch!

I was thrilled to host this session with my fantastic guests, with lived experience of being neurodivergent in midwifery education, practice and receiving care. The time flew! Really excited to launch the toolkit in May - sorry we couldn’t say more today!

Such a powerful ending to today’s #rcmwalesconf - ‘we are family!’ A fantastic day. Thanks to all the hard work from everyone involved, to those attending and to #oasisoneworldchoir . I am truly fulfilled ❤️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🌼

Please do fill in the RCM's research prioritisation project and share among your networks. It's a chance to say what you think maternity researchers should be investigating. forms.office.com/pages/response…