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Resources



  • 16 Dec 2024

    Advanced Level Practice for Fertility Nursing

    Publication Code : 011 886

    This competency document is intended to support best practice across the fertility nursing sector, by articulating key skills required to be an advanced level practitioner. It is intended to support career development in fertility care, both for individual nurses, nurse managers and service providers.

  • 16 Sep 2024

    Multiple Births Midwife Standard

    Publication Code : 011 681

    Midwives have an essential role to play in delivering and co-ordinating care for women, partners and families, who are experiencing a multiple pregnancy. These standards are intended to provide clear direction for commissioners and managers when creating roles to support best practice and policies in local service provision for women and their families. The skills and knowledge to provide this service are also outlined in the standards.

  • 31 Jul 2024

    Advanced Level Nursing Practice and Care of Pregnant and Postnatal Women

    Publication Code : 011 611

    This updated guidance provides principles of good practice to clarify the role of nurses working in advanced nursing practice roles when providing care for pregnant and postnatal women.

  • 25 Apr 2023

    Midwifery at the RCN: supporting midwives, student midwives and maternity support workers

    Publication Code : 010 836

    This updated leaflet explains how the RCN supports midwives, student midwives and maternity support workers. Membership gives you support in the workplace and access to online resources and the RCN Library and Archives Service, which can help with your continuing professional development. You can also join the Midwifery Forum, allowing you to connect with other members to help shape and influence policy and practice.

  • 9 Jan 2023

    Clinical Nurse Specialists in Early Pregnancy Care Consensus Statement

    Publication Code : 010 625

    This publication details further work following the impact assessment and subsequent report of the RCN’s Clinical Nurse Specialists in Early Pregnancy Care Standards in 2021. To address recommendations from that report, the project team worked with key stakeholders to clarify the way forward, ensuring the standards are fit for purpose and supporting implementation of the standards.

External resources

  • The Miscarriage Association has launched a set of resources for health professionals caring for women and couples with pregnancy loss
  • FSRH has launched its updated and now fully-digital UK MEC - the authoritative, 'go-to' reference for clinicians providing contraceptives safely to women across the life course.

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