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Midwives welcome Welsh government initiative but demand better staffing
Maternity wales

MIDWIFE leaders welcomed the publication of new standards for maternity care in Wales today but warned that investment in staff was the key to success.

The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Cymru was responding to a Welsh government plan setting out new standards and expectations for high-quality maternity and neonatal services in Wales.

The new quality statement on maternity and neonatal care and the perinatal engagement framework sets out how the NHS will seek to improve services.

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