The RCM has engaged and consulted a broad group of midwifery professionals who have helped the development of the Campaign. These include busy practicing midwives, return to practice midwives, community and hospital midwives, students, Heads of Midwifery Services and educationalists. In addition, women have been consulted directly and through user groups like the NCT.
Key contacts at the RCM are:
> Frances Day-Stirk frances.day-stirk@rcm.org.uk
> Mervi Jokinen mervi.jokinen@rcm.org.uk
> Jane Munro jane.munro@rcm.org.uk
> Jacque Gerrad jacque.gerrad@rcm.org.uk
> Gillian Smith (Scotland) gillian.smith@rcm.org.uk
> Helen Rogers (Wales) helen.rogers@rcmwelshb.org.uk
> Breedagh Hughes (Northern Ireland) bhughes@rcmnib.org.uk
Web Administrator Lucy Lewis lucy.lewis@rcm.org.uk
Find out more about the RCM at www.rcm.org.uk
The steering committee
Soo Downe (Chair): Professor in Midwifery, University of Central Lancashire
Billie Hunter: Professor in Midwifery, Swansea University
Deborah Hughes: Community Midwifery Team Leader/ Supervisor of Midwives Maternity Unit Bradford Royal Infirmary
Kim Watts: Midwifery Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Nottingham
Vanessa Emery: Midwife, holistic practitioner
Marlene Sinclair: Professor of Midwifery Research, University of Ulster
Liz Stephens: RCM Council Member
Naomi L Whitelaw: Consultant, Milton Keynes General Hospital (RCOG representative)
Frances Day-Stirk: Director of Learning, Research and Practice Development, RCM, London
Mervi Jokinen: Practice and Standards Development Advisor
Jane Munro: Quality & Audit Development Advisor
Gillian Smith: Director for the UK board for Scotlad
The reference group and Friends of CNB
Some 30 individual or organisations are represented on these stakeholder groups who inform the the steering commitee on specific issues or agenda . The groups comprise thinking from the fields of child and women's health, clinical practice management, education and research.
