The RCN Foundation is an independent charity that aims to support and strengthen nursing and midwifery to improve the health and wellbeing of the nation. We work with the Royal College of Nursing and others to deliver our aims, but you do not need to be a member of the RCN to benefit from our support – the RCN Foundation exists for all nursing and midwifery staff.
The RCN Foundation has identified maternal and neonatal race inequality as a priority area for its work over the coming years. The evidence shows that personalised care is essential for good and safe midwifery practice, but such care can fail to reach Black and Asian mothers and their babies, often due to racial inequality.
As such, we’re looking to develop a programme of research and education which aims to give a voice to Black and Asian mothers about their experiences, and to support midwives to learn and better understand these experiences, supporting them to provide personalised, safer care for Black and Asian mothers and their babies.