Midwifery
Group Clinical Supervision for midwives
May 18, 2021
Midwives are leaving the profession, many of them at the beginning of their careers. A new trial of group clinical supervision is underway in Australia to see if it makes a difference to burnout, perception of workplace culture and midwives’ intention to leave. Midwives are pivotal to the wellbeing of women and their babies. Indeed,…
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Midwifery
Group Clinical Supervision for midwives
May 18, 2021
Midwives are leaving the profession, many of them at the beginning of their careers. A…
Midwifery
Midwives are delivering above and beyond
May 5, 2021
Despite a challenging pandemic enveloping our globe, midwives have continued their selfless roles delivering thousands…
Midwifery
Push to overhaul maternity staffing
April 7, 2021
The NSWNMA award claim for 2021 seeks to overhaul maternity unit staffing with minimum ratios…
Midwifery
Heroic efforts of Lismore midwives’ honoured
March 24, 2021
The courage of two local midwives who bravely put mothers and babies’ lives before their…
Midwifery
One-on-one midwife care linked to lower risk of prematu...
January 20, 2021
Women who have a midwife as their main carer throughout pregnancy and birth are around…
Midwifery
‘Like a piranha’: how midwives’ descr...
January 12, 2021
The World Health Organisation (WHO) promotes exclusive breastfeeding as the optimal way to feed infants.…
Midwifery
Tokophobia is an extreme fear of childbirth. Here’...
January 4, 2021
Many pregnant women worry about birth. Some, however, suffer from a much more serious condition…
Midwifery
Blacktown Hospital fails to fix maternity crisis
December 18, 2020
UPDATE: Since publishing, Blacktown Hospital has finally started advertising for the 15 FTE midwifery vacancies.…
Midwifery
Dire situation forces Blacktown midwives to speak out
November 18, 2020
Traumatised and fatigued midwives at Blacktown Hospital are in desperate need of relief from unsafe…