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 23% less likely to have a premature baby than women whose care is shared between different obstetricians, GPs and midwives, a new systematic review published by The Cochrane Library has found. Midwife-led continuity of care – in which a pregnant…
5 days ago
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…
Midwifery
Midwife elected to NZ Parliament in Labour LandslideÂ...
October 19, 2020
A midwifery lecturer has been elected for Labour in a safe conservative seat following Jacinda Ardern’s landslide victory in…
Midwifery
Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD to partner Birthing on Country
October 2, 2020
Studies have shown Aboriginal-centred care can reduce preterm births by 50 per cent. The Birthing…
Midwifery
During COVID-19, women are opting for ‘freebirthi...
July 10, 2020
The pandemic is prompting some Australian pregnant women to give birth at home without a…
Midwifery
Midwives can help detect domestic violence – hereR...
July 7, 2020
One in six Australian women experience physical or sexual violence by someone they know at…