Midwifery
NMBA report delivers a bleak outlook for midwifery
February 7, 2025
A major new report on Australia’s midwifery profession has found that more than a third of midwives surveyed are considering leaving the industry due to poor working conditions. The report, Midwifery Futures: Building the Australian midwifery workforce, also found there are not enough midwives, or current midwifery students in the pipeline, to meet our…
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Midwifery
Poor Women Who Use Midwives Have Healthier Babies
October 10, 2018
A study published in the British Medical Journal Open reports that midwifery patients were 41…
Midwifery
Public back midwives in staffing campaign
August 1, 2018
Maternity staff at Wollongong Hospital have made gains in their campaign to raise staffing levels…
Midwifery
Consumer power pushes for better births
August 1, 2018
An active group of Wollongong mums is showing how health care consumers can influence hospitals…
Midwifery
Recruitment woes for regional maternity unit
August 1, 2018
Difficulty in recruiting experienced midwives and a dwindling casual pool are serious challenges for Shoalhaven…
Midwifery
Midwife shortage: risks for mums and babies
August 1, 2018
Understaffed maternity services are pressured to discharge mothers and newborns before they are ready. Mothers…
Midwifery
Midwives reclaim their heritage
August 1, 2018
Midwives have protected women and their rights throughout history, says Professor Hannah Dahlen. A couple…
Midwifery
Mums matter, babies count
March 5, 2018
Midwives at Royal North Shore Hospital have run an innovative campaign to educate the public…
Midwifery
Alison Bush: The Story Of An Incredible Australian Midw...
January 25, 2018
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned the following article contains images of…
Midwifery
Perinatal Anxiety And Depression: A Serious And Common...
November 15, 2017
Perinatal anxiety and depression affects as many as 1 in 5 expecting or new mums…