Midwifery
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Australian midwife awarded Member of the Order of Australia Rahima Saikal - 17-08-2023
Professor Sally Tracy, an Australian midwife, midwifery researcher, author and activist comes from a long line of midwives
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Melbourne midwife suspended over high-risk homebirths AAP - 02-05-2023
Two homebirths that required an ambulance to be called have landed a Melbourne midwife with a suspension. Ulyana Kora will be suspended for three months after
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11% of First Nation babies missed in birth data Haley Williams - 20-02-2023
A study from the Royal Women’s Hospital and La Trobe University confirms Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islander families receive high standards of care when patients
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Regional hospital confirms maternity unit closure AAP - 02-02-2023
Pregnant women in Victoria's second-largest city will have to find a new hospital after Epworth HealthCare confirmed plans to close its maternity service in Geelong.
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Closure on cards for Vic maternity service AAP - 29-11-2022
Pregnant patients in the Victorian city of Geelong are searching for a new hospital after one of the largest in the region announced plans to close its maternity service.
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Aust birth rate at more than 10-year low AAP - 22-07-2022
Australia has reported its lowest birth rate in more than a decade, as the average age of first-time parents continues to increase. The country's birth
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How a sudden birth shaped midwife's career AAP - 07-05-2022
Sarah Watts delivered her first baby before she became a midwife. While working as a nurse in a general ward at a hospital in rural England, Ms Watts tended
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Major funding boost for detecting diabetes in pregnancy in rural communities Charlotte Mitchell - 22-04-2022
A ground-breaking project set up to protect the health of Aboriginal mothers and their families in rural communities by optimising the screening and management of hyperglycaemia
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Midwifery - empowering families on their parenthood journey Charlotte Mitchell - 22-03-2022
For NSW-based midwife Astra Joynt, her work is about much more than just caring for women giving birth. It’s about developing relationships with families, and setting
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How women's experience of birth during COVID-19 can help improve childbirth in future HealthTimes - 24-02-2022
Over the past 2 years we have avoided hugs and handshakes, stayed at home and quarantined, and experienced important life events alone. We have been reduced to
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Better outcomes for newborn cardio-respiratory health HealthTimes - 24-02-2022
Researchers at Monash University have developed new software which delivers advanced sound quality of heart and lung monitoring for preterm and full term babies, and can be
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Pre-natal period a missed opportunity for vaccination communication Charlotte Mitchell - 22-02-2022
Growing evidence shows that many parents begin the decision-making process about infant vaccination during pregnancy and these decisions – once established – may
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Making a difference is what keeps me in midwifery Charlotte Mitchell - 22-02-2022
Being able to make positive change in a patient’s journey is the driving force behind Jane Palmer’s career as a midwife. “It mightn't
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Trial gives pre-term babies better start AAP - 14-12-2021
Clementine and Felix Widdup were born 13 weeks early weighing less than a kilogram, after their mother Georgia got the pregnancy complication preeclampsia.
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Born too soon: Tackling the challenges and risks of preterm birth HealthTimes - 10-12-2021
Every year, 15 million babies worldwide are born preterm – before the 37th week of gestation – and thanks to advances in healthcare, survival rates are higher
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Trying for a baby? Put down the wine AAP - 30-11-2021
When Sophie and her husband knew they wanted to try for a baby, she knew what precautions to take. She stopped smoking a year before coming off contraception;
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Zoom in the room - childbirth in the pandemic Charlotte Mitchell - 19-11-2021
Having been a midwife for 20 years, Claire Black* thought she'd seen it all. That was until one day during the midst of one of Victoria's lockdowns.
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New placenta model offers insights into pregnancy complications HealthTimes - 12-11-2021
A USC researcher who has designed a novel 3D system that can mimic the cellular architecture of a human placenta has been awarded a Federal Ideas grant to continue her innovative
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Midwives championed in new model of care for rural pregnant women HealthTimes - 13-08-2021
Helping to bring a child into the world should be classed as one of life’s essential services, and the enormous global success of the British television series “Call
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Midwives and the pandemic - 'you become everything to a patient' Charlotte Mitchell - 07-07-2021
Loneliness, anxiety and fear of the unknown. That’s how many mothers have felt as they prepare to give birth during the pandemic – making the support and care
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