Midwifery
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Women who suffer from post-partum psychosis have hope AAP - 20-04-2017
An Australian study has shown proper treatment for post-partum psychosis can keep mums and bubs together. Women who suffer from post-partum
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Nasal spray may reduce the risk of postpartum haemorrhage AAP - 22-03-2017
Australian researchers have developed an inhalable form of the 'love' hormone oxytocin which they believe could prevent thousands of pregnant
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Post-natal mental health unit available in Queensland AAP - 15-03-2017
Queensland mums struggling with mental health conditions can receive treatment without being separated from their babies at a new unit on the Gold Coast.
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Drip could reduce trauma and infections of caesarean births AAP - 28-02-2017
The use of a drip could reduce the trauma and infections associated with caesarean
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Canberra home birth trial delivers its first baby Karen Keast - 20-02-2017
Little Ari Cvjeticanin is the first baby to be born through Canberra’s publicly-funded home birth trial. The baby boy, weighing in at four kilograms,
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Hidden grief of miscarriage AAP - 24-01-2017
Australian women often find themselves feeling isolated as they grieve after losing a baby, with up to one in four pregnancies ending in miscarriage.
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Step forward in midwifery gender equity dispute Karen Keast - 19-08-2016
New Zealand’s largest equal pay challenge will now head to mediation. The New Zealand College of
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Canberra trials publicly-funded home births Karen Keast - 02-08-2016
Canberra women will soon have the option of a publicly-funded home birth. The ACT Health Publicly Funded Homebirth Service will provide one to two
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New birthing program reduces epidural rates AAP - 11-11-2016
A group of Sydney women who participated in the She Births antenatal education workshop were less likely to have medical intervention during labour.
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Study shows an increase in post-birth hysterectomies AAP - 08-07-2016
An increase in the number of emergency hysterectomies among women who have given birth has been linked to the increase in caesarean sections in Australia.
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Longer wait needed before miscarry diagnosis AAP - 24-09-2015
There is a risk healthy pregnancies could be ended because not enough time has passed between scans, experts say. Doctors should wait longer
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New Zealand midwives take pay parity fight to court Karen Keast - 31-08-2015
New Zealand midwives are lodging the nation’s largest equal pay challenge. The New Zealand College
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Midwives support calls for breastfeeding friendly workplaces Karen Keast - 12-08-2015
The Australian College of Midwives (ACM) is one of about 120 organisations and companies across Australia accredited as a ‘breastfeeding friendly workplace’.
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Natural breech birth low risk for babies AAP - 03-08-2015
A new study shows the risks associated with the natural vaginal delivery of breech position babies is very low but doctors still encourage caesareans.
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Woman has baby from frozen ovary tissue AAP - 10-06-2015
A 27-year-old Belgian woman has given birth to a healthy baby boy after overcoming a unique and unprecedented series of fertility obstacles.
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'No evidence' of placenta health benefits AAP - 12-08-2015
There is no evidence that there are any health benefits related to eating the placenta post birth, a review says. Eating one's own placenta
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Start trying for baby by 30 AAP - 01-06-2015
If a woman is ready for a child, she should start trying by the time she is 30, a British fertility specialist says. Women hoping to get pregnant
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Childbirth pioneer Elisabeth Bing dies AAP - 18-05-2015
Elisabeth Bing who popularised the natural childbirth techniques of French doctor Fernand Lamaze has died in New York at the age of 100. A woman who popularised
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Walk with midwives to raise funds for Indigenous midwifery students Karen Keast - 02-08-2016
Midwives for a better tomorrow. That’s the theme of this year’s International Day of the Midwife (IDM), established by the
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Plea for pregnancy care blood tests AAP - 02-04-2015
Checking the blood pressure of pregnant women accurately and regularly is the best way of diagnosing potentially deadly hypertensive disorders, according to research.
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