Midwifery
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Partner-provided postnatal massage delivers anxiety relief Haley Williams - 11-11-2020
The physical and emotional toll of pregnancy can be overwhelming, and one in five women
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Waterbirth ban for labouring women controversial Haley Williams - 09-09-2020
Waterbirth is now banned at many maternity hospitals due to government guidelines that detail an 'unacceptable risk' of COVID-19 transmission. It's a controversial
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Pregnancy, birth and babies during a pandemic Haley Williams - 18-08-2020
Pregnancy and parenting in a crisis like COVID-19 leads to increased anxiety among new and expectant mothers and their partners. But how is the pandemic impacting pregnancy
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Water immersion for labour and birth Haley Williams - 17-02-2020
Waterbirth is an attractive prospect for many women to help reduce the pain of labour and excessive pain medication and to achieve a calm birth. But risks and benefits need
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The BFHI: Does it support emotional wellbeing of mothers? Haley Williams - 24-01-2020
Many Australian maternity hospitals are now accredited under the Baby-Friendly Health Initiative (BFHI), which encourages women to breastfeed after the birth of their baby.
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Non-medical strategies to reduce the pain of labour Haley Williams - 06-12-2019
Adrenalin, the fear hormone, and interventions drive the birthing experience for many women, according to Australian midwives, but with the right support, it doesn’t
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Reducing unnecessary caesareans in midwifery practice Haley Williams - 11-11-2019
A caesarean section is one of the most common surgical procedures in the world, and while an important life-saving intervention during labour, it is also associated with increased
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The benefits of hypnobirthing or 'meditative labour' Haley Williams - 18-08-2019
Senior Midwife and Maternity Consultant, Kathy Fray, is an enthusiastic advocate for hypnobirthing or 'meditative labour' which
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Supporting weight management before, during and after pregnancy Haley Williams - 22-07-2019
Weight management before, during and after pregnancy has a considerable impact on individual health outcomes for women and their baby. As a result, education and advice on
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Improving workplace culture in maternity health care Haley Williams - 19-05-2019
A toxic workplace negatively impacts the health and wellbeing of staff, but in a maternity health care setting, it also has the potential to impact on the experience of birthing
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Midwives are in a unique position to help support grieving parents following stillbirth Nicole Madigan - 18-02-2019
When a baby is stillborn, parents are left in shock and disbelief, as well as experiencing overwhelming feelings of grief. Midwives are in a unique position
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Continuity of care crucial for perinatal depression Haley Williams - 08-08-2018
Perinatal depression (a term used to collectivity describe the experience of depression throughout conception, pregnancy, after childbirth or within the first year of a baby’s
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Time restrains and lack of mental health training place added pressure on midwives and patients Nicole Madigan - 08-03-2018
While awareness of the mental health struggles faced by many new mums is increasing, new research shows that one quarter of pregnant women will experience some form of mental
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Volunteer midwifery - what does it involve? Sharon Smith - 16-02-2018
Working in developing contexts had been a career goal for midwife Jacqui Jones, so when a position came up with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders
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Midwives - who happen to be male Nicole Madigan - 16-01-2018
In a time when gender stereotypes are being actively broken down, with terminology such as “male nurse” and “female mechanic” slowing making their
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Continuation of Care Model aids midwives in managing diverse birthing expectations Nicole Madigan - 08-09-2017
For a long time, women’s expectations of labour and birth were fairly straightforward. Most planned for a natural birth, assumed their partner would be by their
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Novel midwifery program supports private patients Karen Keast - 09-06-2017
A pioneering midwifery-led program is supporting pregnant women’s emotional wellbeing in private sector maternity services. Sydney’s
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Tap into breastfeeding education for midwives Karen Keast - 14-03-2017
Midwives have more opportunities than ever before to access their education at home, at the click of a button. With rapid advances in technology, e-learning
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Midwifery - What you were afraid to ask HealthTimes - 21-04-2015
Midwifery can be a very rewarding career. If you’re interested in becoming a midwife, you might have heard some stories about childbirth
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The move into midwifery prescribing Karen Keast - 16-04-2015
Recent changes to the way maternity services are provided in Australia have opened the doors to midwives being able to prescribe PBS medicines. As Karen Keast discovered,

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