midwifery
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Jan- 2025 -31 JanuaryWorkforce
CPD made easy – The experts’ guide to continuing professional development
Nursing is one Australia’s most in-demand professions, despite nurses and midwives already representing over half of the nation’s health workforce.…
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Jul- 2019 -19 JulyNews
Secrets of our ancestors’ breastfeeding habits unlocked
Our two-million-year-old ancestors continually breastfed infants from birth until they were about one year old, an analysis of teeth has…
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Feb- 2019 -4 FebruaryIndustry & Reform
Meet Helen Haines: the indie nurse running for Indi
If nurse and independent candidate for the Victorian federal seat of Indi, Helen Haines, makes it to Canberra this year,…
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Jan- 2019 -31 JanuaryIndustry & Reform
“We create a lot of problems by what we do to women in hospital”: home birth in the spotlight
The Royal Hospital for Women in Randwick, NSW, is offering a homebirth option for low-risk pregnancies. One of only 14…
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Jul- 2018 -20 JulyClinical Practice
Men in birthing suites: treated poorly or poorly behaved?
Male partners are not always included at all phases of the process. They are sometimes treated like a support person…
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Jun- 2018 -12 JuneClinical Practice
Caseload midwifery: does it result in burnout among midwives?
While the benefits of caseload midwifery for women are well documented, there has been debate regarding the impact of this…
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Mar- 2018 -5 MarchTop Stories
Virtual reality applied to midwifery
New virtual reality technology has been applied to midwifery for the first time, in what researchers say is a "huge…
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Feb- 2014 -17 FebruarySpecialty
Experience continuity
Innovative program introduces students to new standard for private practice. To date, midwifery student Kate Dousi has delivered nine babies…