midwifery

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.…

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…

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,…

“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…

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…

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…

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…

Experience continuity

Innovative program introduces students to new standard for private practice.  To date, midwifery student Kate Dousi has delivered nine babies…