Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond - Midwifery

Midwifery Practice Management Workshop

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:15:01 UT

The Midwifery Practice Management Workshop is aimed for midwives in private practice and those considering entering private practice. Date - Monday 27th June 2011.

Midwives and Medicare: A Personal Perspective

Jane Palmer — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 09:10:27 UT

An article by Jane Palmer exploring her personal perspective on midwives, eligible midwives and Medicare access for Midwives in Australia.

Collaboration or control? Midwifery and Obstetrics

Hannah Dahlen — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:52:11 UT

Collaboration or control? Midwifery and Obstetrics - a wonderful article by Dr Hannah Dahlen exploring the new arrangements for midwifery in Australia and collaboration between midwives and obstetricians

Midwifery Documentation and Forms

Jane Palmer — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:29:27 UT

Obtaining the required documentation and forms as a privately practicing midwife in Australia can be confusing. I have added this resource page to help you navigate through the various organisations to enable you to obtain the required documentation.

Shark Bite or Shark Caesarean: What’s the Difference?

Hannah Dahlen — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 02:58:10 UT

Two days ago a news alert came into my Inbox that disturbed me deeply – it was the story of a shark. What was a news alert about a shark doing mixed up with all my childbirth media, you may well ask? The answer is that this shark had supposedly had a caesarean.

Birthrights - Hard Labour in Hungary

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:14:37 UT

This film examines the growing criminalisation of homebirth midwives and explores the underlying issues behind Hungary's controversial conservative policies: Are they driven by money, control of women by the medical profession - or both?

Risk is in the Eye of the Beholder

Melanie Jackson — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 03:13:14 UT

The medical system and home birthing women perceive risk differently and are willing to take different risks based on different motives, but while each ones perception is different, it is not less or wrong, just different. What is ‘right’ and ‘best’ can only be determined by each individual.

Are we there yet?

Hannah Dahlen — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:10:50 UT

Australian College of Midwives Presidents report September 2010 on national maternity reform and the impact on midwifery services. "Are we there yet?" in relation to the past exhausting two years of maternity reform; the last tedious ten years of lobbying for maternity reform; the last painful twenty years of writing and arguing for maternity reform; or perhaps the last slow and repetitive three hundred years of oppression, revolution and renewed oppression and revolution.

Midwives Made History November 1st 2010

Hannah Dahlen — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 10:08:49 UT

What a year, what a win, what a moment in history for Midwives! It is wonderful to be able to close the pages of 2010 knowing we have taken one giant leap for women and midwives and only because we took that leap alongside women and midwives.

Midwifery Resources

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 09:45:45 UT

Midwifery in Action

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:30:46 UT

Midwifery in Action is a short video that provides a glimpse into what midwives do and the special relationship that can develop between midwives, women and their family. Anna, Marc and Baby Ben share their journey through pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period with midwifery care

Our Bodies Our Babies Our Rights Rally

Jane Palmer — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:49:08 UT

On the the 18th of February 2010, in 14 locations across Australia, 1000s of people gathered to register their protest at the Rudd Government's policies that threaten to restrict options for women giving birth. The choice of women to have a private midwife will at best be highly restricted and at worse impossible if the current changes go ahead.

My Birth My Choice Rally

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:50:37 UT

Video This My birth My Choice rally was held on 9th November 2009 was held in Surrey Hills, Sydney outside the Minister for the office for the Minister for Status of women, Tanya Pilbersek. Over 200 people attended the rally. The rally was called as a result of the federal government's legislation that will change the face of midwifery in Australia forever.

The Campaign So Far

Jane Palmer — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:37:11 UT

The time line of the Save Birth Choices campaign to save private midwifery and women's rights to choice in Australia.

Conferences-Workshops-Seminars

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:50:15 UT

Midwifery conferences, workshops and seminars in Australia are listed on this page. You'll find a wide range of topics suitable for CPD points for midwives.