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New research shows women want continuity, collaboration, and consistency – and they want support to enjoy the normal aspects of their pregnancy too! transformingmaternity.org.au/2021/11/what-p…

Should midwives have a greater sexual and reproductive health role? How would this benefit women? Dr Zoe Bradfield transformingmaternity.org.au/2022/02/midwiv…

To address the "caesarean epidemic", funding systems that incentivise private obstetricians and hospitals to intervene in normal pregnancy, labour, and birth, need to change Caroline Homer Vanessa Scarf CHERE UTS transformingmaternity.org.au/2022/03/privat…

Our new article published today with free full access

Looking forward to chatting about collaboration between midwives and obstetricians tomorrow. Come joint us and contribute to the discussion 8-9 pm Sydney time. 💕Sheena Byrom she/her 💕 Lesley Page CBE @FrankaCadee Dr Maeve O'Connell RM RGN ☘️💙 Tracey Cooper MBE PhD FRCM ✨JennyTheM©✨💙ENFP-T #BirthLeadership @FlorenceDarlin1

Student midwives find the pandemic difficult, but the main challenge is woman-centred care through gowns, masks, and telehealth. transformingmaternity.org.au/2022/06/studen… Lesley Kuliukas Zoe Bradfield Yvonne Hauck Linda Sweet Caroline Homer Dr Alyce Wilson Dr Vidanka Vasilevski Karen Wynter Dr Bec Szabo

"During the latter stage of pregnancy (32+ weeks) and in childbirth, women reported significantly lower levels of autonomy in their care conversations with obstetricians as compared with midwives." Women's decision‐making autonomy in Dutch maternity care onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bi…

This is a great study on safety and clear benefits of waterbirth 💧 the study included births in midwife-led settings🏠and obstetric units. Led by Dr Claire Feeley Emory University Oxford Brookes rcm.org.uk/media-releases…

The burden of proof should be on the hospital birth not homebirth to prove itself for low risk women says Ole Olsén #NLBC22

Breastfeeding is more than milk. It's a way of parenting. Removing breastfeeding can remove a parenting tool and it causes grief and trauma for parents #ABMconf22

Nina Simone Live in Berlin, 1967. 🎶'Blues For Mama'

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Choice of place of birth 🏡: a modelling paper on how to offset midwifery shortages an maintain options for women including midwife-led settings and community care. The BMJ Open Access💫 bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/9/e… Marina A.S. Daniele Squaring the Circle @BirteLam jaki lambert Mervi Jokinen MSc (Distinction) BSc (Hons) RM

Iran blocks capital’s internet access as Amini protests grow theguardian.com/world/2022/sep…

A study has found 80% of US Maternal Deaths Are Preventable: Mental health conditions, such as overdoses and deaths by suicide, were the top underlying cause. Those poor families. How can you do better USA? medscape.com/viewarticle/98…

The biggest swindle in history is fossil fuel companies successfully convincing people that saving the planet via individual action was achievable. Not only is it a lie, but it’s vastly hampered *actual* action as it convinced people that if they recycle, they’re doing enough.

"You need a midwife like you need bread" Indeed

Inspiring session yesterday

$11m/y to public service providers and $7m/y to public service funders could be saved if public funded home births were available to 5% low-risk women in QLD, AU. Jyai Allen David Ellwood Dr Valerie Slavin Prof Jenny Gamble Jocelyn Toohill Emily Callander sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

A number the elements of @WomensHealthAU's perineal protection bundle are ineffective, and some potentially harmful. Why, and how, was the bundle introduced at scale without a research framework? sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Jyai Allen @KildeaSue Birthtrauma.org.au