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Rural maternity services need to work together to sustain operations - new article by Kath Brundell authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S18… DeakinQPS Institute for Health Transformation Western Health Dr Vidanka Vasilevski

Women who have bariatric surgery before pregnancy need additional support for breastfeeding - see our latest article authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S18… DeakinQPS Institute for Health Transformation Western Health Dr Vidanka Vasilevski

Despite our available health system, women of refugee background in Victoria had higher odds of adverse neonatal and maternal outcomes. A recent paper by PhD student Yordanos Institute for Health Transformation DeakinQPS Western Health doi.org/10.1016/j.midw…

Breastfeeding is important to mothers, babies, & societies. A hospital-run low-cost pump hire service can encourage mothers to provide breastmilk for at-risk babies. Read about it in our recent publication doi.org/10.1111/jan.16… DeakinQPS Institute for Health Transformation Western Health Dr Vidanka Vasilevski

More proof, as if we needed it, that midwifery #understaffing harms birthing people and their babies. Also, employing people who aren’t midwives to fill the staffing shortfall does not solve the problem of #midwife understaffing. Time to take #midwife retention seriously! 🤰🫃🧑‍🍼

All women deserve midwifery continuity but those with social complexities should be prioritised. Caroline Homer identifying benefits, challenges & opportunities for improving access to midwifery continuity of care at #PSANZ2024

Great to have another opportunity to present the barriers and enablers to antenatal care for women referred to social work services. Fitting in with one of the core themes at #PSANZ2024 that continuity of care is fundamental!

That’s a wrap for #PSANZ2024 grateful to share this experience with Ayele Geleto Dr Paige vanderPligt and Western Health colleagues and thanks to DeakinQPS Institute for Health Transformation for supporting us to get here.

A ten-year heat map showing the rising incidence of pregnant women with obesity in regions of Victoria with the least maternity services. DeakinQPS Institute for Health Transformation Dr Vidanka Vasilevski doi.org/10.5694/mja2.5…, tinyurl.com/pregnancyobesi…

Shared decision-making is limited for women with high body mass index in antenatal care, and weight stigma is experienced by women. Read our latest open-access paper! Madeline Hawke @JulieConsidine @QPS @IHT @WH @EH doi.org/10.1016/j.womb…

Such important work by @PaulaMedway and team!

New #publication, 🔥hot off the press🔥! Shared decision-making difficult to implement in #antenatal clinic and requires significant structural consideration to become a reality for women. Read more here: bit.ly/4ddDYT7 @Julie_Considine Linda Sweet

About to attend the PhD graduation for Dr Wendy Foster Wendy Foster Julie Fleet Dr Lois McKellar UniSA

Just wondering how a king and princess experience chemotherapy without any hair loss?

Congratulations to Paula Aines on the publication of her research. Paula concluded maternal and child health services need to be appropriately tailored to improve accessibility and meet the unmet needs of pregnant women in Papua New Guinea. DeakinQPS authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S18…

Our new paper contains some tips and tricks! ‘Writing for publication: The basics’ sciencedirect.com/science/articl…… Great collaboration with Linda Sweet and editorial colleagues at @womenandbirth