Latest maternity care News

Birthing Service To Start At Weipa
Making it easier to get top quality care from a nurse practitioner and midwife
Greater support and care for pregnant women and babies in NSW
Freebirth, risk and the spectre of obstetric violence
Study shares wāhine Māori birth experiences
NSW new moruya midwives offer continuity of care for women in Eurobodalla
$1 Billion Investment to Support Women and Girls’ Health and Wellbeing
Milestone Moment For Barwon Women’s And Children’s
‘Free birthing’ and planned home births might sound similar but the risks are very different
Women want to see the same health provider during pregnancy, birth and beyond
North West maternity services transition to the public system
Queensland to introduce nation-leading midwife ratios for mums and bubs
Indemnity insurance restored for midwives delivering labour care at home
Queensland-first publicly funded homebirths for Sunshine Coast mothers
Midwives insurance leaves women in labour limbo
Mater’s Melina named ACM Midwife of Year
Improving the experience of pregnant and birthing women
Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care – Op-Ed 12 October
WHO issues global plan to tackle leading cause of death in childbirth
Queensland’s own awarded National Midwife of Year
NSW birthing “blueprint” puts women at the heart of maternity care
Replanting birthing trees
Study finds women would make different maternity care choices if they had another baby
Epworth welcomes two newborns to identical twins on same day
Mater Foundation partners with Nine Network for exciting new five year partnership
First Nations mothers and babies maternity care
Improving our public maternity services
Impact of research highlighted in annual competition
Boost for regional maternity services in Queensland
New beds and birth suites open as part of major Logan Hospital Expansion
Expansion of nurse home visits to reach more NSW families in need
Profound health impacts of violence
Full birthing reinstated at Gladstone Hospital
$42 million investment to bring maternity services closer to home for rural and regional women
Impact of disadvantage on mothers and babies
AMA welcomes Senate report on increasing rebates for reproductive health
Te ao Māori health services cheaper and more accessible for whānau
ACN welcomes Senate report on universal access to reproductive healthcare
Rural and regional health and workforce discussed this week
Midwives go green
Celebrating NSW’s dedicated midwives
Compassion is in DNA of Mater Mothers’ midwives
Rockhampton mothers lead way in Australian-first
Better support for families after stillbirth or miscarriage
New dedicated unit for Early Pregnancy Service
Mater welcomes miracle quadruplets for first time in four years
New mums enlisted to trial melatonin to stem induced labours
Greens announce paid placements for health workers in training