Latest maternity care News

Co-designed resources to reduce weight stigma in maternity care: study
Many pregnancy-related complications going undetected and untreated – WHO
NSW New Support For Central Coast Families
RACGP welcomes funding for maternity services in Hobart
Support For Hobart Mums And Bubs
Support For Hobart Mums And Babies
Profit-driven maternity closures undermine access to essential services
Latest maternity closures highlight the urgent need for private health reform
Autistic women face barriers to safe and supportive maternity care – new research
Pakistani Catholic Health Team Welcomed To Mater
How do workers cope in no-win situations? Midwives found out the hard way during the pandemic
Study reveals low risk women in public hospitals have more vaginal births and fewer C-sections than those in private hospitals; finds first…
Investment in Nursing will improve healthcare access for all Australians
Working Collaboratively To Underpin Private Hospital Viability
Southern NSW Midwifery Group Practice expanded to Goulburn
NSW latest new Simulation Centre enhances midwifery training at Tamworth Hospital
Young people flocking to health insurance despite cost-of-living crisis
SEK 5.6 million grant for research on person-centered care, patient safety, teamwork and communication in maternity care
New UniSC Degree To Deliver More Midwives
Nurses and midwives helping deliver new models of healthcare
Unleashing the potential of the rural and remote health workforce
Private hospital financial review confirms serious viability issues
Northern Territory’s Stronger Medicare Award Finalist
Jean Health Announces Expansion into Australia: Solving Urgent Rural Maternity Care Needs
NSW new mid North Coast Midwifery Group Practice expanded
No time to waste for new Maternity Taskforce
ANMF Solidarity to Address Birth Trauma in Australia
New Taskforce To Strengthen Victoria’s Maternity Services
Development of Australia’s first Aboriginal owned and midwifery-led free standing birth centre underway in NSW
$20 Million Boosts First Nations Maternity Care
$185K boost to Logan Maternity Services for refugee and migrant women
Western Australian Handheld Pregnancy Record Updated
Paid Program Delivering Midwives For Regional WA
NSW new illawarra Shoalhaven Midwifery Group Practice Expanded
Illawarra Shoalhaven Midwifery Group Practice Expanded
Initiatives underway to improve maternity care and experiences
NSW new initiatives underway to improve maternity care and experiences
Nearly $3 Million In NHMRC Grants For Griffith Research
More than 5,000 families benefit from Sustaining NSW Families program
First Nations women are at greater risk of stillbirth. Here’s why – and what we can do about it
Obstetricians urged to reduce fees for private maternity care in a cost-of-living crisis
Childbirth Coping Strategies Shift Back To Women
Centering childbirth coping strategies back to women
Stronger Medicare Awards – Nominate Your Medicare Champion Today
NZ needs a 300% increase in qualified midwives – and those working need more support and recognition
NSW Government supports first Birthing on Country program
Record $28.9 Billion Health Budget For Record Growth
Hawkesbury District Health Service to become known as Hawkesbury District Hospital