AAP - 28-02-2017

The use of a drip could reduce the trauma and infections associated with caesarean

Karen Keast - 20-02-2017

Little Ari Cvjeticanin is the first baby to be born through Canberra’s publicly-funded home birth trial. The baby boy, weighing in at four kilograms, was

AAP - 24-01-2017

Australian women often find themselves feeling isolated as they grieve after losing a baby, with up to one in four pregnancies ending in miscarriage.

Karen Keast - 19-08-2016

New Zealand’s largest equal pay challenge will now head to mediation. The New Zealand College of Midwives

Karen Keast - 02-08-2016

Canberra women will soon have the option of a publicly-funded home birth. The ACT Health Publicly Funded Homebirth Service will provide one to two

AAP - 13-07-2016

A group of Sydney women who participated in the She Births antenatal education workshop were less likely to have medical intervention during labour.

AAP - 05-07-2016

An increase in the number of emergency hysterectomies among women who have given birth has been linked to the increase in caesarean sections in Australia.

AAP - 24-09-2015

There is a risk healthy pregnancies could be ended because not enough time has passed between scans, experts say. Doctors should wait longer

Karen Keast - 31-08-2015

New Zealand midwives are lodging the nation’s largest equal pay challenge. The New Zealand College of

Karen Keast - 06-08-2015

The Australian College of Midwives (ACM) is one of about 120 organisations and companies across Australia accredited as a ‘breastfeeding friendly workplace’.