The state of midwifery in Australia: Midwifery Futures

A summary of the research outputs from the Midwifery Futures project.

A summary of the research outputs from the Midwifery Futures project.

While last week’s post questioned whether we should be doing antenatal CTGs at all, this week’s post explores the positive impact of a shift from referring women into obstetric care for antenatal CTG monitoring to providing this in primary midwife-led care. Maternity care in the Netherlands The Netherlands offers a very different approach to maternity care than most other high income countries. Midwifery care is very much accepted and supported […]

Most women want to be involved in decisions about their maternity care. Do many actually get what they want?

How are we doing when it comes to talking to women about fetal monitoring options and respecting their decisions? #InformedChoice #SharedDecisionMaking #MidwiferyContinuityOfCare #RespectfulMaternityCare