Tas doctors "strongly oppose" any taxpayer-funded home birth scheme
15 September, 2025Following the Friday release of a consultation paper, AMA Tasmania has called on the state government to "put on hold any plans for a government-provided home birth program".
NSW moves to establish new Chief Midwife role in NSW Health
08 August, 2025In response to the NSW Birth Trauma Inquiry, the NSW Government is establishing a new Chief Midwife role in NSW Health — with recruitment to commence shortly.
New GDM diagnosis recommendations welcomed
14 July, 2025Australia's peak diabetes organisations have welcomed the publication of new recommendations that update the way gestational diabetes mellitus is diagnosed.
Monash IVF extends scope of review after second embryo incident
10 June, 2025After a second embryo incident on 5 June, this time at its Clayton laboratory in Victoria, Monash IVF has extended the scope of the McLeod independent review.
IVF incident: "All of us at Monash IVF are devastated"
11 April, 2025Monash IVF has confirmed that the embryo of one patient at its Brisbane clinic was incorrectly transferred to another patient, resulting in the birth of a child.
New public health campaign to improve pregnancy outcomes
18 November, 2024The Preterm Birth Prevention campaign 'See, Stop, Scan' aims to promote engagement between healthcare providers and pregnant Top End women.
Project to end weight stigma in pregnancy care
07 November, 2024Women's involvement in pregnancy care is a central component of shared decision-making, but is currently limited for women with high body mass index, new research suggests.
Surrogacy linked to higher risk of pregnancy complications: study
24 September, 2024The risk of complications is higher in gestational carriers or pregnancy surrogates compared with women who carry their own pregnancies with or without fertility assistance.
New guidelines for treating unexplained infertility
17 September, 2024Up to 30% of infertile heterosexual couples are affected by 'unexplained' infertility, which cannot be assigned a direct cause.
Could prenatal plastic exposure trigger autism in boys?
12 August, 2024Florey scientists have found evidence of plastic commonly used in food packaging in pregnant women who gave birth to sons with autism.
Research challenges traditional childbirth coping strategies
28 June, 2024The research comes amid growing concerns about maternity care experiences that were highlighted in the final report of the inquiry into birth trauma.
New guidelines to improve long-term care of preterm babies
25 June, 2024The guidelines aim to improve care of preterm babies — those born before 32 weeks' gestation — from the time they leave hospital up until six years of age.
Is fluoride exposure in pregnancy linked to child neurobehaviour?
23 May, 2024A new study has found a link between fluoride intake during pregnancy and neurobehavioural problems among children living in an area with fluoridated water.
Midwifery Group Practice model highly valued in rural areas: report
10 May, 2024A recent report has shown the Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) model is highly valued by women in rural Australia.
In Conversation with Royal Women's Hospital CEO Sue Matthews
15 April, 2024An hour after the final call for visitors to leave, Professor Sue Matthews — now CEO of Royal Women's Hospital — found a man by his wife's bedside in the gynaecology ward she was working at.
