Midwifery LibGuide

This is the third national release of data on the maternity ‘models of care’ available to women in Australia. In 2023, around 1,000 models of care were reported as being in use across 251 maternity services in Australia. This report explores the characteristics of these models, including the 11 major model categories they fall into, the women they are designed for, the maternity carers involved in providing them, and the extent of continuity of carer within them.

Official statistics and the latest reports related to mothers and babies in Australia.

The Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society is a professional body established to advance clinical and scientific knowledge of diabetes in pregnancy, to encourage dissemination of this knowledge, and to foster collaboration with other regional societies interested in diabetes in pregnancy.

The Australian College of Midwives (ACM) is a national not-for-profit membership organisation and the peak professional body for midwives in Australia.

ANMAC is the official independent accrediting authority for nursing and midwifery education and also assesses skills for midwives seeking to migrate to Australia.

The blueprint’s vision is that ‘all women in NSW receive respectful, evidence-based and equitable maternity care that improves experiences and health and wellbeing outcomes’. The blueprint aims to strengthen maternity care services to ensure they are collaborative, equitable and woman-centred, while acknowledging and striving to address the contemporary organisational challenges for maternity care in NSW.

Foods to eat or avoid during pregnancy - includes advice in various languages

NSW Health site for women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy as well as their partners and families

A Government site providing reliable information about pregnancy as well as a symptom checker and links for support.

MotherSafe is a free telephone service for the women of NSW, based at the Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick. Can offer face to face counselling appointments

The National Perinatal Epidemiology & Statistics Unit (NPESU) was established in 1979 and continues to be a leading source of statistical and epidemiological research in reproductive medicine, pregnancy, childbirth, and the health and care of newborns.

Community of practice supporting health staff in their care of patients in the context of COVID including evidence-based guidelines and the opportunity to get support and escalate matters of concern

The functions of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia include: registering nursing and midwifery practitioners and students, developing standards, codes and guidelines for the nursing and midwifery profession, handling notifications, complaints, investigations and disciplinary hearings, assessing overseas trained practitioners who wish to practise in Australia, and approving accreditation standards and accredited courses of study.

RANZCOG is dedicated to the establishment of high standards of practice in obstetrics and gynaecology and women’s health. The College trains and accredits doctors throughout Australia and New Zealand. The College also supports research into women’s health and acts as an advocate for women’s healthcare.

These are the recommendations of a multidisciplinary working party convened by the Society of Obstetric Medicine of Australia and New Zealand.

Caesarean section is a surgical procedure that can effectively prevent maternal and newborn mortality when used for medically indicated reasons. Caesarean section rates have increased steadily worldwide over the last decades. This trend has not been accompanied by significant maternal or perinatal benefits.