Scrutiny is essential after harm. But repeated reviews without delivery can damage staff trust and weaken patient safety.
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First Nations women face almost twice the risk of stillbirth compared to non-First Nations women. Much of the inequity can be linked to the ongoing impact of colonisation on birthing women.
Around one in three women experience traumatic childbirth and one in 25 women develop post-traumatic stress disorder as a result – here’s what changes need to be made.
Several familiar maternity terms have been abandoned after a consultation with pregnant women and healthcare professionals.
About one in six pregnant women in Australia are now diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Rates have more than doubled since the thresholds for diagnosis were changed.
Birthing on Country services acknowledge First Nation peoples’ continued ownership of land and unique birthing practices.
What about the dads?
Almost one in three new mothers report severe problems getting their baby to sleep and settle. Every baby is different but some women are more likely to struggle – here’s why.
We don’t know much about fear during childbirth and its effects on outcomes for women and their newborns in the United States.
Save The Children’s latest State of the World’s Mothers report highlights the impact of rising inequality on maternal deaths.
Research we have just published shows the deaths of 48 of the 129 women in New South Wales who died during pregnancy or within a year of giving birth were due to suicide and trauma. It suggests mothers…
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Maternal and Child Health, University of Stirling
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Post-doctoral Fellow in the School of Medicine, Western Sydney University
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Indigenous Research Midwife, Stillbirth Centre of Research Excellence, The University of Queensland
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Medical anthropologist, nurse, midwife, researcher, Charles Darwin University
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Senior Lecturer at York Business School, York St John University
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Lead Midwife for Education, University of South Wales
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Professor & Tresillian Chair in Child & Family Health, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Health, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Medicine, Bond University
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Epidemiologist, Mater Research Institute, The University of Queensland
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Postdoctoral researcher, Charles Darwin University
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Vicki Flenady is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Mater Research Institute; Director, Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth, The University of Queensland
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Clinical Professorial Research Fellow, Australian Women and Girls' Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland
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Clinical Perinatal Epidemiologist, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Indigenous Health, Charles Darwin University