Midwifery: Diverse Care for a diverse Community

WA Branch of the Australian College of Midwives presents:

International Midwives Day - Midwifery Diverse Care for a diverse Community:

When: Saturday 1st May 2010

Time: 8.00 - 17.00

Where: The university club of Western Australia,
University of Western Australia, Hackett drive, Crawley Entrance No1,
car park 3

Come and celebrate, with your friends and colleagues, the work of midwives and the
profession of midwifery. Walk in the shoes of a rural midwife, gain some insight into the world of migrant women, obtain practical help with MidPLUS and hear the latest updates from the college. Finish the day and relax with some gentle
Tai Chi followed by sundowner (drinks & nibbles).

• Rural Midwifery - Arlene Manado
• Migrant Women: The Afghan Perspective - Susan Vessey &
Margaret Broadbent
• Having trouble getting started with MidPLUS ? Unsure about
Midwifery Practise Review? MidPLUS workshop -
Karen Kruit and Shelley Gower
• Midwifery Care in Tanzania - Janice Butt
• Meeting Diverse Needs: Women and Newborn Drug and
Alcohol Service - Sadie Geraghty
• Tai Chi - an introduction to the gentle exercise of mind and body
• Live Entertainment and Spot Prizes
• Johnson & Johnson WA Midwife of the Year Award

Please click this link for the application form

REGISTRATION 08.00 - 08.30 Registration includes refreshments & lunch
Sundowner 16.00 – 17.00 Free parking all day

REGISTRATIONS CLOSE
27TH APRIL 2010
Enquires:
PAULINE MOORE 0407 421 191
acmwabranch@gmail.com
To Register
www.midwives.org.au
ACM NATIONAL OFFICE
(02) 6230 733 1300 360 480
FUL DAY COST (GST INCLUSIVE)
MEMBERS $100 / NON -MEMBERS $120
STUDENTS $70 / GROUP BOO KING
(4 OR MORE ) DIS COUNT $10 PP
ACM CPD points apply
*Program subject to change

see you there............for the celebrations

Midwifery workshops......coming up

Birth International is conducting the following workshops....the workshop is being hosted by the With Woman Collective:

Come on book early.......limited spaces

PERTH WA
Effective Prenatal Education Workshop Dates

Monday May 31 to Friday June 4, 2010
9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. each day

Registration
Registration fee is $750.00. The workshop fee includes refreshments but not lunch (available at many locations nearby). Book display and copies of Andrea's books will be available during the workshop.

Workshop numbers are limited to 20 places, allocated as registrations are received. A pre-reading pack will be sent out to those registered, one month before the program begins. Registration for this program closes on May 4, 2010
To receive a registration form or for more information please contact Penny Hardy on 0406 102 203 0406 102 203 or at withwomancollective@gmail.com

Active Birth Workshop Dates

PERTH WA
Thursday May 27 & Friday MAy 28, 2010
This workshop is being hosted by the With Woman Collective. To enrol in this workshop, please contact Penny Hardy on 0406 102 203 0406 102 203 or at withwomancollective@gmail.com

BUNBURY WA
Saturday May 29 & Sunday May 30, 2010
This workshop is being hosted by the With Woman Collective. To enrol in this workshop, please contact Penny Hardy on 0406 102 203 0406 102 203 or at withwomancollective@gmail.com



More about Birth International here: http://www.birthinternational.com/

Cheers Pauline

Welcome to all Student Midwives

Welcome to the new Curtin post graduate midwifery students.... it’s always great to meet and greet the students on orientation day.... it’s a who’s who of nursing and previous life experience. I particularly like to hear what everyone’s passion is...and inevitably most of the students tell you that they are here because they have always wanted to be a midwife and the other comment has been “I wish they had direct entry midwifery earlier”. You can feel the excitement and enthusiasm in the air... of course there is anticipation and some trepidation as there is with any new path that we embark upon.... we would not be normal if this did not happen.



This is an incredible journey and often life changing....”The student midwife” one of self discovery..... It is often a spiritual journey one which makes some of you think of your own birthing experiences and come to terms with them.... and if you have not had children.... it may lead you to ask about your own birth.... it is a time to really discover who you are..... Because you share a very privileged time in a woman’s life and she is often dependent on your knowledge and support.... it is a time to learn how to truly be “with woman” and often this about knowing, when to be an advocate, educator, counsellor, silent and above all professional in every way......it is about knowing what the woman wants, listening and letting go of your own ego...... it’s about empowering women to make their own decisions....



The midwifery students are from all different areas...rural, SJOG Subiaco and Murdoch, Mercy, KEMH, OPH, AKH, sorry if I have left any out...


“There are precious few times in life when you are fortunate enough to meet people who bring you a truly new perspective on a subject that you thought you knew – people who inspire you to ask different questions and re-evaluate the essence of what you’re doing” Professor Fiona Stanley.



Good luck to you all.... enjoy the journey....

We will be going out to ECU next week so will post the photos when we get them....watch this space.....
Cheers Pauline

The WA Branch of the ACM will highlight some pregnancy choices, education / information for women & midwives in WA. We will start with "The With Woman Collective Inc" if you know of other organisations that you would like to see here please email me at acmwabranch@gmail.com and it will be discussed at our next executive meeting.....


The With Woman Collective Inc is a non-profit community group of midwives, doulas, lactation consultants and childbirth educators based in the City of Cockburn, Perth WA. We provide low cost pregnancy and early parenting information and resources to expectant and new parents in our area, and we also facilitate professional development workshops for midwives and other birth workers. For more information about our programs, go to our website http://www.withwomancollective.org/ and click on the picture of baby Lachie.

Thanks Sara

WA Branch Annual General Meeting

Welcome to the Australian College of Midwives: Lets have a voice!

We as midwives need to make a difference, one easy way of doing this is by joining the Australian College of Midwives. This assists the profession in being recognised when lobbing the Government regarding policy that affects childbirth, women and midwives. The greater the membership the greater the voice.... so please come and have your say....

Come to the WA Branch ACM annual general meeting and put forward your ideas........ It is time to become politically pro-active.


Notice of Annual General Meeting

ACM - WA Branch

Time: Thursday 17th December at 5:30pm

Location: KEMH - Agnes Walsh Lounge.


Kind Regards

Australian College of Midwives

Review of the ACM Conference: The Magic of Midwifery

I will start by saying it was an excellent day the ACM education committee did very well in organising a fantastic program, there was something for everyone. The conference was held at City West a brilliant venue, lots of free parking, the food/refreshments were tantalising and the AV equipment went without a hitch, what more could you ask for.


There are several key components for organising these conference / educational days, initially you do need topics that will attract midwives to attend, and this can often be difficult because the needs and wants of midwives within the State are varied. Secondly it is choosing presenters that will be inspirational, because I think midwives attend these days not only for education but to be inspired and network. Work places can be stressful and the demands on a midwife can be enormous therefore it is imperative from time to time to refocus and remember why you became a midwife and be inspired to be ‘with woman’ with like minded people.


The day started with an inspiring opening by our ACM President....”we are in unprecedented times, there are many changes occurring and we need to get it right”. This was followed by Abby Clemence from the National ACM Office providing us with a synopsis of the Maternity Services Review Recommendations (2009), Federal budget 2009 and National Registration July 2010. To recap the main points for me: 120 million dollars over 4 yrs – Midwives to have Medicare & PBS access from 1 November 2010 for care provided in collaborative teams. Commonwealth to support midwives with access to professional indemnity insurance – unfortunately no support for Homebirth – however Private Practice Midwives do get a reprieve for two years, that means no decision until 2012 and we have to find someone to cover us for indemnity insurance.



It was hard to hear (although I know it is true) that as a workforce midwives are a fragmented profession and do not support the ACM, unlike the medical profession that stick together. This is something that needs to change... do you remember the saying “united we stand, divided we fall” this should be our new motto! I didn’t know that the GP’s have 98% membership to the College of GP’s which makes them very a powerful organisation and as Midwives we have less than 30% membership to the college we need a unified front. You might ask what does this mean or why is this important? Well it shows UNITY especially when attending forums and meetings to change policy etc. And this is part of what the Australian College of Midwives (ACM) does for us whether you are a member or not. I was also surprised to see that Obstetricians make so much money (in one year they can earn 1.5 – 3.5millons dollars) despite having to pay huge indemnity insurance fees and that the safety net assists them in earning or structuring their fees.

If you are currently not a member of the Australian College of Midwives, please join now....
What will be good about having Medicare provider numbers for midwives is that it will raise the profile of Midwifery as a profession in its own right, therefore Midwifery and Midwives will be more valued. This creates an air of excitement as midwives began to think about working within different models of care; private practice and Dominos, Group Midwifery Practice etc. It is very exciting times for a midwife.... for me I think it would be excellent to have my own private practice, (with indemnity insurance for homebirth, however currently not an option) provide women with antenatal care in the home, have the choice for visiting rights to hospitals for the birth allowing me to provide the primary care, for the woman then allowing a 6hr discharge home if all was normal..if a hospital birth was required as opposed to a homebirth. Then provide the follow-up postnatal care in the home..... what a great alternative to care.....

National Registration has been talked about ever since I can remember... and I have been around in the health industry for over 25 years. So it is finally happening... part of me will only believe it when it happens in July 2010 – it is long overdue, Nurses and Midwives will be able to register Nationally and work anywhere in Australia....fantastic.. This will also regulate disciplinary issues preventing State hopping for Nurses and Midwives who have competency or disciplinary issues within their current place of work and resign and go interstate to escape the consequences of their actions.


Nurses and Midwives will be able to register on separate registers; for Midwives there will be four categories: Registered Midwives: Restricted Midwife: student midwife: and non practising midwife... this will enable a true reflection of the numbers of midwives within Australia. This will also cause new problems for employees because some midwives who are currently registered as both a nurse and a midwife may not do so after 2010. What nurse / midwives have to remember is the terms of their current employment..... so there current employment contract, which might be to be registered as both a nurse and midwife...........For more information relating to National Registration please visit National Registration and Accreditation Scheme http://www.nhwt.gov.au/natreg.asp


Read about the first meeting of the new Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and who is on the Board. http://www.ahpra.gov.au/documents/First%20Meeting%20of%20the%20Nursing%20and%20Midwifery%20Board%20of%20Australia%20-%2020%20September%202009.pdf

Abby Clemence is passionate about what she does, she has the woman & midwife first and foremost in her sights and presented very well, the audience was captivated by all this knowledge and information.... even though at times there was not enough information, this was due to the fact that the questions asked by the audience, the answers have not been clarified by the government.... so watch this space........................................... Abby finished with MidPLUS - Continuing Professional Development (http://www.midwives.org.au/ ) the importance of midwives showing evidence for the care that we provide and our continuing education processes. So please if you have not joined up for MidPLUS do so now and if you have like me.... get it started....for me this blog will be my reflection, I am sure I can claim some points.............again watch this space; Thank you Abby for your passion and your much appreciated hard work.


The afternoons presentations were more clinically based: they were fascinating and inspiring; several spring to mind; the use of “Language in Midwifery” and the “Follow through Experience”. These two presentations were given by a graduate and a student midwife; they were refreshing, passionate and stimulating. It is great to see forward thinking new midwives to carry us forward.

Intermittent Auscultation – this is always an interesting topic, I have always struggled with the idea of being able to hear variability with a sonicad or pinnard and have had numerous discussions about this topic over the years.... I believe that you can determine the baseline and hear accelerations and decelerations however have been sceptical about the ability of hearing variability.... today I got the answer.... Lesley presented very eloquently and provided a formula of how to hear variability....” Listen for a full minute, in 4 sections of 15 seconds. Count the beats for each 15 seconds separately and multiply each by 4. Compare these four averages to produce a variant amount which should be more than 5 beats”.
We all tried it and I was amazed it worked….. You can teach an old dog new tricks…. Thanks Lesley I now have a new skill together with evidence to back it up….

Midwifery Group Practice… an overview of this model of care… key points for me were: make sure you know what the population wants…. Is this a model of care women want… also do you have the staff who wants to pursue this model of care, very interesting presentation.

The last three sessions, Waterbirth Policy, The Role of the Doula – Australian Doulas (http://www.freewebs.com/australiandoulas/ ) and Antenatal education – a menu approach - that means exactly that...“providing a menu approach to choice about antenatal education” “people like stories, like real life experiences” “ a show and tell experience of learning” -kept the audience riveted to their seats...


WA has been a long time waiting for the Waterbirth Policy... I remember coming to WA 6 years ago after working in the UK within the community & Birth Centre as a midwife and was used to women having the choice of waterbirth... to find that it was not an option here... so I am absolutely thrilled that finally this waterbirth policy was launched today at our conference..Yes it is official you can conduct a waterbirth in the hospital.... make sure you read the policy..Clinical guidelines for women requesting immersion in water for pain management during labour and / or birth. I am sure there are many more midwives equally as happy as I am about this outstanding achievement. Improving Maternity Services (http://www.changechampions.com.au/resource/Janet_Hornbuckle_Mat0209.pdf

It was good to see that we had approx 100 attendees for this annual conference, consumers, midwives and sponsors. There were midwives from Albany to Geraldton, and Kunnunurra and Broome attending, absolutely fantastic.....The day ended with a well deserved Sundowner 1630 – 1730 includes drinks and nibbles ( sponsored by ACM WA Branch), throughout the day there were many opportunities for networking socialising and lots of photos.(watch this space will be posted over the next couple of days)...............it was an excellent conference, I feel inspired and empowered and am excited about the future for midwifery in WA..... thank you to all those who attended..............see you all at the AGM the week before Xmas.

Life members of the ACM Jill Thompson and Janice Butt.

Opposition Threatens to Obstruct Landmark Health Reform legislation

This is very disappointing news and I hope that it amounts to nothing.

A media release from the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council

report that the federal opposition is not supportive of the new legislation:

The federal opposition has indicated their unwillingness to support landmark legislation which will improve access for the Australian public to quality healthcare and a greater choice of providers by enabling nurse practitioners and eligible midwives to access the Medicare and Pharmaceutical Benefits Schemes. Related Bills will also guarantee access for eligible midwives to professional indemnity through a scheme underwritten by the commonwealth government.

Please contact your local member of Parliament and have your voice heard, urge for the support of these Bills:

The ANMC urges all parties to support the passage of this key health reform legislation through the parliament to demonstrate their commitment to high quality healthcare provision and choice for Australian healthcare consumers............

Minister Roxon has also indicated a commitment to resolving those issues of access to professional indemnity insurance for eligible midwives assisting women who chose to birth at home. These issues have arisen through the revised requirements for national registration and accreditation of health professionals. ANMC will also continue to pursue this dialogue to a positive outcome for consumers of maternity services in the interests of safe, quality healthcare for the Australian community.

Come on now is the time to be pro-active and be heard!

Pauline

WA ACM Branch presents: "The Magic of Midwifery"

The WA Branch of the ACM presents "The Magic of Midwifery" come and enjoy this study day, network with like minded midwives.

Have your say about your college at the Annual General Meeting. There is also the opportunity to become active within the WA Branch by joining the education committee, a general committee representative or be part of the research team. Join us for a sundowner at the end of the day to network and socialise.

When: Friday 13th November 2009
Where: 45 Plaistowe Mews, City West Function Centre, City West, East Perth
Time: 0800 - 1630
Lots of parking available, all refreshments included.

Come and spend a day finding out
what’s new in the world of midwifery,
be motivated and inspired by Barb
Vernon ACM Executive Officer, hear
updates from the college at our branch
AGM and then finish off the day with
a sundowner catching up with old
friends and colleagues.

• Are you prepared for National Registration?
Barb Vernon & Abby Clemence ACM National

• Midwifery Group Practice - Donna Brooking

• Antenatal Education - “A menu approach” Jill Banks

• Midwifery Language - Annis Middleton - Mather

• Continuity of Care Experience
- Gemma Davies BSc/Mid Student

• The role of the Doula - Australian Doulas

• WA Water Birth Policy - Janice Butt

• Intermittent Auscultation - Lesley Kuliukas

• Annual General Meeting

Click here for link to application form and payment details.

See you all there Pauline

2500 submissions to the Senate! Buy your virtual rally ticket?

Have you bought your Virtual ticket for the Homebirth Rally? I have, its the first time I'm participating in a virtual rally, its all very exciting, I have uploaded my picture and 25 words for my banner, can't wait to see it.

Homebirth Australia Virtual ticket $25.00

This has been taken from the homebirth site, please click on the link and have a look at whats happening with Homebirth.

NEWS RELEASE
Thursday August 6 2009
Contact: Justine Caines 0408 210 273

2500+ submissions received. A likely Senate record.
Women tell Minister Roxon their rights matter


"The intersection of two pieces of proposed legislation has the ability to make homebirth midwifery unlawful in Australia. Bills related to Medicare are under review of the Community Affairs Committee. Public hearings will be held today on an issue that is shaping up to be the catalyst of a new wave of feminism."

Now we know that the Bills are likely to be passed, however Homebirth continues to be at the forefront of discussions.

watch this space, buy your virtual rally ticket.

Pauline

Book now for Sara Wickham - Perth workshop in October

Midwifery Update Workshops with Sara Wickham

Early bird closes 31st August hurry and book!


CAPERS is bringing Sara Wickham to Perth for two one-day workshops 23 - 24 October. The workshops are MidPLUS endorsed, for 6 points a day. We received very positive feedback for Sara's workshops in March.

Sara Wickham will present two 1-day Midwifery Update workshops ‘Midwives, Women, Risk and Decisions’ and ‘Exploring Midwifery Knowledge’ in Perth (23/4 October at the Mercure on Pier St). You can register for one or both days, on-site registration is not available. Early registration closes 31 August. The Midwifery Update workshops are endorsed by the Australian College of Midwives MidPLUS program, and are entitled to 6 points per day.

Click here for the registration form

If you have any thing interesting you wish to add to this blog site please send it to me for posting.

Cheers Pauline

Homebirth rally! Canberra September 7th 2009: Virtual and Real!

For all those women and midwives interested in doing something to save homebirth you can attend a rally in Canberra see the details her or go to the Homebirth website (Homebirth Australia) for the Rally in Canberra when is it:

WHEN: Sept 7th @ 11.30am
WHERE: outside Parliament House, Canberra

You can register your commitment to attend on face book
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1641140582&v=feed&story_fbid=9419...


Unfortunately I can not attend, however you can be part of this rally by being a Virtual Rallier what a great idea!

Be a ‘virtual rallier’. For every person who is unable to attend we are organising a virtual rally in conjunction with our ‘live’ rally. Pledge $25, send us a head shot, your name and location and 25 words or less that you want the politicians to hear. We will mount your head shot onto a cardboard pregnant belly with your message, which will be attached to bamboo and will be placed in the ground outside Parliament House. Your pledge will go towards the cost of your cut and our continuing campaign.

see you all at the Homebirth rally, virtual or real.

Pauline

Education Survey, tell us what you want to know?

Hello Midwives and Student Midwives,

Thanks to Sarah Stewart who is currently using this program. I thought I would also try this survey program out. This looks like a great program, we will evaluate it and see how successful it is in getting some feedback from our members and non members. A try before you buy system, I like these sorts of programs.

I am asking you to tell the ACM Education committee what it is you want us to provide for you in terms of your professional on going educational requirements.

Click on this link please: Click Here to take survey

It will only take a few minutes of your time, 10 easy questions, go on, give it a go.

Many thanks for your time. Remember life long learning is a journey, every day brings a new lesson.

Pauline Costins

Celebrating our Land, our People and our Profession:

Australian College of Midwives WA Branch celebrated IMD on Saturday 2nd May at UWA. There were approximately 60 participants, women, midwives, student midwives, and allied health professionals. Being MC for the day was a challenge, with last minute program changes, and the dreaded IT problems – what a nightmare when technology fails you on these occasions. Just when you think you have it all covered, something else happens; computer not talking to the data projector, then the data projector bulb going, microphone interference and finally the sound not working...............................................................despite these things the day went well. The food was great!

It was a fantastic day, the focus in the morning was on Indigenous Women’s Health and the afternoon included a laughter workshop and a panel discussion on the Maternity Services Review.



To set the scene Justina Smith (Aboriginal Musical Theatre - Noongar Culture) began the session with a beautiful Aboriginal traditional dance, which had everyone captivated.

The welcome to Country was conducted by Kerry-Anne Winmar a Nyungar Yorga Woman. It was all truly fascinating, very spiritual and I was left with goose bumps.

The dynamic Cheryl Hayward(Noongar) presented Aboriginal communities a WA perspective: Points that stuck in my mind were: It was interesting to see that 2.99% of the WA population are Aboriginal and of that 42% live in the Metropolitan area. Also that there are many different Aboriginal languages and Aboriginal people will often read your body language first then listen to your words. Most importantly there is no one single Aboriginal culture. Lastly the word ‘Noongar’ ‘Nyungar’ can be spelt differently.

Unfortunately the Aboriginal elders were unable to share their birth stories with us today due to illness, this was disappointing but these things do happen. On the note of birth stories, it is good to see that the Noongar women are getting together and collating these stories from the elders and the women who have birthed on the country so that they will be able to be passed on and kept for prosperity.

Lesley Nelson presented her Masters on Analytic Epidemiological Study- Indigenous Health then with and Karen Kruit, presented the proposed Maternity Group Practice for Aboriginal Women. They have done some incredible work so watch this space.................. to see how they progress.





The last session before lunch was presented by Dr Heather Hancock 'Making a difference for Aboriginal Women'. Heather reminded us that International Midwives Day is a day of celebration for midwives to celebrate what an important role we play in the process of pregnacy, labour, birth and giving women and families informed choices. "we are indeed so honoured and should feel incredibly humbled".
Heather also highted aspects of the Maternity Report that related to Indigenous women. "changes to support the expansion of collaborative models of care, improved access for rural and Indigenous mothers". She also reviewed health statistics for
Aborginal Women and infant mortality, and discussed issues surrounding,cultrual differences, fear,risk, co-existing issues, choice and strategies. Heather ended with the need for Midwives to be happy in their life & work. An inspiring presentation.


The most important thing on these days is to get the catering correct and I think we did this well. UWA did a great job. The food was excellent; present very well, nice moist orange poppy seed cake and fresh fruit for morning tea served with fresh brewed coffee (that’s very important for me, none of the instant rubbish). For those who don’t like coffee, a good selection of teas were available together the old favourite, water.

After lunch was the presentation by Johnson & Johnson for Midwife of the Year Award WA winner - This was won by

Marion Cavanagh, SJOG Subiaco.

Unfortunatley Marion was unable to attend due to being sick. Congratulations Marion from the ACM WA Branch, well done.




The Laughter workshop was the most unpredictable in terms of knowing whether the participants would stay for it. As it works out the majority of people did stay and appeared to enjoy it. I personally don’t like this sort of thing, but as I liked the rest of the program so it was worth just doing it. I still can’t say it is my cup of tea, but did enjoy throwing the tantrum without any consequences.



Saving the best for last was the Maternity Review Report panel discussion: The main areas covered were National Registration 2010, Indemnity Insurance for Private Midwives, Medicare number, and the need for midwives to come together to achieve better outcomes for women.

Great to see the students attending the day.



It is time now for midwives to become political, pro-active and take our profession forward. We are in an era of change, with the recent Nurses & Midwives Act 2006, the Nurses & Midwives Board change of name and the Maternity Report that recommends that midwives play a more active role.

This is the time for all midwives to spread the word, send letters to our politicians and generally educate the public on the role of the Midwife.

Thank you to everyone that attended and made this day a tremendous success.

‘MIDWIFE WITH WOMAN’ HAPPY MIDWIVES DAY:

"You are a midwife, assisting at someone else's birth. Do good without show or fuss. Remember to be Happy and Joyous" Heather Hancock

The ACM WA Branch Executive Committee 2009

Tracy Martin - President
Abbey Rodda - Vice President
Laura Robertson - Secretary
Janice Butt - MESAC
Tracey Gilchrist - Treasurer
Andrea Loftus - Education Officer
Debbie Slater - Consumer Representative
Karen Kruit - Community Midwifery Program
Lesley Nelson - Indigenous Representative
Jill Banks - Fund Raising and Publicity
Jenny Owen - National Board Member

GaeTana (Mel) Mule - BSc Midwifery Student
Catherine Ranford - BSc Midwifery Student

Nichola Goodger - Curtin University Student
Anita Symonds - Curtin University Student

Edith Cowan University Students to be nominated

Enquires email: Louise Allen membersvic@midwives.org.au


Watch this space for updated information relating to contact details for the WA Branch - work in progress.

Welcome to the WA Branch of the Australian College of Midwives (ACM) Blog

The aim of this blog is to welcome all our members and anyone who wishes to read this blog. This blog adds another dimension of communication for the members of the West Australian ACM.

The ACM team will endeavor to keep you up to date with what’s happening in our State & the country relating to midwifery matters. Anyone is welcome to comment, on any subject or topic, all comments will be moderated. People will be required to put their names to comments as this allows for greater accountability and controls spam.
Remember the comments you make are for the World Wide Web, so review your article or writing before hitting the enter key!

It is important to remember the ANMC Code of Conduct for Midwives 2008 and our professional standing when commenting on this blog.

All topics are welcome so lets have some fun communicating with each other.

For membership enquires please go to the College website: the Australian College of Midwives ACT http://www.midwives.org.au/

Now meet some of the WA team: Above Pauline Costins Education Committee & Jennie Wood NMBWA ACM Representative
Below
Tracey Martin: President, and Jenny Owen: National Representative for WA


Janice Butt, Midwifery Education and Standards, & Jill Banks, Publicity and Fundraising.


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