Hannah Dahlen AM

Our new research paper examine birth outcomes (both physical and psychological experiences) of women&babies who experienced five different types (or models) of care. Seeing the same midwife was associated with lower rates of intervention&birth trauma, compared with standard care.

@profesterman @ConversationEDU @westernsydneyu The family GP is such a sad loss in health

@ConversationEDU @hannahdahlen @westernsydneyu The same applies in general practice, There is strong evidence that seeing the same GP over time is linked to better outcomes. Unfortunately, these days good GPs get booked out and it is difficult to get in to see them.

Most women give birth in public hospitals, seeing whichever midwife or doctor is rostered on. But research shows seeing the same person reduces a number of risks. @hannahdahlen @HazelKeedle @westernsydneyu theconversation.com/seeing-the-sam…

This is a reminder that the international Normal labour and birth research conference is in Berlin this year, and the abstract submission is OPEN - but only until February 21st! The abstract link is below nlbc-berlin-2026.de/call-for-abstr…

Don’t miss out #NLBC2026 in Berlin this year nlbc-berlin-2026.de

Continuous care from community-based midwives reduces risk of preterm birth by 45%. New study just published in BJOG obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/14…

Calling all Doctors, Midwives or Doulas who have worked in Australian maternity services in the last 5 years. We are keen to hear your views on disrespect and mistreatment within Australian maternity services. We value hearing YOUR perspectives 🙏🏽💗 surveyswesternsydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cT…

How in earth did we get here?!!!! theconversation.com/the-united-sta…

If you are an Australian midwife, doctor or doula working in maternity care in Australia we would love you to complete this survey 🙏🏽💗 We want to hear diverse views surveyswesternsydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cT…

They sound similar but come with very different potential risks. @hannahdahlen @westernsydneyu theconversation.com/whats-the-diff…

Published today in the Conversation theconversation.com/whats-the-diff…

An article I published in the Conversation today on big babies. theconversation.com/news-of-a-gian…

Thank you Jane on behalf of all the difficult women 🙏🏽💗

Please find attached the Program and registration flyer for the 2025 Antenatal Care Conference, hosted by WSU and WSLHD at Westmead Hospital on Friday, 21st November. payments.westernsydney.edu.au/SoNMEvents/boo…

We have now published our second letter to the editor responding to the BJOG private public paper url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/mRAoCL7ExGcR…

New paper out on IPV from the Birth Experience Study onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bi…

Well done Alison Canty on your new paper on interpregnancy interval following caesarean section 🙌🏼🙌🏼 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Farewell Dr Michel Odent 🙏🏽 Thanks for all you did to champion women’s birth rights and the importance of midwives in maternity care. This humorous interaction with Michel will stay with me forever. I dared to ask the great man to answer the question.

This is an excellent interview with Dr Karleen Gribble on her new chapter on ‘The Costs of Desexing Language in Women’s Health’ in the book : ‘The War on Science’. youtu.be/tOzzi8wDNyI

Don’t miss this one day conference payments.westernsydney.edu.au/SoNMEvents/boo…