Transforming Maternity Care Collaborative

What's changed in 10yrs? We've gone from aspirational to implementation and evaluation. We can now show this works across Australia. This is not just a hope, we are doing this. - Prof Lesley Barclay #birthingoncountry #bstl2022

Safe recognition of First Nations families experiencing complex trauma to ensure benefits of involving child protection outweigh the risks #BSTL2022

The Family Support Worker role provides continuity from pregnancy until child is 3 years of age to strengthen families and address social determinants of health #BSTL2022

@AMSANTaus stellar mini-workshop on how culturally responsive trauma informed care promotes security, connection and healing #BSTL2022

Exemplary midwives, managers and researchers explain what works and what matters most when setting up new Birthing on Country models #BSTL2022

@RoianneWest 852 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander midwives needed now to reach parity with First Nations birthing numbers. Read more here issuu.com/catsinam1/docs… #BSTL2022

@CAACongress have resolved insurance and collaborative arrangements to establish their own MGP using Endorsed Midwives to provide continuity of care with birth at Alice Springs Hospital #BSTL2022

Birthing on country: "Our ways at the forefront of our care" @WamindaSthCoast plan community owned free-standing birth centre within 3 years #BSTL2022

Impressive outcomes @IUIH_ using Endorsed Midwives to provide bulk billed continuity of care alongside family support workers - >95% access antenatal care in first trimester and have known midwife at birth #BSTL2022

Culturally and clinically safe birthing is a human right & consistent quality relationships with midwives can make or break what happens - June Oscar AO & Sen Malarndirri McCarthy #BSTL2022

Transforming maternity care for First Nations families requires all 4 pillars of RISE Framework #BSTL2022

CTGs don't work! No evidence of benefit regardless of risk staus. Evidence of harms, particularly when used with central monitoring @birthsmalltalk

@JyaiAllen presented today @NLNB2022 Measuring HOW optimal caseload midwifery works to engage vulnerable women and increase likelihood of term births and breastfeeding

Queensland are outstanding in terms of #midwifecontinuity - the gold standard in maternity care 🏆

hang on a second...if you are going to tell women that 30mins distance would 'be safest' then at least provide the evidence underpinning that recommendation..... Suggest effort could also go into exploring....1/n

We continue to go against all international evidence for mw led services in Ireland. Women, if you wish to have a homebirth take advice on your human rights in childbirth. #HSE: Why can't we develop the service rather than reducing women's rights in childbirth!! #homebirth

Student midwives find the pandemic difficult, but the main challenge is woman-centred care through gowns, masks, and telehealth. transformingmaternity.org.au/2022/06/studen… @lkuliukas @BradfieldZoe @YvonneHauck1 @ProfLindaSweet @CarolineHomer @AlyceNWilson @Vidanka2 @karenwynter1 @inquisitiveGyn

Midwifery educators, save the date #TTMEC ⁦@TransformingMCC⁩ #midwifery

Petition to end the ban on waterbirth at home in Ireland

@hannahdahlen @DrMikeMagro @DOckendenLtd @BHRUT_NHS @OckReview @MaternityRde @LiverpoolWomens @TeamMidwife Thanks for sharing the article Hannah. I'm deeply concerned by the recommendation to widen the use of central monitoring without evidence of whether it works, or not. I think central monitoring makes things worse and as you know have published on this.