Category Archives: Nursing – Midwifery

And he’s off …. Go Bruno!

Posted on January 14, 2013 by NU_admin

Palliative care nurse Bruno Cordier from Western Australia has set off from Sydney on his solo bike ride without a support vehicle across Australia to Perth via Adelaide. The event is called Cycling for Fistulas and the funds raised will go to … Continue reading →

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Sydney midwife’s Bougainville dramas

Posted on January 2, 2013 by NU_admin

Guest post by Philip Luker, a journalist with Médecins Sans Frontières. Midwife Theresa Clasquin will never forget 22-year-old Anastasia, who had her first baby in a Bougainville mountain village and 24 hours later was brought to a small health centre, … Continue reading →

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A nurse cycles for fistulas

Posted on December 7, 2012 by NU_admin

Guest post by Dr Gracie Vivian. My name is Gracie Vivian, I’m a doctor working at Princess Margaret Hospital in WA. Together with my boyfriend Bruno Cordier, a palliative care nurse, we are seeking the support of midwives, nurses, doctors … Continue reading →

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Nurse, midwife – a photo essay

Posted on November 2, 2012 by NU_admin

Life magazine carried this extraordinary photo essay about nurse-midwife Maude Callen in 1951. The pictures were taken by renowned photographer W. Eugene Smith. Looking through the photos, it’s hard to decide which is more remarkable – the grace and quiet resolve of … Continue reading →

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‘Call the Midwife’ DVD giveaway

Posted on October 10, 2012 by NU_admin

The six-part BBC series Call the Midwife finished on the ABC last Sunday night, but while you’re waiting for the second series (currently in production and due to screen in later-2013), you could watch the first again with our giveaway of three DVDs. All … Continue reading →

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