Category Archives: Nursing – Midwifery

Birthrate Plus: Finally a reasonable workload for midwives.

Posted on April 6, 2011 by NU_admin

Birthrate Plus means midwives in NSW public hospitals will finally have a reasonable workload. The new public health system award includes a staffing tool for maternity services in NSW public hospitals implemented progressively from June this year. NSWNA Assistant General … Continue reading →

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Are too many caesareans performed in Australia?

Posted on February 7, 2011 by NU_admin

Fridays Nurse Uncut blog post on caesarean sections, natural births and NSW Governments’ policy to reduce the number of caesarean births received a number of comments on the Nurse Uncut Facebook page. In Australia, the surgical birth rate is about 30 … Continue reading →

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Silent and drug free births: maybe celebrities are not too posh to push.

Posted on February 4, 2011 by NU_admin

Slender Australian model Miranda Kerr gave birth to her 4.42-kilogram son Flynn drug-free; and actress Kelly Preston gave a drug-free, silent, birth to son Benjamin. The Australian model and American actress are two of a number of high profile women … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Saturday. Miranda Kerr and the Fight for Fistula.

Posted on November 13, 2010 by NU_admin

Australia model and celebrity Miranda Kerr has hit the headlines once again, for a great cause. The pregnant actress is fronting the campaign for Fight for Fistula, a birth complication which can spell death in developing countries. The star is … Continue reading →

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More Incentives For Rural Nurses and Midwives Needed.

Posted on October 18, 2010 by NU_admin

The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) says the federal government need to provide more incentives for nurses and midwives who move to regional, remote, and rural locations. Doctors receive up to $120,000 to move and as much as $47,000 each year to … Continue reading →

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