Authors
Caroline Homer, Kirsten Small, Chanelle Warton, Zoe Bradfield, Kathleen Baird, Jennifer Fenwick, Joanne Gray, Melanie Robinson
- Pages
- 136
- Published in
- Australia
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents 2
- Table of Contents 3
- Table of Contents 4
- Table of Contents 5
- Increased visibility governance and leadership 8
- Growing the midwifery workforce 8
- Midwifery Futures 8
- Support the midwifery workforce 9
- Improve data to support workforce planning 9
- Scale-up midwifery models of care 9
- Executive Summary 10
- Recommendations 12
- Chapter 1 Introduction 17
- 1.1 Aims of Midwifery Futures 18
- 1.2 The operating context influencing the Australian midwifery workforce 19
- Midwifery Continuity Of Care 25
- 1.3 The international context for midwifery in Australia 32
- Chapter 2 Midwifery Futures Project Governance and Methods 35
- 2.1 Governance 2.2 Methods 36
- 2.3 Conclusion 43
- Chapter 3 Findings 45
- 3.1 What does the future look like for Australian midwifery 46
- Supporting rural and remote based midwives to provide quality care 50
- 3.2 Looking back to build a better future 61
- Woman at the Centre The North West Maternity Services Transition Project 63
- The Midwifery Graduate Research Intern Program 64
- Endorsed midwife prescribing in the public sector 65
- Midwife-led early pregnancy care 67
- Endorsed midwives employed to provide continuity of carer in the public sector 68
- 3.3 Educating for the future 70
- Midwifery student led clinic 70
- 3.4 Investing in the future recently qualified midwives 75
- 3.5 Other ways to build the future workforce 77
- Clinical midwife to midwifery-researcher enabling the journey 77
- 3.6 Ensuring an equitable future 79
- Birthing on Country Privately Endorsed Midwives Access to Public Hospitals 79
- Birthing in Our Community Private Midwife and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation collaboration 80
- Midwives delivering sexual and reproductive health care for rural women 82
- 3.7 A view to better futures 83
- 3.8 Leaders for the future 84
- 3.9 Conclusion 85
- Chapter 4 Problems and workforce levers 87
- 4.1 Key problems and challenges 88
- 4.2 Workforce levers 97
- 4.3 Conclusion 97
- Chapter 5 Solutions and recommendations 99
- 5.1 Key issues to address 100
- 5.2 Recommendations 111
- Appendices 115
- Appendix A The Role of Midwifery in the First 2000 days 116
- Appendix B GENKE II report 2022 recommendations 119
- Appendix C National Midwifery Futures Symposium Attendee Recommendations 120
- Appendix D What is an endorsed midwife 122
- Appendix E Glossary 123
- Appendix F Author Transparency Statements 124
- Appendix G Governance group membership 126
- References 128
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