by Homebirth Australia | Oct 16, 2012 | Articles
The Childbirth and the Law Forum explored the legal issues surrounding birth at home and in hospital. Writer and social commentator Catherine Deveny (@catherinedeveny), who hosted the conference says that “there is a crisis in Australian birthing. It is a...
by Homebirth Australia | Aug 29, 2012 | Articles, Media release
Media Release – 29 August 2012 Who decides how and where a baby is born? Who bears the risks of childbirth? What legal rights do women have to choose how they give birth? These are just a few of the issues that will be discussed at the upcoming Childbirth and...
by Homebirth Australia | Jul 26, 2012 | Articles
Homebirth Australia Conference 2012 Birth Rites Human Rights 27-29 July 2012 Keynote speakers – Jan Tritten Jan Tritten is the founder and editor-in-chief of Midwifery Today magazine and a midwife who was in active practice from 1977–1989. Registrations NOW...
by Homebirth Australia | Jul 11, 2012 | Articles
By Meredith McIntyre, Monash University In response to a recent South Australian coroner’s finding that three babies died from preventable causes, Health Minister Tanya Plibersek has said she will close a loophole in national health laws that allowed a former midwife...
by Homebirth Australia | Jul 10, 2012 | Articles
Ina May Gaskin has been awarded the Alternative Nobel Prize – the Right Livelihood Award. Ina May is the pioneer of modern midwifery – she was our keynote speaker at the 2011 Homebirth Australia Conference. Watch her acceptance speech...
