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 | Aug 10, 2012 | Articles
MEDIA RELEASE 10 August 2012 Homebirth Australia congratulates Federal, State and Territory Health Ministers for ensuring midwives can continue to provide care to Australian women for birth at home. Australian Health Ministers met in Sydney today for a meeting of...
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...
