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 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
By Hannah Dahlen, University of Western Sydney Women have the right to determine what happens to their bodies; and this includes where and how they give birth. But from July 2013, private midwives may not be able to legally provide their services to women who choose...
