Is the government finally about to ban uninsured midwives from attending homebirths?
Homebirths with limited hospital back up remain one of the most divisive topics in healthcare. It is an issue in the media again because the…
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Midwives and nurses now able to prescribe medical abortion drugs
Queensland has become the first state to allow midwives and nurses to prescribe the pregnancy termination medication MS-2 Step. The state’s parliament passed laws on…
Midwife banned after telling woman to ignore doctor ‘scare tactics’ and reject urgent caesarean
A midwife who convinced a hospitalised patient to delay a caesarean even though CTG monitoring showed the fetus was at risk of dying has been…
Midwife struck off after telling new mother that terrorists could poison baby formula
An experienced midwife in the UK who claimed terrorists could contaminate baby formula to scare a mother into breastfeeding has been struck off for 18…
Stigma of being ‘the abortion GP’ will diminish after TGA reforms, says MSI Australia
Scrapping registration rules for GPs who prescribe MS-2 Step should stop the ‘abortion doctor’ stigma deterring new providers, says MSI Australia. From 1 August, GPs will no longer…
Midwives’ manslaughter charges dropped
Charges against the two midwives, accused of causing the death of Melbourne woman Caroline Lovell, have been dismissed.
Doctor says midwives’ care ‘grossly incompetent’
'Alarm bells' should have sounded for two midwives involved in the care of Caroline Lovell who died after a homebirth, says obstetrician Professor …
Obstetrician says midwives made ‘error of judgment’ during fatal homebirth
An obstetrician says two midwives facing manslaughter charges in Melbourne allowed an 'unsafe practice' after the birth.
Obstetrician describes ‘bizarre’ situation of fatal homebirth
Dr Adam Pendlebury estimated Caroline Lovell lost 4 litres of blood before her death, he told the committal hearing of two midwives charged with m…
More midwives needed for pandemic baby boom
Births are expected to rise by 40% in some parts of Victoria thanks to lockdown.
