Prof. Hannah Dahlen AM

Seeing the same midwife or doctor in pregnancy and labour reduces the risk of birth trauma Most women give birth in public hospitals, seeing whichever midwife or doctor is rostered on. But research shows seeing the same person reduces a number of risks.

Our new research paper examined birth outcomes and both physical and psychological experiences of women and babies in 5 models. seeing the same midwife was associated with lower rates of intervention and birth trauma, compared with standard care.
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This is a reminder that the international Normal labour and birth research conference is in Berlin this year, and the abstract submission is OPEN - but only until February 21st!

The abstract link is below

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Don’t miss out #NLBC2026 in Berlin this year

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Continuous care from community-based midwives reduces risk of preterm birth by 45%. Study just published in BJOG

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Calling all Doctors, Midwives or Doulas who have worked in Australian maternity services in the last 5 years.
We are keen to hear your views on disrespect and mistreatment
We value hearing YOUR perspectives. Please consider participating
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The United States CDC has abandoned science in its new advice about vaccines and autism The CDC website used to state, clearly and correctly, that the evidence shows no link between vaccines and the development of autism.

How on earth did we get here!! theconversation.com/the-united-s...

If you are an Australian midwife, doctor or doula working in maternity care in Australia we would love you to complete this survey 🙏🏽💗 We want to hear diverse views surveyswesternsydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

What’s the difference between a home birth and a free birth? They sound similar but come with very different potential risks.

Published today in the Conversation theconversation.com/whats-the-di...

News of a ‘giant’ baby boy is all over TikTok. Here’s what women really need to know Stories of big babies might make women all over the world cross their legs. But how common are big babies, and does their birth always lead to complications?

An article I published today in the Conversation theconversation.com/news-of-a-gi...

Thank you Jane on behalf of all the difficult women 🙏🏽💗

Please find attached the Program and registration flyer for the 2025 Antenatal Care Conference, hosted by WSU and WSLHD at Westmead Hospital on Friday, 21st November.

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New paper out on IPV from the Birth Experience Study

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Well done Alison Canty on your new paper on interpregnancy interval following caesarean section 🙌🏼🙌🏼 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266613825002931

Well done Alison Canty on your new paper on interpregnancy interval following caesarean section 🙌🏼🙌🏼

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Farewell Dr Michel Odent 🙏🏽
Thanks for all you did to champion women’s birth rights and the importance of midwives in maternity care.
This humorous interaction with Michel will stay with me forever. I dared to ask the great man to answer the question.

This is an excellent interview with Dr Karleen Gribble on her new chapter on ‘The Costs of Desexing Language in Women’s Health’ in the book : ‘The War on Science’.

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Dont miss this one day conference
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Great news for NSW who will now have a chief midwife, 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
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Obstetric, child health outcomes, trends and readmissions for term women birthing in South-West Sydney (2001–2016): A linked data population-based study The aim of this study was to explore obstetric outcomes and postpartum readmissions of women and infants in an area in NSW, serving women who are from…

Our paper on outcomes for women with complex pregnancies in South West Sydney has been published. Postnatally, women with complex pregnancies and their infants were more frequently readmitted to the hospital in the year following birth

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Will bundled maternity care deliver? Doctors don’t think so - Medical Republic A plan to bundle maternity care so midwives and GPs could be funded to manage pregnancy and birth in private hospitals is just a way to maximise insurance profits, says a leading obstetrician.

Why is it the moment you mention bundled payments private obstetricians have a fit? I smell a rat 🐀

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This August is #WavesOfChange 2025!

Join for everything #birth, #perinatal care and #stillbirth prevention.

Program and tickets
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Are mums and babies really better off in private hospitals? - ABC listen When having a baby, there are lots of decisions to be made about maternity care, and barriers depending on your socio-economic situation. A new study has highlighted a worrying issue – finding higher...

Following on from the Conversation article we wrote critiquing the BJOG paper comparing private and public outcomes, I was interviewed for the National Health Report on Radio National. For those still confused and concerned about this paper this might help you.

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We have just launched the second survey for the RCM Research Prioritisation Project! This project will discover the gaps in evidence across all areas of midwifery practice and maternity care. Learn more and fill in the survey: https://buff.ly/4aX205r #RCMresearchpriorities

I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.

Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO

Yes I am making a transition away from Twitter like lots of other good people it seems 😊

Our Conversation article just published on VBAC and our recent paper. theconversation.com/what-is-a-va...

Our new paper out in the BMJ Open on how much the first birth influences subsequent births. It is time to take a life course view

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We want to hear from the midwives on this platform! 📣

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Our Conversation article just published on VBAC and our recent paper. theconversation.com/what-is-a-va...

Our new paper out in the BMJ Open on how much the first birth influences subsequent births. It is time to take a life course view

url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/h12pCwV1Gx...