What about economic concerns?
When it comes to the economics of maternity care, everyone’s concerned. People often say things like: “Continuity of care for every woman sounds great, but wouldn’t it cost way too …
Course: Maternity Care: Building Relationships Really Does Save Lives
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Congratulations on finishing the course. Keep learning with us at Griffith University. Our Master of Primary Maternity Care will help you build your skills further as you lead the transition …
Be the change you want to see
We have covered a lot of ground together over the last three weeks. During the first week we clearly saw the impact of the current maternity care system. We were …
Week 3 summary
This week was about working out how to make change happen. You built on what you learned over the last few weeks – understanding the need for change, the evidence …
Connecting with others
One of the most powerful ways to make lasting changes is to create an upswell of transformation: to start a ripple of change that moves beyond you to impact whole …
Developing yourself
Now you’ve created your plan, it’s time to explore the personal or professional resources you may need to implement it – to begin or continue your journey toward maternity care …
Creating your plan for change
According to Sara Wickham, a midwife and powerful birth advocate based in the UK, even everyday actions can create big ripples of change in maternity care. Sara says: The more …
Overcoming barriers
What did you notice about the comments and poll answers from the last step? Were your barriers similar to others, or quite unique? Did any of the comments from others …
What will help you achieve your goals?
Getting clear on what will help you make your goals happen, as well as what barriers there are, makes achieving your goals more likely. We’ll start by taking a look …
How to set achievable goals
Whatever your association or relationship with maternity care, you can make a difference. To do this, you’ll need to set achievable goals, then make sure you’re clear on how you’ll …
Getting motivated – what’s important to you?
To know where you can make a difference, you must start by identifying what’s important to you. We know that a transformation in the way pregnancy, birth and postnatal care …
Maternity Care: Real-Life Stories
Looking at maternity care services – in different settings, with different populations, all over the world – it’s clear that how maternity care is provided makes a difference. You may …
Restoring rural birthing services in Australia
Hazel Brittain is currently the Director of Midwifery Services at the Gold Coast University Hospital in Queensland, Australia. Previously, she was the Director of Nursing and Midwifery at Beaudesert Hospital …
Humanising birth in India
Meet Evita Evita Fernandez is an obstetrician who has spent the last decade working to reform maternity services in India to enable access to compassionate, woman-centred care. Evita has done …
Reclaiming birth – Inuit communities of Nunavik, Canada
One of the most successful examples of a midwifery continuity of care within a ‘high-risk’ remote area was introduced in the northern regions of Canada in the mid-1980s. Since then, …
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Maternity Care: Building Relationships Really Does Save Lives
