Course: Maternity Care: Building Relationships Really Does Save Lives

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

In the last steps, we made it clear that whatever your association or relationship with maternity care, you can make a difference. To do this, you’ll need to set achievable …

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 …

We’ve been looking at just how effective relationship-based maternity care can be: for women, for their families, and for maternity care providers. We’ve looked at models that work – in …

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 …

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 …

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, …