maternal health
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Midwifery
Vitamin K uptake falls as experts urge awareness
Declining vitamin K uptake among newborns in Australia and overseas has prompted renewed attention on a treatment widely recommended at…
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Midwifery
What drives women to have a ‘freebirth’?
A coronial inquest is examining why Melbourne influencer Stacey Warnecke chose a freebirth, as researchers warn rising numbers of women…
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Clinical Practice
Nurses set new mums on the right path through the right@home program
New research has found that mothers from disadvantaged backgrounds show improved mental and physical wellbeing when given regular visits from…
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Industry & Reform
Nurses to freeze some duties in Geelong industrial action
Maternal and child health nurses in Geelong will begin the first stage of industrial action on Wednesday after they rejected…
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Clinical Practice
Extended care
Two RNs and one midwife describe their roles in Closing the Gap. After moving from a hospital-based nursing career to…
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