How do midwives learn homebirth?
Where were you born? If you are like 97% of the population, you were probably born…
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Neonatal deaths rates down but stillbirth on the increase
The good news is, Australia is one of the safest places to give birth, with the…
New program to improve mental health in China
According to the World Health Organisation, between 10-20% of adolescents worldwide experience mental health disorders. In…
The future of biobanks
You know that horror movie trope where you walk into a mad scientist's lab, and it's…
How midwives and obstetricians view VBAC
It's common knowledge that vaginal birth is more beneficial for mums and bubs than a caesarean…
Do ice baths and compression clothes help recovery?
You have probably heard of athletes using ice baths and compression clothes to help their body…
Push to remove trachoma in Indigenous communities
Trachoma is the world's leading cause of infectious blindness, but Australia is the only high-income country…
‘You can’t turn on and off healthcare’: the place of the n...
With health budgets across the globe exploding, nurses are emerging as one of the best ways…
The ethics of involuntary admission for people suffering from anorexia
Anorexia nervosa is one of the only type of mental illness you can't hide, and many…
What is Mitochondrial Disease?
Well if you need an excuse to stay in bed... Sunday September 25 is National Stay…
Rheumatic heart disease a burden in northern AUS
You would be forgiven for thinking that rheumatic heart disease (RHD) was just another disease modern…
Health needs of refugee and asylum seeker women
The terms 'refugee' and 'asylum seeker' are often used interchangeably in conversation, but there is an…