Women and Birth

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	72
Chilean midwives' experiences while providing induced abortion care after the enactment of a law decriminalising abortion	51
Letter to the Editor for “A pre-post implementation study of a care bundle to reduce perineal trauma in unassisted births conducted by midwives”	40
A secondary school VET education pathway to increase the Midwifery workforce	40
The next chapter of Women and Birth	39
Co-design of Maternity Discussion Starter Cards for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families.	39
Strengthening midwifery in response to global climate change to protect maternal and newborn health	38
Editorial Board	37
The power of midwifery stories to assist change	36
Multi-professional and organisational perspectives of barriers and facilitators related to birthing pool use	36
Perinatal outcomes of socially disadvantaged women in Victoria, Australia: A population-based retrospective cohort study of 1,188,872 singleton births 1999-2016	34
Our Baby-Friendly Journey	34
Best practice care after perinatal loss and subsequent pregnancy care: A workshop for midwives	31
Midwives’ perceptions of the support they provide to new graduates and the role of the health service in Australia: A survey of midwives	30
Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes: My Midwives compared to Australian National Data	29
Midwifery Student Peer Debriefing Tool: students supporting students through difficult experiences	29
"Unleashing Midwifery Leaders: The North West Maternity Services Transition Project"	29
The transition to motherhood among first-time mothers in China during the first six months postpartum: A qualitative study based on the transition shock model	28
Utilising the RISE Framework to implement birthing services for First Nations families	28
Practical strategies to recreate safe and sacred birthing spaces for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families	28
The role of midwives in advancing planetary health: Insights from the GREEN MOTHER project in Spain	27
Evaluating two childbirth education programs for improving birth outcomes and consumer satisfaction with their birth experience: A quasi-experimental study.	27
Pathways, development needs, and clinical connections for midwifery faculty in low- and middle-income settings of the Asia Pacific region: A qualitative study.	27
Exploring the impact of healthcare workers communication with women who have experienced stillbirth in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia. A grounded theory study	27
The impact of Twinning up North: A qualitative exploration among Icelandic and Dutch midwives	26

Midwives: Let’s talk about sex and reproductive health	25
Burnout, job satisfaction, and intention to leave among midwives in Western Switzerland: The role of caseload and hospital-based practice models	25
“It gave me a voice”: Pre-pilot qualitative evaluation of a co-designed maternity planning guide	25
Evaluating a midwifery student employment model in Aotearoa New Zealand: A national cross-sectional survey of students and midwives	25
Consent during labour and birth as observed by midwifery students: A mixed methods study	25
Exploring the healthcare needs and experiences of pregnant women with congenital heart disease: A qualitative study	25
Listening to First Nations women’s voices, hearing requests for continuity of carer, trusted knowledge and family involvement: A qualitative study in urban Darwin	25
The needs of women experiencing perinatal loss: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis	25
Impact of baby-friendly hospital initiatives on breastfeeding outcomes: Systematic review and meta-analysis	24
Understanding preconception health in Australia through the lens of people of reproductive age: Implications for care providers	24
When I can be my whole authentic self, I feel safe and know that I belong: A photovoice study exploring equity-oriented pregnancy care from the perspectives of Karen women of refugee background in Vic	24
A qualitative investigation into staff experiences of the OMGP (obstetric medicine-midwifery group practice) model of care	23
Economic evaluation of a randomised controlled trial - An online bereavement support program for parents following perinatal death	23
The Continuity of Care Experience in Australian midwifery education – Where are we heading now?	22
Experiences of maternity care in Australia and the national maternity Strategy: qualitative findings from a national survey	22
Rates of breastfeeding and associated factors for First Nations infants in Victoria, Australia	22
Improving maternal and neonatal outcomes for women with gestational diabetes through continuity of midwifery care	22
Maternal experiences of cervical ripening by Outpatient-balloon vs Inpatient-prostaglandin gel	22
Moving midwifery forward with 'midwifery thinking'	22
‘I might have cried in the changing room, but I still went to work’. Maternity staff balancing roles, responsibilities, and emotions of work and home during COVID-19: An appreciative inquiry	21
Getting to the heart of it: poetry as research data and deep reflection	21
Who do you think we are? Community perceptions of a midwife	21
‘Stories of distress versus fulfilment’: A narrative inquiry of midwives’ experiences supporting alternative birth choices in the UK National Health Service	20
Pandemic-related prenatal maternal stress, model of maternity care and postpartum mental health: The Australian BITTOC study	20
Corrigendum to “Strengthening midwifery education through clinical experience: Findings from a qualitative study in Indonesia” [Women Birth 35 (2022) 87–95]	20
Taking Midwifery to the Top and Beyond: PNG Midwifery Rural Care Practicum Experience	20
Examining the validity and reliability of the COMcareSS (Continuity of Midwifery Care Satisfaction Survey)	20
Bereaved parent involvement in co-designed stillbirth research: Experiences of Project Engage	20
Be the change you want to be	20
Symptoms of onset of labour and early labour: A scoping review	19
Editorial Board	19
Psychosocial interprofessional perinatal education: Design and evaluation of an interprofessional learning experience to improve students’ collaboration skills in perinatal mental health	19
Exploring women’s experiences in a midwifery continuity of care model following a traumatic birth	19
The effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on women's perinatal mental health: a systematic review	19
Primary postpartum haemorrhage adversely impacts breastfeeding initiation in Victoria, Australia	18
Moving Midwifery Education Forward: Using generative AI to facilitate critical analysis	18
Stronger connections for better outcomes: Exploring the views and experiences of midwives working in a culturally tailored caseload midwifery model for women having a First Nations baby in Australia	18
Frangipani Women’s Group – weaving Country, connection, learning & support together for First Australian mothers in remote NE Arnhem land	18
Vaginal birth after caesarean section before and during COVID-19 pandemic. Factors associated with successful vaginal birth	18
Exploring the relationship between midwives’ work environment, women's safety culture, and intent to stay	18
Exploring the parents’ antenatal preparation for infant admission to the neonatal unit: a cross-sectional study	18
Leaving lasting footprints: Digital Innovations for Transforming Midwifery Pedagogy in Nigeria	17
Homebirth - Is it safer for women and babies and is there a model that can reduce midwife burn out?	17
Health care providers' perspectives on the mistreatment towards women during maternity care: Do perceptions of the working environment and empathy level matter?	16
Model of care matters: An integrative review	16
Taking the reins: A grounded theory study of women's experiences of negotiating water immersion for labour and birth after a previous caesarean section	16
Intrusive Thoughts in Perinatal Care: Bridging Nurse and Midwife Knowledge Gaps	16
Midwives' experiences providing postnatal sexual health information to women in the postnatal period	16
Maternity Connect: An evaluation of a professional upskilling education program for rural midwives and nurses	16
Psychological benefits and harms of Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS): Women’s perspectives	16

Sharing number dhäwu (story): quantitative data for First Nations Birthing on Country leadership	16
Should I have an Induction of Labour?	16
Evidence-based Complementary and Integrative Health innovative postgraduate course: Together we learn	16
Shifting States of Mind Associated with Primiparous Women’s Experiences of Labour Pain	15
“The hardest 9 months of my life”: Parents’ experiences of care in pregnancies after perinatal loss in Australia	15
The full potential of midwives will only be realised when midwifery has professional autonomy	15
Weighing up the risks — Vaccine decision-making in pregnancy and parenting	15
LiveChat: the Australian Breastfeeding Association’s web-based service providing information and support	15
“I often wonder if it was all worth it” – Exploring the experiences of financial hardship for Australian midwifery students	15
Challenges of rural women living with obstetric fistula: A phenomenological study	14
Midwifery leaders’ experience of engaging with Appreciative Inquiry to co-create a mentoring program: A qualitative study	14
A qualitative exploration of women’s and their partners’ experiences of birth trauma in Australia, utilising critical feminist theory	14
Either ‘a blessing in disguise’, or ‘I couldn’t get help,’: Australian and Aotearoa NZ women’s experiences of early infant feeding during COVID-19	14
Factors contributing to women’s experiences of birth trauma in Australia	14
Changing up the approach to co-design: evaluation of people’s experience in developing a mentoring in midwifery program in NSW Health	14
Traumatic birth and childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder: International expert consensus recommendations for practice, policy, and research	14
Antenatal cardiotocography in dutch primary midwife-led care: Maternal and perinatal outcomes and serious adverse events. A prospective observational cohort study	14
A jump into the deep end - Women's strategies on the way to VBAC in Poland	13
Omega-3 to Reduce the Incidence of Preterm Birth – from bench to bedside	13
Editorial Board	13
What women want for the next birth: a content analysis on the wishes for future pregnancy in a national Australia survey (BESt)	13
Transforming Dreams to Reality: Reflections on Navigating the Maternity System in attempting to Implement a Publicly Funded Homebirth Model	12
Nurturing human potential from the beginning of life. A case report of prenatal bonding	12
A Vision for Women	12
Senior Midwives' experiences and perspectives regarding student midwives and perinatal loss care	12
The power of storytelling: Empowering new parents to overcome fear of childbirth - A randomised controlled trial	12
Maternity care of migrant women from refugee backgrounds – ensuring cultural safety and relevance	12
Contemporary Maternity Research Priorities for the Nation’s Biggest Health Service: Results of a Delphi Study	12
Is the partogram still relevant? Findings of a randomised trial comparing two partogram designs for monitoring active labour progress in low risk women	12
Hypoglycaemia thresholds in well neonates: what is the evidence?	12
Failure to progress or just normal? The hidden knowledge of physiological plateaus in childbirth	12
The social conception of space of birth according to women with positive birth experiences: A trans-European study	12
A national survey of Australian midwives’ birth choices and outcomes	12
The Meaningful Magic of Mentoring: Evaluation Findings from NSW Health Mentoring in Midwifery Program	12
Abstract Title Page	12
The impacts of the notification process on privately practising midwives: emerging findings from a qualitative study	11
Setting the frame: How midwives balance professional accountability with birth autonomy in Germany. A grounded theory study	11
The continuity relationship makes caring for women with anxiety and depression easier, but it is also a heavy responsibility	11
A multidisciplinary evaluation, exploration, and advancement of the concept of a traumatic birth experience	11
Evaluating Virtual Reality as a feasible and acceptable learning strategy in midwifery and obstetrics using a birthing simulation	11
Mapping midwifery continuity of care in Australia; Women’s access and pattern of employment – Results of a national survey	11
Public and private antenatal care access and utilisation as determinants of triple antenatal test for HIV, syphilis, and HBV: Evidence from the Indonesian Health Survey	11
Navigating midwifery solidarity: A feminist participatory action research framework	10
Exploring outcomes for women and neonates having skin-to-skin contact during caesarean birth: A quasi-experimental design and qualitative study	10
Factors impacting Western Australian midwives' intention to stay: A mixed methods study	10
My Mater Midwife: A Collaborative Private MGP Model	10
The effect of Midwifery continuity of care on maternal outcomes among women with psychosocial risk factors in Sweden: A registry-based cohort study	10
Accountability, Advocacy and Autonomy: the top intentions for midwifery student learning in the Continuity of Care Experience	10
What do women in Australia want from their maternity care: A scoping review	10
A “better service” promoting “better experiences”: Midwives' experiences working in a caseload service for women of refugee backgrounds	10
“Ask for my ideas first”: Experiences of antenatal care and shared decision-making for women with high body mass index	10
Corrigendum to: “Breastfeeding rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Australia: A systematic review and narrative analysis” [Women Birth, 35 (2022) e624–e638]	10
To-Get-There, Together: Creative Approaches to Mentoring Conversations	10
Mandarin Caseload Midwifery Program-Using Non-English Language Concordance and continuity of midwifery care	10
“This piece of paper says no”: Larger-bodied women’s experiences trying to access water immersion for labour and birth	10
Skills and knowledge of midwives at free-standing birth centres and home birth: A meta-ethnography	10
Perceptions of quality of care in Midwife-led Birth Centres (MLBCs) in Uganda: Why do women choose MLBCs over other options?	10
“I hope to feel part of something bigger than my immediate world…”; the values and attitudes that motivate participation in a virtual international midwifery student experience	10
Insights gained from the first three years of a newly established publicly funded homebirth program	10
MAMA Sustainable private midwifery practice	10
The effectiveness of care bundles for preventing or reducing perineal trauma during childbirth: A systematic review and meta-analysis	9
Keeping Rural Maternity Services a top priority: a case review of transitioning to a midwifery-led model of care	9
Editorial: Midwifery leadership	9
Being with computer: Midwives’ perspectives of the impact of the electronic maternity record on their practice providing woman-centred care	9
Making good care essential: The impact of increased obstetric interventions and decreased services during the COVID-19 pandemic	9
Insights and innovations in midwifery education, the past, present and future	9
It Is time for Change; Women’s Views on the impact of living with obstetric fistula in Northern-Central Nigeria. An interpretive descriptive study	9
Top ten tips: What it takes to thrive and survive together as Midwives and Midwifery Educators in 2022	9
Effects of a visual and animation-based non-pharmacological pain relief approach on childbirth: A quasi-experimental study	9
The physiology of a midwife: moving midwifery forward through getting back to basics	9
‘But it’s not in their book’: An interview study exploring the contextual factors influencing senior midwives’ facilitation of students' clinical experiences of perinatal loss’	9
The association between women’s use of HypnoBirthing and maternal labour analgesia use and mode of birth: A retrospective propensity score matched study	9
Women and Birth - Writing for publication workshop	9
Practice and knowledge of umbilical cord clamping of terms infants among midwives and obstetricians in Jordan: A national study	9
Examining the transformation of midwifery education in Australia to inform future directions: An integrative review	9
Improving care in pregnancies after perinatal loss: A national survey of maternity services in Australia	9
A qualitative document analysis of policies influencing preeclampsia management by midwives in Ghana	9
RESET-M: Supporting midwives to return to clinical practice	9
Learning to 'sip tea intelligently'. Midwifery students understanding of emotional intelligence	8
Being the change: how midwifery philosophy can redefine ethical practice to transform maternity care	8

“I trust the evidence”: Why Australian midwives practice homebirth without professional indemnity insurance	8
Learning through relationships: The transformative learning experience of midwifery continuity of care for students: A qualitative study	8
Engaging Pregnant Women: Navigating Conversations about the Maternal RSV Vaccine	8
Effects of an online education intervention on nursing students’ perceptions towards respectful maternity care	8
Together We Walk	8
VBAC or elective CS? An exploration of decision-making process employed by women on their mode of birth following a previous lower segment caesarean section	8
Reflective clinical supervision in midwifery continuity models: A cross-sectional survey of Australian midwives	8
‘We are going into battle without appropriate armour’: A qualitative study of Indonesian midwives’ experiences in providing maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic	8
The impact of perinatal healthcare changes on birth trauma during COVID-19	8
Developing an evidence-based international definition of woman-centred care to inform practice	8
Editorial – 2025 Women and Birth Special Issue on midwifery education	8
Model Of Care Matters: An integrative review	8
Water off a duck's back! Or is it?	8
Induction of labour improvement initiative: impact on birth outcomes and satisfaction among women and clinicians	8
“Do you want another baby after this?”: How midwives discuss contraception with pregnant and postpartum women	8
Pushing spontaneously during labour: Moving the midwifery profession forward in the Chinese context	8
Committing to the Change: Rolling out Midwifery Group Practice in Regional South Australia	8
‘Doing’ is never enough, if ‘being’ is neglected. Exploring midwives’ perspectives on the influence of an emotional intelligence education programme, a qualitative study	8
Equipping midwives, nurses and social workers for interprofessional practice to support infants and families experiencing adversity	8
Remote midwifery - what does it entail?	8
Engagement in health services among expectant and new fathers: Qualitative findings from a cross sectional study	8
Brave Foundation Supporting Expecting and Parenting Teens	8
Midwives’ and nurses’ experiences of providing postnatal care in partnership: A cross-sectional study	8
Evaluating the roles of workload and practice climate in workforce retention across the midwifery career lifespan: A latent profile analysis of early-, mid-, and late-career US midwives	8
Midwifery students’ experiences of patient safety incidents in Europe	8
Hospital to Home Program - providing support to rural and remote families who have experienced the loss of a baby or infant	7
Optimising maternity care for a subsequent pregnancy after a psychologically traumatic birth: A scoping review	7
“In an ideal world”: A qualitative exploration of shared decision-making and weight stigma in antenatal care	7
Supporting Timor-Leste Midwives: An Evaluative Study	7
Integrative review of women during pregnancy making informed choices	7
Communication in Maternity Care: Navigating with The Birth Map	7
Moving Midwifery Group Practice Forward	7
Birth Outcomes of women booked to WA’s first Endorsed Midwifery Birth Centre	7
Editorial Board	7
“We were left to our own devices”: Midwives’ experiences of providing maternity care to Ukrainian women in Poland after the outbreak of the full-scale war in Ukraine	7
Learning from women: Improving experiences of respectful maternity care during unplanned caesarean birth for women with diverse ethnicity and racial backgrounds	7
Nothing about us without us: a case-study in Non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal co-design	7
Working with Indigenous Nations to co-Design Stillbirth awareness for prevention resources (WINDS) project	7
Djäkamirr (First Nations doulas) experiences walking side-by-side together with Yolŋu pregnant women	7
A qualitative study on community-based doulas’ roles in providing culturally-responsive care to migrant women in Australia	7
Effectiveness of interventions on occupational stress, health and well-being, performance, and job satisfaction for midwives: A systematic mixed methods review	7
A beautiful bush space on Country: The Placenta Garden Project	7
Using the CFIR to evaluate the integration of a perinatal education resource in the clinical setting	7
Supporting midwifery student experience: a NSW Health collaborative approach, to move us forward	7
A cross-sectional survey of the mental health of midwives in Ontario, Canada: Burnout, depression, anxiety, stress, and associated factors	6
Analysis of the social acceptability of a humanized childbirth intervention in Senegal: A qualitative study	6
Clinical midwifery placement: Undergraduate student's experiences with novice and expert preceptors	6
Midwifery and Obstetric Emergency Telehealth Service across Country WA aims to improve patient access, outcomes and staff retention	6
Does use of a carbon monoxide (CO) monitor in pregnancy promote smoking behaviour change?	6
A research-based process evaluation in establishing a midwifery student group practice	6
Effect of alternatively designed hospital birthing rooms on the rate of vaginal births: Multicentre randomised controlled trial Be-Up	6
Perspectives and experiences of induction of labour: An Australian cross-sectional study	6
Midwives’ perceptions of the performance- and transition into practice of newly qualified midwives, a focus group study	6
The Ngarrama Story: insights across the first 10 years of a midwifery service for First Nations women and families	6
Factors associated with spontaneous vaginal birth in nulliparous women: A descriptive systematic review	6
Editorial Board	6
Women with perinatal mental health concerns have improved outcomes with Midwifery Continuity of Care but a change in practice is required to support the midwives	6
The future of Childbirth Education in maternity care; Raising the bar and changing the consumer experience of antenatal education when preparing for parenthood during a global pandemic	6
Midwives at the centre of preterm birth prevention	6
Quietly leading from the heart: Midwifery leaders' perspectives on midwifery leadership	6
Intrapartum hydration assessment and management: A cross-sectional survey of Australian and New Zealand maternity units	6
“Sleep on side”: Awareness and anxiety around sleeping position during late pregnancy	6
Respectful maternity care in the Top End of the Northern Territory: a cross-sectional study	6
Abstract Title Page	6
Re-defining Antenatal Care - development and implementation of IMAP in a Large Tertiary Referral Maternity Service	6
“You’re a ‘high-risk’ customer”: A qualitative study of women’s experiences of receiving information from health professionals regarding health problems or complications in pregnancy	6
A global overview of midwives’ working conditions: A rapid review of literature on positive practice environment	6
Group Clinical Supervision - its tops!	6
Beyond translation: The role of cross-cultural communication in women's experiences of care	6
Women’s experiences of obstetric fistula risk factors and the need for skilled birth attendance in North-central Nigeria: An Interpretive Description	6
Midwifery and nursing honours programs in Australia and New Zealand: A scoping review of contemporary challenges and opportunities	6
Early labour experience questionnaire: Translation and cultural adaptation into German	6
Protecting the Pelvic Floor During Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum: Putting Physiology in Practice	6
Clinical outcomes and financial estimates for women attending the largest private midwifery service in Australia compared to national data: a retrospective cohort study	6
Cost-effectiveness of refugee midwifery group practice in reducing preterm birth among women from refugee backgrounds in Australia	5
Skin to skin and breastfeeding in theatre: A Clinical Audit	5
Stronger Bubba Born - Healthy Yarning Guide	5
Women’s experience of maternal-assisted caesarean section: a multi-methods study	5
Building positive respectful midwifery relationships: An analysis of women’s experiences of continuity of midwifery care in Aotearoa New Zealand	5
Children’s experiences of midwives working in Aotearoa New Zealand’s continuity of care model	5
Students' perceptions of case-based learning in midwifery education	5
South Asian women’s views on and experiences of maternity care services in Hong Kong: A qualitative study	5
A mobile application for early labour support -feasibility pilot study	5
Culturally respectful maternity care: working together	5
What's this word ‘risk’ mean? We all have different-different thinking	5
Bullying in the Australian and New Zealand Midwifery Workforce: A Scoping Review	5
How do midwives learn about, understand, and integrate Cultural Safety into their care of First Nations women and families? A qualitative exploration	5
Exploring disability identification within public maternity services in Australia	5
Upright positions during the second stage of labour and birth outcomes: A prospective observational study	5
“If I’m not getting oxygen, neither is my baby”: A qualitative study of Australian women’s experiences of asthma management in pregnancy	5
Improving healthcare provider capacity to implement evidence-based care	5
Maternal satisfaction with outpatient balloon catheter versus inpatient prostaglandin induction of labour: A randomised controlled trial in Aotearoa New Zealand	5
A mixed-methods stress audit with midwives in the United Kingdom	5
Impact of working in continuity of care models on Australian midwives: A scoping review	5
Occupational stressors, and personal and work characteristics, and their association with burnout in midwives: findings from a cross-sectional study in Victoria, Australia	5