A snapshot of Australian midwifery: A workforce survey
Urgent action to improve midwifery workplaces is required to retain midwives and encourage greater workforce participation. Increasing midwifery student intakes, removing barriers to employment in flexible continuity of midwifery carer roles, and improving working conditions will contribute to a stronger future for the Australian midwifery workforce.
Authors
- Kirsten Small (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1481-4147)
- Jennifer Fenwick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3556-1193)
- Zoe Bradfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1013-0461)
- Kathleen Baird (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0142-6962)
- Chanelle Warton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7838-4636)
- Caroline Homer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7454-3011)
Institutions
- University of Technology Sydney (AU)
- Burnet Institute (AU)
- Curtin University (AU)
- Baird Institute (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Women and Birth
- Published
- 2025-05-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2025.101928
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.55