Women and Birth

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	109
Chilean midwives' experiences while providing induced abortion care after the enactment of a law decriminalising abortion	80
Understanding preconception health in Australia through the lens of people of reproductive age: Implications for care providers	72
Letter to the Editor for “A pre-post implementation study of a care bundle to reduce perineal trauma in unassisted births conducted by midwives”	60
A secondary school VET education pathway to increase the Midwifery workforce	58
Co-design of Maternity Discussion Starter Cards for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families.	54
Pathways, development needs, and clinical connections for midwifery faculty in low- and middle-income settings of the Asia Pacific region: A qualitative study.	49
Listening to First Nations women’s voices, hearing requests for continuity of carer, trusted knowledge and family involvement: A qualitative study in urban Darwin	48
The next chapter of Women and Birth	47
Strengthening midwifery in response to global climate change to protect maternal and newborn health	42
Editorial Board	40
Multi-professional and organisational perspectives of barriers and facilitators related to birthing pool use	37
The power of midwifery stories to assist change	37
Our Baby-Friendly Journey	36
Exploring the impact of healthcare workers communication with women who have experienced stillbirth in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia. A grounded theory study	36
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	36
Perinatal outcomes of socially disadvantaged women in Victoria, Australia: A population-based retrospective cohort study of 1,188,872 singleton births 1999-2016	35
2021 Reviewer Acknowledgement	33
Utilising the RISE Framework to implement birthing services for First Nations families	32
Midwives: Let’s talk about sex and reproductive health	31
Best practice care after perinatal loss and subsequent pregnancy care: A workshop for midwives	31
Burnout, job satisfaction, and intention to leave among midwives in Western Switzerland: The role of caseload and hospital-based practice models	30
"Unleashing Midwifery Leaders: The North West Maternity Services Transition Project"	30
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on perinatal mental health in Spain: Positive and negative outcomes	30
The needs of women experiencing perinatal loss: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis	30

Midwifery Student Peer Debriefing Tool: students supporting students through difficult experiences	29
Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes: My Midwives compared to Australian National Data	28
Practical strategies to recreate safe and sacred birthing spaces for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families	27
Midwives’ perceptions of the support they provide to new graduates and the role of the health service in Australia: A survey of midwives	27
Exploring the healthcare needs and experiences of pregnant women with congenital heart disease: A qualitative study	26
The influence and meaning of the birth environment for nulliparous women at a hospital-based labour ward in Sweden: An ethnographic study	26
Factors associated with midwives’ job satisfaction and experience of work: a cross-sectional survey of midwives in a tertiary maternity hospital in Melbourne, Australia	25
Examining the validity and reliability of the COMcareSS (Continuity of Midwifery Care Satisfaction Survey)	25
The effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on women's perinatal mental health: a systematic review	25
Impact of baby-friendly hospital initiatives on breastfeeding outcomes: Systematic review and meta-analysis	25
Pandemic-related prenatal maternal stress, model of maternity care and postpartum mental health: The Australian BITTOC study	25
Consent during labour and birth as observed by midwifery students: A mixed methods study	25
Exploring women’s experiences in a midwifery continuity of care model following a traumatic birth	24
‘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	23
A qualitative investigation into staff experiences of the OMGP (obstetric medicine-midwifery group practice) model of care	23
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	23
Bereaved parent involvement in co-designed stillbirth research: Experiences of Project Engage	23
Improving maternal and neonatal outcomes for women with gestational diabetes through continuity of midwifery care	22
Symptoms of onset of labour and early labour: A scoping review	22
Experiences of maternity care in Australia and the national maternity Strategy: qualitative findings from a national survey	22
Moving midwifery forward with 'midwifery thinking'	22
The Continuity of Care Experience in Australian midwifery education – Where are we heading now?	22
Getting to the heart of it: poetry as research data and deep reflection	21
Maternal experiences of cervical ripening by Outpatient-balloon vs Inpatient-prostaglandin gel	21
Corrigendum to “Strengthening midwifery education through clinical experience: Findings from a qualitative study in Indonesia” [Women Birth 35 (2022) 87–95]	21
Economic evaluation of a randomised controlled trial - An online bereavement support program for parents following perinatal death	21
Rates of breastfeeding and associated factors for First Nations infants in Victoria, Australia	21
‘Stories of distress versus fulfilment’: A narrative inquiry of midwives’ experiences supporting alternative birth choices in the UK National Health Service	20
Who do you think we are? Community perceptions of a midwife	20
Trends and characteristics of women undergoing induction of labour in a tertiary hospital setting: A cross-sectional study	20
Taking Midwifery to the Top and Beyond: PNG Midwifery Rural Care Practicum Experience	19
Exploring the relationship between midwives’ work environment, women's safety culture, and intent to stay	19
Primary postpartum haemorrhage adversely impacts breastfeeding initiation in Victoria, Australia	19
Shifting States of Mind Associated with Primiparous Women’s Experiences of Labour Pain	19
Psychosocial interprofessional perinatal education: Design and evaluation of an interprofessional learning experience to improve students’ collaboration skills in perinatal mental health	19
Be the change you want to be	19
Vaginal birth after caesarean section before and during COVID-19 pandemic. Factors associated with successful vaginal birth	19
Sharing number dhäwu (story): quantitative data for First Nations Birthing on Country leadership	18
Leaving lasting footprints: Digital Innovations for Transforming Midwifery Pedagogy in Nigeria	18
Exploring the parents’ antenatal preparation for infant admission to the neonatal unit: a cross-sectional study	18
Intrusive Thoughts in Perinatal Care: Bridging Nurse and Midwife Knowledge Gaps	18
Frangipani Women’s Group – weaving Country, connection, learning & support together for First Australian mothers in remote NE Arnhem land	18
Midwives' experiences providing postnatal sexual health information to women in the postnatal period	18
Homebirth - Is it safer for women and babies and is there a model that can reduce midwife burn out?	18
Moving Midwifery Education Forward: Using generative AI to facilitate critical analysis	18
The full potential of midwives will only be realised when midwifery has professional autonomy	17
Maternity Connect: An evaluation of a professional upskilling education program for rural midwives and nurses	17
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	17
Should I have an Induction of Labour?	17
Psychological benefits and harms of Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening (NIPS): Women’s perspectives	17

Taking the reins: A grounded theory study of women's experiences of negotiating water immersion for labour and birth after a previous caesarean section	17
Factors contributing to women’s experiences of birth trauma in Australia	17
Evidence-based Complementary and Integrative Health innovative postgraduate course: Together we learn	16
The relationality of maternity care: A diffractive analysis of maternity care experiences	16
LiveChat: the Australian Breastfeeding Association’s web-based service providing information and support	16
Traumatic birth and childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder: International expert consensus recommendations for practice, policy, and research	16
Changing up the approach to co-design: evaluation of people’s experience in developing a mentoring in midwifery program in NSW Health	16
Receiving maternity care during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experiences of women’s partners and support persons	16
Antenatal cardiotocography in dutch primary midwife-led care: Maternal and perinatal outcomes and serious adverse events. A prospective observational cohort study	16
Model of care matters: An integrative review	16
Weighing up the risks — Vaccine decision-making in pregnancy and parenting	16
Midwifery leaders’ experience of engaging with Appreciative Inquiry to co-create a mentoring program: A qualitative study	16
A qualitative exploration of women’s and their partners’ experiences of birth trauma in Australia, utilising critical feminist theory	16
Health care providers' perspectives on the mistreatment towards women during maternity care: Do perceptions of the working environment and empathy level matter?	15
Editorial Board	15
Maternity care of migrant women from refugee backgrounds – ensuring cultural safety and relevance	15
The impacts of the notification process on privately practising midwives: emerging findings from a qualitative study	15
Challenges of rural women living with obstetric fistula: A phenomenological study	15
The social conception of space of birth according to women with positive birth experiences: A trans-European study	15
The power of storytelling: Empowering new parents to overcome fear of childbirth - A randomised controlled trial	15
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]	15
Exploring outcomes for women and neonates having skin-to-skin contact during caesarean birth: A quasi-experimental design and qualitative study	15
What do women in Australia want from their maternity care: A scoping review	15
“Ask for my ideas first”: Experiences of antenatal care and shared decision-making for women with high body mass index	14
A jump into the deep end - Women's strategies on the way to VBAC in Poland	14
Transforming Dreams to Reality: Reflections on Navigating the Maternity System in attempting to Implement a Publicly Funded Homebirth Model	14
The continuity relationship makes caring for women with anxiety and depression easier, but it is also a heavy responsibility	14
Nurturing human potential from the beginning of life. A case report of prenatal bonding	14
Abstract Title Page	14
Prepared and motivated to work in midwifery continuity of care? A descriptive analysis of midwifery students’ perspectives	14
Failure to progress or just normal? The hidden knowledge of physiological plateaus in childbirth	14
Navigating midwifery solidarity: A feminist participatory action research framework	14
Omega-3 to Reduce the Incidence of Preterm Birth – from bench to bedside	13
What women want for the next birth: a content analysis on the wishes for future pregnancy in a national Australia survey (BESt)	13
Hypoglycaemia thresholds in well neonates: what is the evidence?	13
A Vision for Women	13
Is the partogram still relevant? Findings of a randomised trial comparing two partogram designs for monitoring active labour progress in low risk women	13
A national survey of Australian midwives’ birth choices and outcomes	13
Contemporary Maternity Research Priorities for the Nation’s Biggest Health Service: Results of a Delphi Study	13
Senior Midwives' experiences and perspectives regarding student midwives and perinatal loss care	13
The Meaningful Magic of Mentoring: Evaluation Findings from NSW Health Mentoring in Midwifery Program	13
Breech presentation management: A critical review of leading clinical practice guidelines	12
The effectiveness of care bundles for preventing or reducing perineal trauma during childbirth: A systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Skills and knowledge of midwives at free-standing birth centres and home birth: A meta-ethnography	12
A “better service” promoting “better experiences”: Midwives' experiences working in a caseload service for women of refugee backgrounds	12
MAMA Sustainable private midwifery practice	12
“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	12
A multidisciplinary evaluation, exploration, and advancement of the concept of a traumatic birth experience	12
Perceptions of quality of care in Midwife-led Birth Centres (MLBCs) in Uganda: Why do women choose MLBCs over other options?	12
Being with computer: Midwives’ perspectives of the impact of the electronic maternity record on their practice providing woman-centred care	12
Parturescence: A theorisation of women’s transformation through childbirth	12
Practice and knowledge of umbilical cord clamping of terms infants among midwives and obstetricians in Jordan: A national study	11
Women and Birth - Writing for publication workshop	11
Mandarin Caseload Midwifery Program-Using Non-English Language Concordance and continuity of midwifery care	11
A qualitative document analysis of policies influencing preeclampsia management by midwives in Ghana	11
Insights and innovations in midwifery education, the past, present and future	11
Keeping Rural Maternity Services a top priority: a case review of transitioning to a midwifery-led model of care	11
Accountability, Advocacy and Autonomy: the top intentions for midwifery student learning in the Continuity of Care Experience	11
It Is time for Change; Women’s Views on the impact of living with obstetric fistula in Northern-Central Nigeria. An interpretive descriptive study	11
Examining the transformation of midwifery education in Australia to inform future directions: An integrative review	11
Top ten tips: What it takes to thrive and survive together as Midwives and Midwifery Educators in 2022	11
My Mater Midwife: A Collaborative Private MGP Model	10
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	10
Editorial: Midwifery leadership	10
Editorial Board	10
RESET-M: Supporting midwives to return to clinical practice	10
Making good care essential: The impact of increased obstetric interventions and decreased services during the COVID-19 pandemic	10
Midwives’ and nurses’ experiences of providing postnatal care in partnership: A cross-sectional study	10
“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	10
To-Get-There, Together: Creative Approaches to Mentoring Conversations	10
The physiology of a midwife: moving midwifery forward through getting back to basics	10
Insights gained from the first three years of a newly established publicly funded homebirth program	10
Editorial Board	10
‘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’	10
Being the change: how midwifery philosophy can redefine ethical practice to transform maternity care	9
“Do you want another baby after this?”: How midwives discuss contraception with pregnant and postpartum women	9
Committing to the Change: Rolling out Midwifery Group Practice in Regional South Australia	9
Together We Walk	9
Pushing spontaneously during labour: Moving the midwifery profession forward in the Chinese context	9
Engagement in health services among expectant and new fathers: Qualitative findings from a cross sectional study	9

Brave Foundation Supporting Expecting and Parenting Teens	9
The experiential knowledge of migrant women about vulnerability during pregnancy: A woman-centred mixed-methods study	9
Learning through relationships: The transformative learning experience of midwifery continuity of care for students: A qualitative study	9
Developing an evidence-based international definition of woman-centred care to inform practice	9
Effects of an online education intervention on nursing students’ perceptions towards respectful maternity care	9
Learning to 'sip tea intelligently'. Midwifery students understanding of emotional intelligence	9
Engaging Pregnant Women: Navigating Conversations about the Maternal RSV Vaccine	9
Editorial – 2025 Women and Birth Special Issue on midwifery education	9
Model Of Care Matters: An integrative review	9
A qualitative study on community-based doulas’ roles in providing culturally-responsive care to migrant women in Australia	9
Midwifery workplace culture in Sydney, Australia	9
The impact of perinatal healthcare changes on birth trauma during COVID-19	9
Water off a duck's back! Or is it?	9
Midwifery students’ experiences of patient safety incidents in Europe	9
Induction of labour improvement initiative: impact on birth outcomes and satisfaction among women and clinicians	9
Remote midwifery - what does it entail?	9
Equipping midwives, nurses and social workers for interprofessional practice to support infants and families experiencing adversity	9
‘Doing’ is never enough, if ‘being’ is neglected. Exploring midwives’ perspectives on the influence of an emotional intelligence education programme, a qualitative study	9
Effectiveness of interventions on occupational stress, health and well-being, performance, and job satisfaction for midwives: A systematic mixed methods review	9
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
‘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
A beautiful bush space on Country: The Placenta Garden Project	8
Supporting midwifery student experience: a NSW Health collaborative approach, to move us forward	8
Communication in Maternity Care: Navigating with The Birth Map	8
Moving Midwifery Group Practice Forward	8
Respectful maternity care in the Top End of the Northern Territory: a cross-sectional study	8
Optimising maternity care for a subsequent pregnancy after a psychologically traumatic birth: A scoping review	8
Midwifery and nursing honours programs in Australia and New Zealand: A scoping review of contemporary challenges and opportunities	8
Birth Outcomes of women booked to WA’s first Endorsed Midwifery Birth Centre	8
Integrative review of women during pregnancy making informed choices	8
Working with Indigenous Nations to co-Design Stillbirth awareness for prevention resources (WINDS) project	8
Using the CFIR to evaluate the integration of a perinatal education resource in the clinical setting	8
Supporting Timor-Leste Midwives: An Evaluative Study	8
“In an ideal world”: A qualitative exploration of shared decision-making and weight stigma in antenatal care	8
Learning from women: Improving experiences of respectful maternity care during unplanned caesarean birth for women with diverse ethnicity and racial backgrounds	8
Djäkamirr (First Nations doulas) experiences walking side-by-side together with Yolŋu pregnant women	8
Nothing about us without us: a case-study in Non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal co-design	8
Hospital to Home Program - providing support to rural and remote families who have experienced the loss of a baby or infant	8
Clinical outcomes and financial estimates for women attending the largest private midwifery service in Australia compared to national data: a retrospective cohort study	7
A global overview of midwives’ working conditions: A rapid review of literature on positive practice environment	7
The Ngarrama Story: insights across the first 10 years of a midwifery service for First Nations women and families	7
Re-defining Antenatal Care - development and implementation of IMAP in a Large Tertiary Referral Maternity Service	7
“Sleep on side”: Awareness and anxiety around sleeping position during late pregnancy	7
Perspectives and experiences of induction of labour: An Australian cross-sectional study	7
A meta-synthesis of the perspectives and experiences of healthcare professionals on the humanisation of childbirth using a meta-ethnographic approach	7
Abstract Title Page	7
“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	7
Protecting the Pelvic Floor During Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum: Putting Physiology in Practice	7
Early labour experience questionnaire: Translation and cultural adaptation into German	7
Factors associated with spontaneous vaginal birth in nulliparous women: A descriptive systematic review	7
Midwives’ perceptions of the performance- and transition into practice of newly qualified midwives, a focus group study	7
A cross-sectional survey of the mental health of midwives in Ontario, Canada: Burnout, depression, anxiety, stress, and associated factors	7
Exploring disability identification within public maternity services in Australia	6
Improving women’s experiences of perineal suturing: A pragmatic qualitative analysis of what is helpful and harmful	6
Skin to skin and breastfeeding in theatre: A Clinical Audit	6
Does use of a carbon monoxide (CO) monitor in pregnancy promote smoking behaviour change?	6
Breastfeeding rates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Australia: A systematic review and narrative analysis	6
Group Clinical Supervision - its tops!	6
“If I’m not getting oxygen, neither is my baby”: A qualitative study of Australian women’s experiences of asthma management in pregnancy	6
The improvement and retention of skills in shoulder dystocia management with the use of high-fidelity simulation: The SAFE (SimulAtion high-FidElity) study	6
Psychological implications of attending a birth review: A pre-post observational study of birth experience and post-traumatic stress symptoms	6
Bullying in the Australian and New Zealand Midwifery Workforce: A Scoping Review	6
Midwives at the centre of preterm birth prevention	6
Analysis of the social acceptability of a humanized childbirth intervention in Senegal: A qualitative study	6
Occupational stressors, and personal and work characteristics, and their association with burnout in midwives: findings from a cross-sectional study in Victoria, Australia	6
Effect of alternatively designed hospital birthing rooms on the rate of vaginal births: Multicentre randomised controlled trial Be-Up	6
Quietly leading from the heart: Midwifery leaders' perspectives on midwifery leadership	6
Building positive respectful midwifery relationships: An analysis of women’s experiences of continuity of midwifery care in Aotearoa New Zealand	6
Midwives’ job satisfaction and intention to leave their current position in developing regions of Ethiopia	6
Wanting to be ‘with woman’, not with machine: Midwives’ experiences of caring for women being continuously monitored in labour	6
Impact of working in continuity of care models on Australian midwives: A scoping review	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
A mixed-methods stress audit with midwives in the United Kingdom	6
Intrapartum hydration assessment and management: A cross-sectional survey of Australian and New Zealand maternity units	6
A mobile application for early labour support -feasibility pilot study	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
Students' perceptions of case-based learning in midwifery education	6
Beyond translation: The role of cross-cultural communication in women's experiences of care	6
Editorial Board	6
A research-based process evaluation in establishing a midwifery student group practice	6
Clinical midwifery placement: Undergraduate student's experiences with novice and expert preceptors	6
How do midwives learn about, understand, and integrate Cultural Safety into their care of First Nations women and families? A qualitative exploration	6
Perinatal women’s views and experiences of discussing suicide in maternity care settings: A qualitative study	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 Obstetric Emergency Telehealth Service across Country WA aims to improve patient access, outcomes and staff retention	6
“A safe space”; A statewide evaluation of Midwifery Antenatal and Postnatal Service (MAPS) using the quality maternal newborn care, evidence informed framework	5
Midwives’ evaluation of working in a rural midwifery model of care: Satisfying and sustainable	5
Health-care related barriers and enablers for weight management among pregnant women with overweight and obesity: a rapid review	5
Trailblazing Futures: Student Narratives in Moving Midwifery Forward	5
Coping strategies and interventions to prevent and alleviate work-related burnout in midwives: A rapid scoping review of quantitative and qualitative research	5
Exploring moral distress in Australian midwifery practice	5
Breastfeeding and pre-pregnancy bariatric surgery: A scoping review	5
Innovative Assessment: Student-Led Online Mock Conference in Rural Midwifery Education	5
Exploring the attitudes and beliefs of women regarding the implementation of midwife-led care in India: A mixed methods study	5
A snapshot of Australian midwifery: A workforce survey	5