Birthing Options

Follow the links below to find information about hospitals, midwifery, birthing centres, and other options available for giving birth.

For information about pain relief during labour and birthing support services, follow the links to those topics below.

Updated September 2008

Related HealthInsite Topics

Pain Relief During Labour
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Links to information about the various methods of pain relief available during labour.

Birthing Support Services
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Links to information on services for women giving birth and their newborn babies.

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Title:	Pregnancy - birth choices
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	When you're pregnant or planning a baby, you have a number of choices about where to give birth and who you would like to care for you in pregnancy, during labour and after the birth. These types of care are called antenatal care, intrapartum care and postnatal care. Carers may include a midwife, a GP or an obstetrician.
Date:	Jan 2007

Title:	Home versus hospital birth
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	In some countries almost all births happen in hospital, whereas in other countries home birth is considered the first choice for healthy and otherwise low-risk women. The change to planned hospital birth for low-risk pregnant women in many countries dur...
Date:	Apr 1998

Title:	Maternity care options
Publisher:	Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
Description:	What maternity services are available to pregnant women in NSW and how to choose between them.
Date:	Jul 2003

Title:	Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide
Publisher:	Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide
Description:	We are the state's major children's hospital and provide a comprehensive range of health services for children and young people. We offer gynaecological care for women and we are also the largest maternity hospital, caring for women and their newborn babies, and offer specialist care for premature babies.
Date:	Nov 2008

Title:	Traditional birth attendant training for improving health behaviours and pregnancy outcomes
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	In the developing world, many women give birth at home assisted by family members or traditional birth attendants (TBAs). TBAs lack formal training and governments and other organizations have conducted training programs to improve their skills. There i...
Date:	Apr 2007

Title:	Antenatal education for self-diagnosis of the onset of active labour at term
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Not enough evidence to prove the benefit of a specific set of criteria to self-diagnose active labour....
Date:	Oct 2007

Title:	Childbirth: drug-free home birth
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	Read the story of Vanessa, who had a drug-free delivery in a birth centre for her first baby and chose to have her second baby at home in the bath!
Date:	Apr 2002

Title:	Nursing and midwifery labour force 2003
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	This report presents statistics on trends in the employment of nurses and midwives in Australia. It is based on the main findings of the 2003 national survey of nursing and midwifery.
Date:	Jul 2005

Title:	Nursing and midwifery labour force 2005
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	This report presents statistics on trends in the employment of nurses and midwives in Australia. It is based on the main findings of the 2005 national survey of nursing and midwifery.
Date:	Jan 2008

Title:	Nursing and midwifery labour force 2004
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	This report presents statistics on trends in the employment of nurses and midwives in Australia. Information presented includes a national and state/territory overview of the number and characteristics of nurses and midwives, their geographical region and overall supply.
Date:	Aug 2007

Title:	Nursing and midwifery labour force, South Australia, 2004
Publisher:	Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:	Concerns about the current and future capacity of the nursing workforce have led to a number of national reviews, including the National Review of Nursing Education (DEST 2002) and the Senate Community Affairs Committee Inquiry into Nursing (SCAC 2002).
Date:	Mar 2006

Title:	Guidelines in professions allied to medicine
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	The issuing of clinical guidelines to nurses, midwives, dieticians and other health-care professionals allied to medicine may reduce variations in practice and improve patient care. This review found that, despite limited research, there is some evidenc...
Date:	Nov 1998

Title:	Review of services offered by midwives
Publisher:	National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:	The Report investigates the impact of the authorisation to midwives to order and interpret a limited range of tests and to prescribe specified drugs, as part of the care of healthy women through normal pregnancy and childbirth.
Date:	Sep 1998

Title:	Patterns of routine antenatal care for low-risk pregnancy
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	A routine number of pregnancy visits (antenatal or prenatal care) has developed, without evidence of how much care is necessary or helpful. These visits can include tests, education and other health checks. They are provided by midwives, general practit...
Date:	Aug 2001

Title:	Support during pregnancy for women at increased risk of low birthweight babies
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Babies born to mothers in socially disadvantaged situations are more likely to be small and so have health problems. Programs providing emotional support, practical assistance, and advice have been offered in addition to usual care. Women who received a...
Date:	May 2003

Title:	Midwife-led versus other models of care for childbearing women
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Midwife-led care confers benefits for pregnant women and their babies and is recommended....
Date:	May 2008

Title:	Report on the evaluation of the nurse/midwife practitioner and clinical nurse/midwife consultant roles
Publisher:	NSW Department of Health
Description:	A report providing results and recommendations from the evaluation questionnaire at the end of 2005 investigating aspects of the roles of Nurses/Midwife Practitioners and Clinical Nurse/Midwife Consultants.
Date:	Nov 2007

Title:	National guidelines for immunisation education for registered nurses and midwives
Publisher:	Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
Description:	This resource was developed to assist those involved in immunisation program management and education to develop immunisation education strategies for registered nurses/midwives at undergraduate or post-graduate level, or through in-service modes of education.
Date:	Apr 2001

Title:	Continuity of caregivers for care during pregnancy and childbirth
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Care during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period is often provided by multiple caregivers. The term 'continuity of care' refers to the actual provision of care by the same caregiver or small group of caregivers throughout pregnancy, during lab...
Date:	Oct 1999

Title:	Home-like versus conventional institutional settings for birth
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Home-like birth settings are intended for women who prefer to avoid medical intervention during labour and birth, but who either do not wish or cannot have a home birth. The results of six trials suggest modest benefits, including decreased medical inte...
Date:	Nov 2004

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