🍂 TPM Australia Autumn Issue OUT NOW! 🍂. We are thrilled to welcome Dr Bridget Ferguson as our new Editor-in-Chief - what a wonderful issue, evidence-based and practice-focused. If you'd like to read this article come and join us! .

CALLING AUSTRALIAN ILLUSTRATORS!. We’re on the lookout for a new illustrator to join the creative team behind The Practising Midwife – Australia Edition ✨. Read more here:. Expression of interest form:

🌸 Book Review Spotlight: 'Spilt Milk' by Dani Malone and Elizabeth Yip 🌸. Reviewed by Shelley Macmillan who summarises: "Spilt Milk helps build understanding and empathy, reminding us that behind every feeding journey lies a deeply human story.".

🎓💜 Student-Led, Woman-Centred 💜🎓.At Griffith University’s Student-Led Midwifery Clinic, final-year student Alisha Quest shares how continuity of care transforms learning and empowers women. 🌿👶🏽✨.🔗 Read more: #StudentMidwife #TPMAustralia

💡 More research is needed—but this adds to the growing evidence that position for labour and birth matters. To read this article and back copies of our journals too - come and join us for access to a host of educational and supportive online resources.

📉 On the flip side, supine and semi-lithotomy positions showed the smallest IDs. For midwives & birth workers, understanding which positions actually open the pelvis could make all the difference in supporting physiological birth and potentially lowering C/S rates. 3/4

🔍 In a recent review published in the latest issue Marissa Giannake and @tanya_capper found that some upright positions are associated with the widest pelvic diameters, potentially aiding fetal descent—particularly when the baby is stalled around the ischial spines.2/4

🌀 Can maternal position really influence the pelvis during labour? 🌀. New insights suggest YES—especially when it comes to the interspinous diameter (ID), the narrowest part of the pelvis and a key factor in whether a vaginal birth is possible. 1/4

RT @tanya_capper: Have you worked in a maternity care setting in Australia, New Zealand or the the UK? . Would you like to share your exper….

NEW PUBLICATION! . ⭐ Many of the terms used in the World Health Organization’s definition of ‘physiological birth’ do not align with the contemporary view of the Australian population.

RT @all4maternity: Thank you @FranELeavy and team! We LOVE this article. What wonderful work you are doing at @UniOfHull 👏🏽.

RT @hannahdahlen: #ENOUGH #wherearetheleaders

RT @oladapo_olufemi: In celebration of the International Women’s Day, the WHO Foundation released the stories on: Kits, Bundles and Bracele….

RT @EurJMidwifery: This meta-analysis assessed the impact of programs on maternal psychological outcomes and birth experiences, focusing on….

RT @ACUmedia: Orientation ✅ . We have loved welcoming all of the new faces to ACU this week!. We can’t wait to see everybody back on-campus….

We are absolutely delighted and honoured to welcome Dr Bridget Ferguson @bridgetferguso1 the new Editor in Chief for our journal! Bridget is bringing a wealth of experience and leadership - having an extensive background in midwifery education, research, and advocacy. 🍃🌸

RT @TPM_Journal: ✨ New Podcast Episode Alert! 🎧. 🌿 Join midwifery leader Sam Todd and student midwife Kurt Lee as they explore the realiti….

What do safety and risk mean to women who choose to birth at home?.

🌟Remember we mentioned that the Making a Midwife podcasts episodes are now hosted on our All4Maternity Australia platform? Thanks to student midwives Bonnie and Megan 😄. 🤔 Well. we'll be sharing them regularly - and here we have Dr Rachel Reed! .

RT @WHOWPRO: A simple act of kindness can brighten someone’s day. 😊 Smile.🤝🏼 Offer help to your neighbours.🙏🏼 Say 'THANK YOU' and tell peo….