Midwifery is an exciting and evolving profession. Midwives share the unique journey of a woman and her family from pregnancy to parenthood. Being involved in the birth of a new life is just one part of this rewarding career.
Midwives work with women to give support, care and advice during pregnancy, labour and the postpartum period. The practice of midwifery includes:
Midwives play and important role in health counselling and education for women, their families and the community. This can include antenatal education and preparation for parenthood, women's health, sexual or reproductive health and child care.
Your work as a midwife can take place in a variety of settings;
NSW Health is committed to facilitating women's options for maternity care and supports public hospitals to enable admitting and practice rights for privately practising endorsed midwives (PPEM) in line with Commonwealth maternity reforms.
A Privately Practising Endorsed Midwife (PPEM) is a registered midwife in private practice who holds endorsement with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia to prescribe schedule 2, 3, 4 and 8 medicines.
Privately practising endorsed midwives seeking to provide private care in NSW public hospitals can apply for an access agreement with participating hospitals.
An Access Agreement outlines the terms and conditions under which the NSW public health organisation agrees to grant the privately practising endorsed midwife a right of access to the public hospital(s) operated by the public health organisation.
Midwives in rural NSW provide a crucial service for regional women and their families. They are eligible for a range of education initiatives.
Scholarships are available for all nurses and midwives from the NSW Nursing and Midwifery Scholarships pages.
Scholarship support is available for undergraduate and postgraduate midwifery students.
This supports the recruitment and retention of nurses and midwives within the NSW public health system.
The Principal Advisor of Midwifery supports the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer within the Nursing and Midwifery Office.
To ensure the profession of midwifery is well represented, this position works in collaboration with many branches across the Ministry of Health, My Health Learning and the Clinical Excellence Commission.
As our Principal Advisor of Midwifery, Kelley:
For additional information contact Kelley via email at Kelley.Lennon@health.nsw.gov.au or call the Nursing and Midwifery Office on (02) 9391 9528.
