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May 5, is the day to celebrate midwifery - No matter where women have their babies, they will be cared for by a midwife. Midwives work in the community, in birth centres and in public and private hospitals. Midwives are the guardians of ‘normal birth’.

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THE last United States female veteran from World War I, Charlotte Winters, died on March 27. She was 109. Her death received considerable publicity, even here in Australia, and she was buried with full military honours.

Toowoomba's health service says it is pleased the city's hospital has employed a new breed of nurse.

If you know an exceptional nurse, recognise their efforts by nominating them for one of these awards: Nurse of the Year, Graduate Nurse of the Year or Innovation in Nursing.

BURNSIDE War Memorial Hospital has launched a formal investigation into its maternity unit after a nurse allegedly put the lives of newborn babies at risk.

A PLAN to bring to Melbourne a radical birthing technique in which a mother lifts her baby from her own womb has sparked a war of words between doctors and midwives.

The Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) says Northern Territory nurses have voted to take industrial action, after negotiations over their new enterprise bargaining agreement failed.

Kangan Batman TAFE's Centre for Better Living has announced the introduction of a suite of programs for existing nurses in 2007, which offer far greater flexibility and affordability than previous programs.

Experts claim tying down nurse practitioners with rigid protocols limits their capabilities to improve the delivery of healthcare, the latest Medical Observer reports.