QLD Publicly Funded Homebirth

Liz Wilkes, QLD’s first Chief Midwife Officer and former head of the largest private midwifery organisation in Australia- My Midwives.

Building Support systems & what you can control

Karen Hollindale has been in private midwifery practice for the last 12 years and is the current Manager Director at My Midwives. She was also the Clinical Midwifery Manager for the My Midwives and Birthing in Our Community Partnership Team.

Evidence Supporting CoC

Dr Billie Bradford is a Senior Research Fellow in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash University in Melbourne. She has focussed her career to-date on research and education and is passionate about perinatal care improvement and an optimal start to life.

CoC in the Public System - NSW Strategic and Local Perspective

Kelley Lennon, Principal Advisor for Midwifery at the Nursing and Midwifery Office of the NSW Ministry of Health. A large part of Kelley’s role is to have an understanding of the midwifery workforce in NSW and to take a strategic approach to ensuring they have the appropriate number of midwives with the right skills to meet the needs of women and families.

Rebekah Bowman is the District Midwifery Manager for Southern NSW LHD. Bek’s previous roles include managing the Canberra Midwifery Program and implementing their public funded homebirth program. Prior to coming to NSW, she was the Midwifery Advisor to the ACT Chief Nurse and Midwifery Officer.