Clinical outcomes and financial estimates for women attending the largest private midwifery service in Australia compared to national data: a retrospective cohort study.

Background And Problem: Multiple barriers to national scale-out of private midwifery practice in Australia exist.

Aim: To describe and compare maternal infant health outcomes of the largest private midwifery service in Australia with the national core maternity indicators and estimate the financial impact on collaborating public hospitals.

Methods: A retrospective cohort of 2747 maternal health records from 2014 to 2022 were compared to national indicators.

Exploring women's experiences in a midwifery continuity of care model following a traumatic birth.

Problem: Over one third of women report their birth experience as psychologically traumatic. Psychological birth trauma has been associated with perinatal mental illness and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Background: Midwifery continuity of care provides improved outcomes for mothers and babies as well as increased birth satisfaction.