Birth houses in Australia: Discovery of safe, transformative birthplaces.

Background: Institutionalised birth settings do not meet the needs or wishes of all women. Current literature has reported on women's experiences of alternative birthplaces, however there is no published data on Australian birth houses. Birth houses are low-technology home-like birthplaces where women receive care from endorsed private practice midwives.

Examining the transformation of midwifery education in Australia to inform future directions: An integrative review.

Background: Integral to quality midwifery practice is the education of midwives. Like other countries, Australia faces ongoing challenges in delivering midwifery education programs. Reasons include escalating program costs, challenges in securing meaningful clinical experiences, subsumption of midwifery with nursing, and associated loss of identity in some institutions.

The social organisation of decision-making about intrapartum fetal monitoring: An Institutional Ethnography.

Background: International guidelines recommend intrapartum cardiotocograph (CTG) monitoring for women at risk for poor perinatal outcome. Research has not previously addressed how midwives and obstetricians enable or hinder women's decision-making regarding intrapartum fetal monitoring and how this work is structured by external organising factors.

Aim: To examine impacts of policy and research texts on midwives' and obstetricians' work with labouring women related to intrapartum fetal monitoring decision-making.