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Mater Mothers' Private Brisbane Clinical Midwife Rachel has taken inspiration from the expectant mothers around her, mixing her career and hobby to line the hospital walls...

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25
Oct

Mater midwife says career is her muse for artistic hobby

Mater midwife Melina Connors has been named Midwife of the Year by the Australian College of Midwives for her outstanding work in improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait...

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19
Oct

Mater’s Melina named ACM Midwife of the Year

A Queensland mum has revealed how the trauma of losing her own baby to stillbirth inspired her to become a midwife – and help other grieving parents cope with the loss of...

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16
Oct

Tragedy inspires student midwife to support grieving parents

A team of clinician-based Mater Researchers are leading the way launching a new Australian-first innovative model of care for pregnant women with diabetes. 

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19
Jul

Mater Researchers launch new obstetric care model for pregnant women with diabetes

Caring for mothers and babies is a vocation for Mater midwives – but for these four women it’s in the blood.

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05
May

Compassion is in the DNA of Mater Mothers’ midwives

Working as a midwife takes Jessika on a different emotional journey every day – but she wouldn’t change it for the world.

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05
May

Every day is a new journey for Mater midwives

Brisbane father-of-three Terry Cameron is breaking down stereotypes one baby at a time as the only male midwife to work at Australia’s largest maternity services provider...

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05
May

Male midwife Terry is truly one of a kind

Today is International Day of the Midwife – a day when Mater Mothers recognises the extraordinary work and commitment of our hundreds of midwives.

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05
May

Thank You Mater Midwives

From tracking down lost dads, to greeting the next generation of North Queensland Cowboys fans, Townsville midwife Rebekah Forrest has seen and done most things when it comes...

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05
May

Celebrating International Day of the Midwife - Rebekah Forrest

Janice Butler has been a midwife for more than 30 years and is marking 20 of those at Mater Mothers' Private Redland this month.

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05
May

Celebrating International Day of the Midwife - Janice Butler

Lucy Phillips was interested in working with women and families long before she became a nurse and a midwife.

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05
May

Celebrating International Day of the Midwife - Lucy Phillips

Judi Mogg has cared for thousands of mums and bubs in her career as a midwife, but she never gets tired of welcoming new lives into the world.

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05
May

Celebrating International Day of the Midwife - Judi Mogg

Sally Hillman has cared for more than 1,000 premature babies over the past 40 years, and the Mater Mothers' Private Rockhampton special care nursing midwife has no plans to...

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05
May

Celebrating International Day of the Midwife - Sally Hillman

For almost 40 years Mater Mothers’ midwife Monica Vane has been supporting families through their most life-changing moment—welcoming newborn babies into their...

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06
Jul

40 years of care at Mater Mothers

When Michele became a midwife in the early nineties she never imagined her career would take her to Project Manage the development of a multimillion-dollar health care centre...

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08
Dec

The places you can go with midwifery

Jayne Hegarty always knew her calling was to help people and she has done just that over her incredible 45 year career working for Mater where she has helped thousands of...

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04
Oct

Celebrating 45 Years at Mater

Mater Mothers' midwife Terry Lack is one of a kind. He is Mater Mothers’ only senior male midwife and one of a handful of male midwives across the Mater's...

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17
Jul

Mater's one of a kind

Mater researchers have contributed to a world-first trial analysing one-to-one midwifery care and its benefits to mums and care providers. The findings are in and caseload...

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01
Oct

One-to-one midwifery care benefits mums

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