Welcome to the 2022 Midwifery Possibilities Conference where graduating Bachelor of Midwifery students share their evidence-based policies to improve maternity care in Canberra and beyond.
The conference will be held live and online on Monday 26 September. Students prepare a poster or presentation to showcase their work across their Bachelor of Midwifery. You can read each student’s abstract below.
This annual event is well attended by the maternity community including midwives and managers from local and interstate health services, to whom we are very grateful. Feedback has always been tremendous with particular praise for how inspiring, professional and informative the students’ presentations are. Enjoy reading the abstracts and we look forward to seeing you at the conference!
Please contact Marjorie Atchan with any queries.
Date: | Monday 26 September |
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Time: | 9:30am |
Location: | Lecture theatre 1A21 (behind Mizzuna Cafe) University of Canberra |
Time | Presenter | Presentation | Topic |
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09.15-09.30 |
Welcome and Acknowledgement to Country |
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09.30-09.50 |
Emily Jansch |
Oral |
Depathologising birth for queer people through a gender-affirming model of care. |
9.50-10.10 |
Susan Schemen |
Oral |
Should I choose an epidural in labour? An antenatal decision aid for women |
10.10-10.30 |
Brittanie Till |
Oral |
Introducing a Continuity of Care model for young women in Australian Capital Territory. |
10.30-10.40 |
Grace Hindmarsh |
Poster |
Indigenous-led Continuity of Midwifery Care Program |
10.40-11.00 |
Katherine Stock |
Oral |
Weighing healthy term newborns; are we setting them up for intervention? |
11.00-11.20 |
Break |
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11.20-11.40 |
Alison Bakavgas |
Oral |
Midwifery-Led Continuity of Care for well women who have had Assisted Reproductive Technology |
11.40-12.00 |
Alesia Bradow |
Oral |
Room for improvement - A freestanding birth centre for Canberra. |
12.00-12.10 |
Amudhini Sivam Rajakumari Elangovan |
Poster |
Equity in maternity care: Introducing midwifery continuity of care for women from migrant and refugee backgrounds |
12.10-12.40 |
Ali Hicks & Chloe Dunn |
Oral |
The Power of Paracetamol: Does it impact the duration of the latent phase of labour? |
12.40-13.00 |
Kerry Moylan |
Oral |
An early point evaluation of the perineal protection bundle. |
13.00-13.30 |
Break |
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13.30-13.50 |
Louise Tzotzis |
Oral |
Pregnancy & Disordered Eating Behaviours: A midwifery led pathway |
13.50-14.10 |
Laura Contreras |
Oral |
Pregnancy After Loss: Reshaping the Antenatal Period |
14.10-14.30 |
Georgia Otter |
Oral |
Prioritising the Health of Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus |
14.30-14.50 |
Rachael Winslade |
Oral
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Preconception Misconceptions: The Difference Midwifery-Led Preconception Care Can Make |
14.50-15.00 |
Kym Beltrame |
Poster |
The Milk Bar – providing breastmilk for babies |
15.00-15.15 |
Break |
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15.15-15.45 |
Sarah Clarke, Bek Messner & Krista Woods |
Oral |
Rural Women Matter - Establishing midwifery-led continuity of care in Yass |
15.45-16.05 |
Caitlin Guest |
Oral |
Nature’s Lifeline- Optimal Cord Management and Neonatal Resuscitation |
16.05-16.25 |
Verity Hawes |
Oral |
Improving mental health support for midwives within ACT Health |
16.25-16.45 |
Renee Steggall |
Oral |
Disclosure of childhood sexual abuse – a new referral pathway for improved perinatal outcomes |
16.45-16.55 |
Tatum Zotti |
Poster |
Hold the epidural! Evaluating the enablers and barriers for midwives in the use of non-pharmacological pain relief in labour. |
16.55 |
Close |
Students prepared a poster or presentation to showcase their work across their Bachelor of Midwifery and Masters of Midwifery Practice. You can explore each students entry in more detail by selecting a thumbnail below.
UC’s Midwifery Student Program is a free-of-charge program that gives women who are birthing at Centenary Hospital for Women and Children (CHWC), Calvary Public Hospital Bruce (CHPB) or home* the support of a midwifery student throughout pregnancy, labour, birth and early parenthood.