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Midwifery Celebration 2026 ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ webinar

ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ would like to make some time with you to celebrate midwives.

Midwifery members are invited to hear from presenters discussing their role providing midwifery care across a diverse range of settings.

What better way to reflect on the 2026 International Day of the Midwife theme - One Million More Midwives than by hearing from midwives, with varied clinical backgrounds, all contributing their unique skillset to improve outcomes and experiences for women, birthing people and babies.

The webinar will be chaired by ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ (Vic Branch) Assistant Secretary Nicole Allan and ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ (Vic Branch) Maternity Services Officer Mim Harrison and you will hear from:

• Steph Nardella - Clinical Midwife Specialist, SAGE Clinic (Substance Use, Guidance and Education), Mercy Hospital for Women and Clinical Nurse Consultant, Drug Health Services, Western Health, who will discuss the development of the SAGE Clinic and her work providing specialist midwifery care to women and birthing people with current and historical substance use.
• Naomi Eales and Maree Dell – Midwife Unit Managers, Midwifery Group Practice (MGP), Western Health, who will discuss the establishment of the midwifery group practice caseload midwifery program at Bacchus Marsh and how it has benefited staff, clients and the community. The program celebrated its first birthday on 5 May 2026, the International Day of the Midwife.
• Professor Cath Chamberlain – Head of the Indigenous Health Equity Unit, The University of Melbourne, and Chief Midwifery Officer, Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives, who will discuss her career transition from midwifery clinical practice to midwifery academia and the development of initiatives to educate other healthcare providers to improve health outcomes for First Nations families.

ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ will provide an update on maternity service issues affecting members and time for questions and a chat.

This free online member event includes a formal one-hour agenda, from 2pm–3pm, with a further optional 30 minutes to continue our chat.

closes 1pm, Tuesday 26 May. Registered participants will receive the webinar link approximately 30 minutes prior to the webinar.

Please note: this event will be a live online experience only and will not be available as a recording.