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National Publicly-funded Homebirth Consortium

The National Publicly-funded Homebirth Consortium is a network of the publicly-funded homebirth models of care in Australia.

The aims of the Consortium are to:

  • Establish a network of the publicly-funded homebirth models of care in Australia
  • Work collaboratively to support midwives and help sustain these models
  • Act as a resource for managers, policy makers and researchers, as well as new models being developed around the country

Deborah Fox is the national coordinator working through Midwifery, Child and Family Health at UTS.

Mother with baby_home birth consortium

Photo credit: Jerusha Sutton

The homebirth programs involved in the consortium are:

  • Belmont District and John Hunter Midwifery Group Practice, Newcastle, NSW
  • Bunbury Midwifery Group Practice, WA
  • Home Birth Service, Darwin, NT
  • Canberra Midwifery Program, ACT
  • Community Midwifery Program, Perth, WA
  • Midwifery Group Practice, Alice Springs, NT
  • Midwifery Group Practice, Casey Hospital, Berwick, VIC
  • Midwifery Group Practice, Royal Hobart Hospital, Tas (in development)
  • Midwifery Group Practice, Sunshine Hospital, St Albans, VIC
  • Midwifery Group Practice, Wollongong, NSW
  • Midwifery Group Practice, Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide, SA
  • Byron Community Birthing Service, Byron Bay, NSW
  • Westmead Homebirth Service, NSW
  • Midwifery Group Practice, Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, NSW 
  • Northern Area Midwifery Group Practice, Elizabeth Vale, SA
  • Southern Midwifery Group Practice, Flinders Medical Centre, SA
  • Broome Midwifery Group Practice, WA (in development)
  • Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service, Queensland
  • Central Coast Midwifery Group Practice Homebirth Service, New South Wales
  • Midwifery Group Practice, Barwon Health, Geelong, Victoria
     

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