Women’s and Newborns Health Network
Our Vision
To improve the quality, safety, accessibility and continuity of maternity care and services for all women and babies in WA.
Our Network
Contact us
Email: healthpolicy@health.wa.gov.au
Tel: (08) 9222 0200
Having a baby website
Visit the Having a Baby website a one-stop information point for expecting and new parents that contains information about every stage of maternity care.
We invite you to tell us what you think about this website and how you want to be kept informed of our activities by completing a short survey here.
This survey closes Friday, 31 May 2013
Projects improving patient care or health services in WA
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» Read about Model of Care implementation and projects
Publications of interest
- Evaluation of the statewide co-sleeping/bed-sharing policy, February 2012 (PDF 1.2MB)
- Resources and support available for women accessing maternity system services, who are at risk of family-domestic violence, 2012
Summary (PDF 520KB) | Final report (PDF 1.2MB) - Report on the introduction of the statewide policy and clinical guidelines for use of water during labour and/or birth, December 2011 (PDF 415KB)
- Updated Evidence on Outcomes and Safety of Planned Home Birth, February 2011 (PDF 414KB)
- Report of the Maternity Services Review, February 2009
- Review of home births in Western Australia, August 2008
- Models of Maternity Care: A review of the Evidence 2007 (PDF 1.22MB)
- WA Health Perinatal publications and report
- WA Home Birth Report 2011 Final (PDF)
- Summary of progress on recommendations (PDF)
Related websites
- Australian College of Midwives
- Having a baby in Perth service directory
- Kidsafe (WA)
- Map of Obstetric Services in Western Australia
- Office of the Chief Nurse and Midwife
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
- WA Perinatal Mental Health Unit
Current projects to improve health care in WA
- Local input into National Maternity Services Plan
- Development of guidelines for elective caesarean section before 39 weeks
- Local input into National Breastfeeding Strategy
- Collaborative Telethon Institute of Child Health Research projects
- Culturally appropriate communication and decision making processes between Indigenous families and health care providers
Visit our news page for more information on our current activities.
Completed projects
- Statewide Policy for publicly funded Home Births including guidance for consumers, health professionals and health services February 2012
- Baby Friendly Health Initiative (BFHI)
- Labour and birth in water
- Antenatal services audit for Aboriginal women and assessment of Aboriginal content in health education in Western Australia. (PDF 170KB)
- Framework for the Care of Neonates (PDF 498KB)
- Having a Baby website
- Improving Maternity Services Policy Framework
Visit Health Networks’ Models of Care to view our completed Models of Care and for information about implementation.