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Dr Sara Bayes PhD RN RM

@sarabayes.bsky.social

Midwife & scientist in Australia. I do research on keeping midwives in midwifery, the impact of midwifery care on women/other birthing ppls' experiences & outcomes, and implementation of innovation in maternity care. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7121-9593

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Woman-centred ethical grid for midwifery education: A content analysis Midwives across the world are required to practice in accordance with an internationally agreed set of ethical principles. Midwifery education for man…

Ethical dilemma resolution skills are crucial for #midwifery but the bioethical model isn't really a good 'fit'.

Check out our new midwifery-specific ethical framework in the article below.

(Still giddy that THE Prof David Seedhouse joined us for this one 🀩)

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

07.07.2025 06:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
PhD Opportunity in Implementation Science – Nutrition & Health Innovation Research Institute

Seeking applications for a funded PhD at Edith Cowan University in Western Australia from folks with an interest in diet/lifestyle, heart health, and Implementation Science.

Great opportunity for a #midwife.

More info/how to apply:

nhiri.ecu.edu.au/2025/03/phd-...

16.05.2025 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Research scholarships Research scholarship opportunities for current and future HDR candidates at ECU.

Edith Cowan University #PhD scholarships are now open for applications

intranet.ecu.edu.au/research/hig...

11.05.2025 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Edith Cowan University - Associate Dean Midwifery

#Midwife academic colleagues, helloπŸ‘‹

We're calling in our next Associate Dean #Midwifery at Edith Cowan University

Check the info/person criteria out and if you can see yourself leading our bright, motivated, energetic and collegial team of midwifery academics into the future, please apply.

04.04.2025 07:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Edith Cowan University Open Day-ready! Come and chat to me in the big tent at our Joondalup campus 10am-3pm today about our #nursing and #midwifery taught courses and research degrees, and about where these two fantastic professions can take you.

23.03.2025 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What is known about midwives' well‐being and resilience? An integrative review of the international literature At the organzational level, recognition and support of the scope of midwifery and the need for autonomous practice is key, as well as a commitment to the creation and cultivation of a positive workpl...

Sending huge congrats to #midwife and Australian Catholic University PhD candidate Lynnelle Moran this evening: her outstanding literature review on midwives' wellbeing and resilience is one of the top 10 cited papers published by Birth in 2023.

20.03.2025 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SNM Annual Research Report 2024_web This interactive flipbook is created with FlippingBook, a service for streaming PDFs online. No download, no waiting. Open and start reading right away!

Out today: The Edith Cowan University School of Nursing and #Midwifery 2024 research report. We've been busy!

online.flippingbook.com/view/7676155...

19.03.2025 05:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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What do safety and risk mean to women who choose to birth at home? A systematic review Despite clear evidence to support the safety and efficacy of homebirth, the concept challenges the almost universal belief that hospital is the safest…

What do safety and risk mean to women who choose to birth at home? Read our article and find out!

Dr Kate Dawson and I were very ably led by first author, #midwife and Australian Catholic University Honours graduate Candice Chauncy πŸ‘πŸ»

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

25.02.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Today Dr Kate Dawson and I are celebrating #midwife and Australian Catholic University graduate Candice Chauncy: her BMidHons systematic review project on what safety and risk mean to home birthing women has been accepted for publication in 'Midwifery' πŸ₯³

13.02.2025 23:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.

What can maternity care assistants bring to maternity units in Australia? Find out from #midwives in one maternity service is our latest open access article.

13.02.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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YES, we are back!!!!!

Ep 89 (ibit.ly/Re5V) Virginia Stulz on thriving after #burnout and reshaping #maternal #health #education

@phdmidwives.bsky.social #research #midwifery #PIPE-MC @westernsydneyu.bsky.social #unicanberra @academic-liz.bsky.social Research link - ibit.ly/2Obkq

12.02.2025 05:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Event Details – Women's Healthcare Australasia

Midwife and PhD candidate @midwifejata.bsky.social continues to spread the word about neurodivergent people's perinatal care needs and model neurodivergent presenter style ... This time presenting for Women's & Children's Healthcare Australasia: women.wcha.asn.au/events/event...

12.02.2025 05:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fab to join the first WA Midwifery Research Network meeting for 2025 today!

Twenty-five attendees joined from all walks of #midwifery.

Some great projects shared, particularly those by Higher Degree students.

Meetings are quarterly: dates are on our website:

sites.google.com/d/1WUyj0cyQg...

11.02.2025 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Interpreting research for busy health professionals

#Midwife colleagues - this will help you level up your ability to argue for evidence based care in your workplace. Highly recommended as one of your PD investments this year.

06.02.2025 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Maternity & Midwifery Hour Maternity & Midwifery Hour is now in its 6th season and streams live at 7pm every Wednesday. Every episode is available free after the live stream – this is created especially for you by Neil Stewart ...

Starting soon maternityandmidwifery.co.uk/the-maternit... #midwiferyhour @midwiferyforum.bsky.social @suemacmidwife.bsky.social

05.02.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Maisie is a small tan coloured dog. In this picture she is looking into the camera.

Maisie is a small tan coloured dog. In this picture she is looking into the camera.

Maisie could not agree more🐾

01.02.2025 01:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Edith Cowan University - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow - Midwifery

⭐ Only a few days left to apply: 0.4fte (2 days/week) Post Doctoral Fellowship in #Midwifery with Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia⭐

We'd love to hear from you if you...

- are a #Midwife
- have a PhD
- have the right to work in Australia

More info here: tinyurl.com/5yvejwwr

31.01.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Calling student midwives & their supporters!
How can we keep student midwives' spark alive during placements?
Take our quick 3-question survey (voice notes welcome!) & shape guides for students + practice supervisors: app.voiceform.com/to/xpjAjo35g...
#Midwifery #PositiveMidwiferyProject

27.01.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Midwifery Practice Supervisors & Lecturersβ€”what do you love most about working with students? Here's what others have saidπŸ’œTell us anonymously via a voice note (it takes less than 10 mins!). #Midwifery #PositiveMidwiferyProject app.voiceform.com/to/xpjAjo35g....

29.01.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Motivational Midwife This channel has been designed to support student midwives and aspiring student midwives with their journey into midwifery. it is designed to supplement their university studies. Over the coming weeks...

Lovely midwifery student resource by a Biomechanics for Birth classmate:

29.01.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Another study in our program of work on optimising midwives' practice environments accepted for publication today: 'Midwives' experience of working with maternity assistants: A qualitative study' (in Women & Birth). Some useful info for managers in there. Will share the link when it's available.

28.01.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Add a laundromat and I'm in.

15.12.2024 05:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@bsky.app @support.bsky.team please send help!!

11.12.2024 23:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#AcademicSky

09.12.2024 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Kind people are my kinda people

Kind people are my kinda people


For all the wonderful #nurses, #midwives, #healthcare thankyou for sharing your #kindness!

@kathevans2.bsky.social @sheenabyrom.bsky.social @fwmaternity.bsky.social @karenellab.bsky.social @racheln76.bsky.social @midwifekookie.bsky.social @nurseninapa.bsky.social @thercn.bsky.social #passiton

07.12.2024 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Edith Cowan University - Lecturer - Midwifery

Our midwifery team is growing, and we are now looking to add two new members to our School of Nursing and Midwifery family at Edith Cowan University.

More info and application portal here:

09.12.2024 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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A date over the weekend with a hot glue gun, felt and pompoms, and our workplace door decoration comp entry is done. Show me your festive office trimmings! πŸ₯‡πŸŒ²πŸ’

09.12.2024 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. I read it initially and thought "it can't have been that simple" - but seemingly it was! Absolutely brilliant.

02.12.2024 07:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What a fantastic success story @lisahamir.bsky.social. I'd love to know what the intervention implementation strategy was.

02.12.2024 06:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Reposting for me and other noobs. A thousand thank yous to the OP, @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social

01.12.2024 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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