International Day of the Midwife

5 May 2022

The current nationwide midwife shortage and continuing pressures brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, means our midwives, are feeling additional pressure and strain. However, seeing so many of our midwives respond with empathy and respect, reminds me just how lucky we are to have such exceptional midwives at St John of God Health Care.

To all of our midwives, you truly are wonderful and we thank you all for everything you do in continuing to promote and provide safe and compassionate care, especially during this challenging time.

Midwives have always played a vital role in our maternity care. Even looking back to when the Sisters of St John of God and Sisters of Mercy commenced midwifery services at our Subiaco and Mt Lawley (then St Anne’s Nursing Home) hospitals in 1937, our midwives have and continue to do more than care for mothers and their babies in the birth suites.

Their compassionate care extends to the most important moments during pregnancy and after birth in early parenting, supporting families with information, education and high quality clinical care to bring babies into the world safely.

The international focus of this year’s International Day of the Midwife ‘100 years of progress’ highlights how increased investments in midwifery have led to healthier, happier families and communities in every corner of the world. 

To everyone out there, including our caregivers and members of the community, if you see a midwife today, please take the time to say thank you to them for their continued efforts.

#TellUsChallenge: tell us you're a midwife, without telling us you're a midwife

We challenged our midwives to tell us they are a midwive, without directly saying the word "midwife". 

This was the result: