LibGuides: Maternity: Professional & Useful Links

Professional Organisations

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA)
The regulatory board for Nursing and Midwifery in Australia.
NMBA Professional Standards Nurses and midwives must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA), and meet the NMBA's professional standards in order to practise in Australia. Professional standards define the practice and behaviour of nurses and midwives and include: codes of conduct, standards for practice, and codes of ethics.
Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Obstetricians & Gyneacologists
Dedicated to maintaining highest standards of obstetrics and gynaecology in Australia and New Zealand.
Safer Care Victoria
Safer Care Victoria is the state’s healthcare quality and safety improvement specialists.
Australian College of Midwives
The peak professional body for midwives in Australia
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council
Independent accrediting authority for nursing and midwifery education under Australia’s National Registration and Accreditation Scheme

National Perinatal Epidemiology & Statistics Unit (NPESU)
NPESU manages a number of national and Australasian data collections including the AIHW National Perinatal Data Collection, AIHW Australian Congenital Anomalies Monitoring System, Australasian Maternity Outcomes Surveillance System, Australian and New Zealand Neonatal Network (ANZNN) and Australian and New Zealand Assisted Reproductive Database (ANZARD).
AIHW Mothers & Babies
A collection on AIHW reports and statistics on mothers & babies.
Australia's Health 2018
Australia's health 2018 is the AIHW’s 16th biennial report on the health of Australians. It examines a wide range of contemporary topics in a series of analytical feature articles and short statistical snapshots.