The Objects of CMWA

The objects of Community Midwifery WA are -

(a)   To provide services and resources to ensure that parents-to-be are well-informed, well-prepared and well-supported for pregnancy, birth and parenthood.

(b)   To provide information and support services for women who are suffering with birth-related post-traumatic stress, postnatal depression and/or breastfeeding difficulties.

(c)   To facilitate access to a full range of choices in childbirth for Western Australian women, including publicly funded community-based, midwifery services and independent midwifery options, including homebirth.

(d)   To model best practice community-based midwifery care, and to be a centre of expertise for childbirth education and midwifery services that promote the normalization of birth and the benefits of breastfeeding.

(e)   To raise community awareness about the benefits of keeping birth as natural and normal as possible, whether at home, in hospital or at a birth centre.

(f)   To provide support services to reduce the alienation and isolation of pregnant women and/or new mothers who are newly arrived refugees, migrants or from non-English speaking backgrounds.

(g)   To support and promote the right of expectant parents to make informed choices about where and with whom they will birth their children.