Generation Her

19/02/2026

It’s time.
Time to expand.
Time to align with what we know is right — for ourselves, for the people we care for and for our profession.
For some of us, that may mean stepping into private practice.
For others, deepening skills, pursuing endorsement, leading change, or reimagining how care is provided.
There is no single “right way.”
There is only integrity — and the courage to follow it.
And yes, expansion means letting some things go.
Things like holding the medical model as the sole authority and expert, or like centering the needs of a health service over the needs of women and birthing people.
Change can feel uncomfortable.
Growth often does.
But remember this:
We are not doing this alone.
As midwives, we rise together.
When one of us expands, it creates space for others to do the same.
✨ The future of midwifery isn’t something we wait for.
It’s something we build — together.

14/02/2026

There are many different ways of knowing.

There is knowledge gained through rigorous, evidence-based research — and that matters deeply. It keeps us accountable. It strengthens our practice. It protects women and babies.

But there is also Indigenous wisdom — held for tens of thousands of years through relationship with Country, community, and continuity. Knowledge that is embodied, relational, and intergenerational.

There is lived experience — the kind that cannot be taught in a lecture theatre. The knowing that is bone-deep. The understanding that comes from walking beside women, again and again.

And there is that quiet voice inside us that whispers, “It’s time.”

Midwifery has never relied on just one way of knowing.
We have always woven them together.

And in the days ahead, we will need all of it.

Because when systems strain and structures shift, it is the integration of knowledge — science, story, memory, instinct — that carries us forward.

Midwives have done this before.
We know how to listen.
We know how to gather.
We know how to build.

And we are ready.

11/02/2026

The world seems heavy right now, but this is your reminder that everything is connected.
So if you're doing even ONE thing to help-if you're helping a mother to feed, if you're advocating for someone in labour, if you're supporting mental health- then you're contributing to the healing of the all of everything.

Do good.
Be kind.
Keep going.

07/02/2026

Midwives: your voice is about to matter more than ever.

In late March or early April 2026, the NMBA/AHPRA will open public consultation on the Endorsement for scheduled medicines for midwives — and this is a moment we cannot afford to sit out.

The endorsement schedule determines:
✨ how midwives become endorsed
✨ the clinical hours required
✨ practice conditions, insurance, CPD and reviews
✨ whether midwives can work to full scope

With more than 33,000 midwives in Australia, we have a real opportunity to shape a system that:
• expands maternity care options for women
• increases access to homebirth and continuity of care
• supports rural and remote practice
• reduces moral distress and burnout
• keeps midwives in the profession longer
• makes private practice and endorsement more achievable

Right now, there are only around 218 private midwifery businesses offering homebirth in Australia. That isn’t because women don’t want it — it’s because the pathway is hard, inequitable, and unsupported.

We know there’s no evidence for the current clinical hour requirements, and we know that many mainstream roles don’t actually prepare midwives for community and homebirth practice. This consultation is our chance to say that — clearly and collectively.

Midwives have always built solutions when systems fail women. This is another one of those moments.

👉 Watch your emails and NMBA social channels
👉 When the consultation opens — respond
👉 Share it widely with your colleagues

Decisions about midwifery should never be made without midwives.
Let’s make sure our voices are in the room. 💪🏽

06/02/2026

✨ International Day of the Midwife 2026 ✨

The International Confederation of Midwives has announced the 2026 theme:
“One Million More Midwives.”

And honestly? This matters. A lot.

More midwives means:
🤍 better access to care for women
🤍 stronger outcomes for mothers and babies
🤍 care that is community-based, culturally safe, and evidence-led

You don’t get equitable women’s health without midwives.
You don’t build sustainable systems without investing in the workforce that already works.

This theme recognises what midwives have always known:
when midwives are valued, women thrive.

At Generation Her, we’re here for the long game — mapping the pathways that work, and building a future where women’s health is shaped by those who are impacted by it.

We are excited to officially announce the theme for the International Day of the Midwife!

You probably might guess – this year we are focusing on bringing midwives’ voices together with one goal: One Million More Midwives.

On IDM2026, we will push all together to call on governments and decision-makers to invest and recognise midwives as vital healthcare providers, to support education, skills development and resources, and to promote strong midwifery leadership.

Stay tuned for the toolkit and the programme of !

Are you joining us? Learn more here: https://zurl.co/V5AJV

25/01/2026

Formula recall

Food Recall Alert – Sanulac Nutritionals Australia Pty Ltd - Alula Gold Reflux infant formula 900g (0-12 months) & Alula Colic & Constipation infant formula 850g (0-12 months)

Sanulac Nutritionals Australia Pty Ltd are conducting a recall of the above product(s). The product(s) have been available for sale in Coles, Woolworths, Big W, IGA, Costco Pharmacies and Amazon nationally and online. The Alula Gold Reflux product has also been available in IGA, and Costco nationally.

Alula Gold Reflux - Date Marking: Use By 17/03/2027
Alula Colic & Constipation - Date Marking: Use By 17/03/2027

This recall is due to the potential presence of toxin (cereulide) contamination, a substance produced by the Bacillus cereus microorganism.

For more information see: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/industry/foodrecalls/recalls/Pages/default.aspx

05/01/2026

We don’t create a new way of caring for women and mothers by launching a new hospital.

You wouldn’t build a house by starting with the roof.
You’d start with a vision — an idea of how you want it to feel, how people will live inside it.
Then you’d gather the right people — planners, builders, makers.
And then, step by step, you’d begin.

Building a new system of care for women is the same.

We start small.
We start by imagining what should exist — because many of us have never actually seen it fully realised.
We don’t start with what we don’t want. We already know that.
We start by deeply, courageously thinking about what we do want.

And we start now.
Not later. Not once permission is granted. Not once the system catches up.

Today — right now — is where building begins.

And building?
That’s something women and midwives have always been extraordinarily good at. 💛

05/01/2026

We’ve spent decades trying to fix systems that were never designed for women, midwives, or sustainable care.

What if the answer isn’t fixing — but building?

Building healthcare that centres women.
Building systems that trust midwives.
Building models that honour skill, wisdom, continuity, and care.

This work doesn’t happen alone.
It requires women and midwives moving together — with clarity, creativity, and a shared goal.

The conference will gather us.
But the work has already begun.

Generation Her Midwife Education exists because waiting for systems to change has never worked — and waiting quietly has never served women or midwives.

And although we're coming together at the conference to learn, to connect, to challenge, and to imagine what’s possible when midwives gather with purpose, we’re not holding our breath until then.

Right now, midwives are building new models of care.
Right now, women and midwives are questioning what’s been normalised.
Right now, education is being turned into action.

This isn’t about fixing a broken system from the inside.
It’s about using our skills, our wisdom, our experience, and our creativity to build what should already exist — together.

The conference is one moment in the story.
Generation Her Midwife Education is the work in between.

And we’re already moving.

29/12/2025

✨ Looking Forward with Hope ✨

As this year draws to a close, we pause to acknowledge what has unfolded across midwifery and maternity care — in Australia and around the world. We have seen midwives speaking out against unsafe maternity systems. We have seen long-standing issues brought into the light. And we have witnessed real progress when courage, evidence, and collective voices have refused to be silenced.

We have also seen midwives step up for one another — offering support, solidarity, and care when it has been needed most. Midwives holding midwives. Sharing knowledge. Standing together when the work has been heavy and the system slow to change.

As we move toward a new year, we carry a shared vision for a kinder, more inclusive maternity care system. One where midwives are visible, valued, and supported to practise to full scope. Where collaboration replaces barriers, diversity is honoured, and women and babies remain at the centre of all we do.

We take forward what we know, what we have learned, and how we have grown — committed to strengthening midwives, improving maternity care, and shaping a future grounded in compassion, connection, and courage.

Together, we walk into the year ahead with hope.