Bachelor of Nursing,
Graduate Diploma in Midwifery,
Certificate Nurse Immuniser,
Associate Midwifery Manager - Birth Suite Monash Health, Victoria, Australia
 
I am a passionate and dedicated leader in nursing and midwifery with over 30 years of experience working in tertiary level hospitals. I have worked around the world including the USA, UK and Ireland. For the last 22 years I have been a Birth Suite Midwifery manager at Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne. Australia. As a midwife and leader, I am dedicated to providing exceptional care and driving positive outcomes for women and babies. I am a well-regarded mentor to all medical and midwifery staff.
 
I have a special interest in premature labour and birth and how we can continue to develop and implement incremental changes to improve outcomes for parents and babies. I am part of several committees including the Neonatal Deteriorating Patient Committee, Small Baby Working Group and a founding member of the Operative Vaginal Birth Steering Committee.
 
The Operative Vaginal Birth Committee uses research and the collective thoughts and ideas from our multi-disciplinary team of clinical staff and consumers, to implement iterative improvements to policies and processes leading to positive tangible outcomes for mothers and babies. The work we have carried out has delivered some of the most positive changes to instrumental birth practices ever implemented at Monash Health Birth Suite. It is an enormous honour and privilege to be a founding member and representative of this committee.