'Being present as the midwife at a baby's birth is one of life's
glorious adventures.'
Midwives play a vital role in supporting women through some of the most
challenging and rewarding moments of their lives. These remarkable
professionals watch over births across Australia from the remote outback
to busy urban hospitals.
Meet Annie, working on the tiny island of Saibai where mothers arrive by
dinghy; Kate, a clinical midwifery consultant, who sees women with
high-risk pregnancies; Priscilla and Jillian who fly thousands of miles
to get mothers and babies to hospital safely with the Royal Flying
Doctor Service; and Louise, who gives impromptu consultations in the
aisles of the local supermarket.
Funny one minute and heartbreaking the next, Aussie Midwives explores
the joys, emotion and drama of childbirth and the lasting effect it has
on the people who work in this extraordinary profession.