Woman, mother, Professor of Midwifery, feminist, researcher, #ENOUGHhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3msqz4cm5s22tWhat do Doulas do and what should they not do? https://theconversation.com/whats-a-doula-what-do-and-dont-they-do-during-childbirth-285608?utm_medium=article_native_share10 Aug 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqz4cm5s22thttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3mobpwxq3cs24Stop thinking we could not go the way of America. We are!! #ENOUGH https://theconversation.com/one-nations-anti-abortion-turn-shows-magas-creeping-power-in-australia-28454514 Jun 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobpwxq3cs24https://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3mncavvkspk2ihttps://theconversation.com/stressing-about-your-babys-growth-check-heres-what-you-need-to-know-279097?utm_medium=article_native_share&utm_source=theconversation.com02 Jun 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mncavvkspk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3mgl7g3wxrk2pOur new research paper examined birth outcomes and both physical and psychological experiences of women and babies in 5 models. seeing the same midwife was associated with lower rates of intervention and birth trauma, compared with standard care. https://theconversation.com/seeing-the-same-midwife-or-doctor-in-pregnancy-and-labour-reduces-the-risk-of-birth-trauma-276182?utm_medium=article_native_share08 Mar 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgl7g3wxrk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3mefkvb2t5k2nThis is a reminder that the international Normal labour and birth research conference is in Berlin this year, and the abstract submission is OPEN - but only until February 21st! The abstract link is below https://nlbc-berlin-2026.de/call-for-abstracts/09 Feb 2026 04:02 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mefkvb2t5k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3mdedntvwdk2zDon’t miss out #NLBC2026 in Berlin this year nlbc-berlin-2026.de26 Jan 2026 22:55 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdedntvwdk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3mcxnptciwk2kContinuous care from community-based midwives reduces risk of preterm birth by 45%. Study just published in BJOG https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1471-0528.7010121 Jan 2026 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxnptciwk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3mcramzcpjs23Calling all Doctors, Midwives or Doulas who have worked in Australian maternity services in the last 5 years. We are keen to hear your views on disrespect and mistreatment We value hearing YOUR perspectives. Please consider participating https://surveyswesternsydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cTKqGoxfW3q6InA19 Jan 2026 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcramzcpjs23https://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3m7qevoai3s2mHow on earth did we get here!! https://theconversation.com/the-united-states-cdc-has-abandoned-science-in-its-new-advice-about-vaccines-and-autism-271493?utm_medium=article_native_share11 Dec 2025 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7qevoai3s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3m7iyvi4g522xIf you are an Australian midwife, doctor or doula working in maternity care in Australia we would love you to complete this survey 🙏🏽💗 We want to hear diverse views https://surveyswesternsydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cTKqGoxfW3q6InA08 Dec 2025 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7iyvi4g522xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3m646eg2nm22cPublished today in the Conversation https://theconversation.com/whats-the-difference-between-a-home-birth-and-a-free-birth-268883?utm_medium=article_native_share21 Nov 2025 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m646eg2nm22chttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3m32u55vg6s2mAn article I published today in the Conversation https://theconversation.com/news-of-a-giant-baby-boy-is-all-over-tiktok-heres-what-women-really-need-to-know-267207?utm_medium=article_native_share13 Oct 2025 09:02 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m32u55vg6s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3m27bra4kj22bThank you Jane on behalf of all the difficult women 🙏🏽💗02 Oct 2025 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3m27bra4kj22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3lzx62pfwz22qPlease find attached the Program and registration flyer for the 2025 Antenatal Care Conference, hosted by WSU and WSLHD at Westmead Hospital on Friday, 21st November. https://payments.westernsydney.edu.au/SoNMEvents/booking?UDS_ACTION_DATA=FipdBjMxWnROWFZ1QkJDcVxRQg1KW0EbWDFHKnI0VUB9RFtd29 Sep 2025 04:24 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzx62pfwz22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3lxwdv7sbv225New paper out on IPV from the Birth Experience Study https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/birt.7001603 Sep 2025 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxwdv7sbv225https://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3lxlx6uxefc2sWell done Alison Canty on your new paper on interpregnancy interval following caesarean section 🙌🏼🙌🏼 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S026661382500293130 Aug 2025 06:31 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxlx6uxefc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3lwzf4e562c2xFarewell Dr Michel Odent 🙏🏽 Thanks for all you did to champion women’s birth rights and the importance of midwives in maternity care. This humorous interaction with Michel will stay with me forever. I dared to ask the great man to answer the question.22 Aug 2025 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwzf4e562c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3lwi2xyfxgk2oThis is an excellent interview with Dr Karleen Gribble on her new chapter on ‘The Costs of Desexing Language in Women’s Health’ in the book : ‘The War on Science’. youtu.be/tOzzi8wDNyI16 Aug 2025 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwi2xyfxgk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3lwb6nbhl222gDont miss this one day conference https://payments.westernsydney.edu.au/SoNMEvents/booking?UDS_ACTION_DATA=FipdBjMxWnROWFZ1QkJDcVxRQg1KW0EbWDFHKnI0VUB9RFtd13 Aug 2025 06:20 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwb6nbhl222ghttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3lvuhp7znsk2eGreat news for NSW who will now have a chief midwife, 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 https://www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-releases/minns-labor-government-establishes-new-chief-midwife-role-nsw-health08 Aug 2025 04:57 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvuhp7znsk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3lvppy5bhvc27Our paper on outcomes for women with complex pregnancies in South West Sydney has been published. Postnatally, women with complex pregnancies and their infants were more frequently readmitted to the hospital in the year following birth https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187757562500068006 Aug 2025 07:42 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvppy5bhvc27https://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3lvabsyceck23Why is it the moment you mention bundled payments private obstetricians have a fit? I smell a rat 🐀 https://www.medicalrepublic.com.au/will-bundled-maternity-care-deliver-doctors-dont-think-so/11874931 Jul 2025 04:19 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvabsyceck23https://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3luydggssjk2uFollowing on from the Conversation article we wrote critiquing the BJOG paper comparing private and public outcomes, I was interviewed for the National Health Report on Radio National. For those still confused and concerned about this paper this might help you. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/healthreport/maternal-neonatal-public-private/105574438?utm_content=mail&utm_medium=content_shared28 Jul 2025 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3luydggssjk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3lgwn4pinss2kOur Conversation article just published on VBAC and our recent paper. https://theconversation.com/what-is-a-vaginal-birth-after-caesarean-or-vbac-247572?utm_medium=article_native_share&utm_source=theconversation.com30 Jan 2025 04:22 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgwn4pinss2khttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3lgwew7goq22dOur new paper out in the BMJ Open on how much the first birth influences subsequent births. It is time to take a life course view https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/h12pCwV1GxiGY6jzjT8uPSJXZgL?domain=bmjopen.bmj.com30 Jan 2025 01:55 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgwew7goq22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/hannahdahlen.bsky.social/post/3lgwn4pinss2kOur Conversation article just published on VBAC and our recent paper. https://theconversation.com/what-is-a-vaginal-birth-after-caesarean-or-vbac-247572?utm_medium=article_native_share&utm_source=theconversation.com30 Jan 2025 04:22 +0000at://did:plc:2225iwmvujeryco3h2psy7tr/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgwn4pinss2k