'Woman': What Australia's midwifery regulator left undefined

The AAWAA Women’s Advocate · Jul 16, 2026 · 8m

When a regulatory document governing pregnancy, birth and postnatal care can't say clearly what 'woman' means, that's not a drafting oversight — it's a clinical and legal problem. Emma talks to Suzi about AAWAA's submission to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, the internal contradictions in the proposed revised guidelines, and why getting this right matters for midwives, for women, and for maternal health data.

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