Family and Community Development Committee

Inquiry into perinatal services

Introduction
Submissions
Hearings
Reports
Summary

Completed

Previous public hearings

Corrected transcripts of these hearings are published below when finalised by the Committee.

  • Meeting Room G7, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002

    9:00 AM

    Australian Psychological Society (APS) Emma Symes, Senior Psychologist, Centre for Women's Mental Health, Royal Women's Hospital Viviane Lebnan, Convenor, Perinatal Interest Group Emma Sampson, Research and Policy Officer, Public Interest
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    9:45 AM

    Paediatric Infant Perinatal Emergency Retrieval (PIPER) Michael Stewart, Director Jacqui Smith, Director Medical - Perinatal
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    10:30 AM

    The Babes Project Andreza Rodriguez Helen Parker, Director
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    11:15 AM

    Northern Health Jodie Ashworth, General Manager, Surgery, Women's and Children's, Operating Theatres and ICU and Chief Nursing Officer
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  • City of Greater Geelong City Hall, 57 Little Malop Street, Geelong, 3220

    9:00 AM

    University Hospital Geelong David Fuller, Clinical Director Claire Geldard, Director of Operations, Women and Children's Directorate
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    9:45 AM

    City of Greater Geelong Maternal and Child Health Service Maree Crellin, Maternal and Child Health Coordinator
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    10:30 AM

    Wathaurong Aboriginal Cooperative Rodney Jackson, CEO Mandy Miller, Midwife, Koori Maternity Service
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    11:15 AM

    Alyson Smith, Registered Nurse and Midwife Kylie Cole, Registered Nurse and Midwife
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    12:30 PM

    Suzanne Higgins, Midwife and Credentialed Mental Health Nurse
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    1:00 PM

    Families where a Parent has a Mental Illness (FaPMI) Ben Goodfellow, Psychiatrist Cheree Cosgriff, Grampians Coordinator Dawn Foster, Geelong Coordinator Rose Cuff, Statewide Coordinator
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  • Mercure Warragul, 23 Mason Street, Warragul, 3820

    12:30 PM

    West Gippsland Healthcare Group Kathy Kinrade, Director, Clinical Operations, Nursing and Midwifery Wilma Wallace, Maternity Unit Manager
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    1:15 PM

    Baw Baw Shire Maternal and Child Health Services Marilyn Humphrey, Maternal and Child Health Coordinator
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    2:00 PM

    Olivia's Place Kirsten Finger, Co-Founder Carmel Riley, President
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    2:30 PM

    School of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare, Federation University Jan Jones, Coordinator, Graduate Diploma of Midwifery Program and Bachelor of Nursing Practice and Bachelor of Midwifery Program
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    3:15 PM

    Latrobe City Council Maternal and Child Health Services Nicky Lappin, Coordinator of Family Health and Development Barb Parr, Enhanced Maternal and Child Health Nurse
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    4:00 PM

    Latrobe Regional Hospital Simon Fraser, Chief Medical Officer and Paediatrician Christine Hoyne, Nurse Unit Manager, Parent and Infant Unit Stuart Thomas, Psychiatrist
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  • Meeting Room G7, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002

    9:00 AM

    Department of Health and Human Services Kym Peake, Secretary Terry Symonds, Deputy Secretary, Health and Wellbeing Division
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    10:00 AM

    Safer Care Victoria Euan Wallace, CEO
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    10:45 AM

    Sands Australia Anita Guyett, General Manager Improving Bereavement Care Janelle Marshall, General Manager Services
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    11:30 AM

    Multicultural Centre for Women's Health Adele Murdolo, Executive Director
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    12:45 PM

    Caroline Chisholm Society Jennifer Weber, Transition Manager, Pregnancy and Support Service
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    1:30 PM

    Council of Deans of Nursing and Midwifery (Australia & New Zealand) Phil Maude, Council Executive Member
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    2:15 PM

    Parent-Infant Research Institute (PIRI) Alan Gemmill, Deputy Director Research and Senior Research Fellow Jennifer Ericksen, Coordinator, Infant Clinic Jeannette Milgrom, Executive Director
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    3:00 PM

    Department of Education and Training Kim Little, Assistant Deputy Secretary, Early Childhood Portfolio Anastasia Gabriel, Director of Prevention and Health Promotion
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    3:45 PM

    Ofri Marton Steven Kennedy
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    4:30 PM

    Wendy Pollock, Adult Intensive Care Nurse and Midwife
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    5:15 PM

    Red Nose Petra den Hartog, Bereavement Care Specialist
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    6:00 PM

    Mary McCarthy, Midwife, Nurse and Women’s Emergency Department Unit Manager
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    6:45 PM

    St Kilda Mums Jessica Macpherson, CEO
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  • Meeting Room G7, 55 Saint Andrews Place, East Melbourne, 3002

    9:15 AM
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    Royal Women's Hospital Centre for Women's Mental Health Louise Newman, AM, Director
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    10:00 AM
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    Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Australia (PANDA) Terri Smith, CEO
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    10:45 AM
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    Monash Medical Centre (Monash Health) Ryan Hodges, Interim Program Director, Women's and Newborn Program, and Head of Obstetrics and Perinatal Services
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    11:30 AM
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    Mercy Hospital for Women (Mercy Health) Michael Rasmussen, Clinical Services Director
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    12:45 PM
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    mAdapt Project Rebeccah Bartlett, Nurse and Midwife
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    1:15 PM
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    Birth for HumanKIND Kirstan Flannery, Chairperson and Co-Founder Jen Branscombe, Programs Manager Elizabeth Mazeyko, Volunteer Bicultural Doula
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  • Benetook Room, 190 Deakin Avenue, Mildura, 3500

    10:30 AM

    Mallee Track Health and Community Service Lois O'Callaghan, CEO Mallee Track Health & Community Service Grant Doxey, Program Leader, Social Work and Community Development
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    11:15 AM

    Mallee Family Care Jason Spratt, Manager, Family Services
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    12:00 PM

    Mallee District Aboriginal Services Jacinta Molloy, Manager, Early Years Service Kate Glenie, Loddon Mallee Aboriginal Reference Group Early Years Project Worker
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    1:15 PM

    Mildura Base Hospital Nikhil Patravali, Director, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Janet Hicks, Director of Nursing Sandra Doyle, Nurse Unit Manager, Maternity Services
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    2:00 PM

    Mildura Rural City Council Samantha Cooke, Maternal and Child Health
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    2:30 PM

    Mildura O&G Clinic Kimberley Sleeman, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist Erin Kelly, GP Obstetrician
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    3:00 PM

    Zoe Support Australia Anne Webster, Executive Director
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    3:30 PM

    Cheree Jukes
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    4:00 PM

    Kassie Hocking
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  • Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre, 33-37 Ford Street, Wangaratta, 3677

    9:00 AM

    Northeast Health Wangaratta Libby Fifis, Director of Clinical Services, Nursing and Midwifery Leo Fogarty, Director of Obstetrics John Elcock, Director of Medical Services
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    9:45 AM

    Rural City of Wangaratta Rebecca Sacco, Maternal and Child Health Team Leader Liz Flamsteed, Head of Innovation Fund Project in Antenatal Engagement
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    10:30 AM

    Albury Wodonga Health Julie Wright, Operational Director of Women's and Children's Services
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    11:15 AM

    Northeast and Border Mental Health Services (NEBMHS) Jenny Ahrens, Operations Director, Northeast and Border Mental Health Services Fiona Pilkington, Perinatal Emotional Health Clinician, Albury Wodonga Health Kerry Dolan, Perinatal Emotional Health Clinician, Albury Wodonga Health Sarah Hancock, GP, Benalla Carrier Street Clinic
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    12:30 PM

    Will Twycross, Procedural GP in Obstetrics, Anaesthetics, and Accident and Emergency
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    1:00 PM

    Cate Gemmill, Lactation Consultant, Northeast Health Wangaratta
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    1:45 PM

    Megan Rickard
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    2:30 PM

    Lauren Bowie
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    3:15 PM

    Alice Martin, Australian Breastfeeding Association
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    4:00 PM

    Emma Avery
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  • All Seasons Hotel Bendigo, McIvor Highway, Bendigo, 3550

    9:00 AM
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    Bendigo Health Fiona Faulks, Deputy Director of Nursing, Women's and Children's Services Nicola Yuen, Director of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Amanda Hewett, Mamta Coordinator
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    9:45 AM
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    Bendigo and District Aboriginal Co-operative Raylene Harradine, Chief Executive Officer, Bendigo and District Aboriginal Co-operative, and Chair, Loddon Mallee Aboriginal Reference Group Christine Gibbins, Health Services Coordinator Kate Glenie, Loddon Mallee Aboriginal Reference Group Early Years Project Worker, Mallee District Aboriginal Services Kate Glenie, Loddon Mallee Aboriginal Reference Group Early Years Project Worker, Mallee District Aboriginal Services
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    10:30 AM
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    The Midwife Collective Elizabeth Murphy, Midwife Marie-Louise Lapeyre, Midwife Samantha Ward, Midwife Veronica Moule, Collaborative Partner
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    11:00 AM
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    City of Greater Bendigo Helen Lees, Maternal and Child Health Clinical Coordinator
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    11:45 AM
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    St John of God Raphael Services Ursula Kiel, Senior Clinician
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    1:00 PM
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    Suzanne Hartney, Neonatal Nurse and Midwife
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    1:30 PM
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    Gianna Centre Anne O'Brien,, Volunteer
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    2:00 PM
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    Remembrance Parks Central Victoria Graham Fountain, CEO
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    2:30 PM
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    Gabrielle Gamble
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    3:00 PM
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    Bendigo Positive Birthing Elizabeth Murphy, Volunteer
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  • Reception Room,Civic Centre, 25 Liebig Street, Warrnambool, 25 Liebig Street, Warrnambool, 3280

    9:00 AM
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    South West Healthcare Liz Uren, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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    9:30 AM
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    South West Healthcare Rachael Lee, Practice Coordinator Julianne Clift, Director of Nursing Janene Facey, Maternity Nurse Unit Manager
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    10:00 AM
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    South West Healthcare Nicholas Place, Manager, Primary Mental Health Team
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    11:00 AM
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    The Warrnambool Breastfeeding Centre Barbara Glare, President and Lactation Consultant
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    11:30 AM
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    Warrnambool City Council Maryanne Purcell, Maternal and Child Health Nurse Coordinator
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    12:15 PM
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    Kerrie Donlon
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    12:30 PM
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    Melissa Maher
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    12:45 PM
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    Jess Stretton
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    1:00 PM
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    Jane Perry
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    1:15 PM
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    Alexandra Lenehan
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    1:20 PM
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    Wren Bowie
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    1:30 PM
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    Alison Stuebe, Associate Professor at Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine South West Healthcare Janene Facey, Maternity Nurse Unit Manager
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  • Parliament of Victoria (LCCR) , Spring Street, Melbourne, 3002

    9:15 AM
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    Australian Breastfeeding Association Susan Day, President Susan Tawia, Manager, Breastfeeding Information and Research
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    10:00 AM
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    Centre of Perinatal Excellence Nicole Highet, Founder and Executive Director Simon Troeth, Board Director
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    10:45 AM
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    The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Michael Permezel, Immediate Past-President
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    11:30 AM
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    Jean Hailes Research Unit Jane Fisher, Director Heather Rowe, Senior Research Fellow
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    12:45 PM
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    My Midwives Melbourne Parents Group Hannah Quanchi, Owner and Director Andrea Quanchi, Midwife and Director of Midwives Gabrielle Sammon, Parents Group Representative
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    1:30 PM
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    Kate Ravenscroft
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