Maternal, Child & Family Health Nurses Australia

29/09/2026

Latest news from Parent-Infant Research Institute

The International Marcé Society Conference was held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 6 to 9 September, bringing together leading researchers and clinicians focused on perinatal mental health.

22/09/2026

Are you a Maternal, Child & Family Health Nurse looking to strengthen your paediatric knowledge with expert clinicians from the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne?

RCH Education Hub has opened enrolments for the 2026–27 Paediatric Health Education Program - monthly online webinars, practical resources and a supportive community of practice designed specifically for Maternal, Child & Family Health Nurses and students.

Date: Monthly live webinars ending 17 June 2027, the recording will be available for 90 days.
Mode of delivery: Online
Where: Via Zoom
Cost: $165 (incl GST)
CPD Points: 10 hours. Self- record number of hours attended as CPD activity OR A certificate will be made available on completion.

Contact: [email protected]

Information here:

Welcome to The Education Hub Online Learning Platform for providing healthcare professionals working in paediatrics with educational resources and programs. This platform is managed by The Education Hub, but the courses on this site have been developed by various teams from the Melbourne Children'...

17/09/2026

Maternal, Child and Family Health Nurses play a vital role in supporting young mothers and are uniquely placed to share this research opportunity with the young parents you support.

Western Sydney University is seeking young mums aged 16–24 to take part in an anonymous survey exploring body image and infant feeding decisions.

If you work with young mums, please consider sharing this research opportunity. It’s a simple 10‑minute survey that can help strengthen future support for young mums and their babies.

https://surveyswesternsydney.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cOVJ8RJMWvcGygu

17/09/2026

Interested in learning more about breastfeeding and how to support mothers and infants during a hospital admissions.
Register to attend the ACCYPN's masterclass on 'Milk Matters' with leading breastfeeding researcher, nurse, midwife and LC - Dr. Sharon Perella.
Registerstrations at the link below.
Wednesday 30th September from 1pm to 4.30 at the Royal Children's Hospital.
https://www.accypn.org.au/masterclasses
Women's and Children's Health Network Maternal, Child & Family Health Nurses Australia Association for the Wellbeing of Children in Healthcare (AWCH)

17/09/2026

Just released the RSV Consensus Document from the Immunisation Foundation Australia https://www.ifa.org.au/

Maternal, Child & Family Health Nurses Australia Women's and Children's Health Network Association for the Wellbeing of Children in Healthcare (AWCH) Australian College of Children and Young People's Nurses

08/09/2026

HEARING AUSTRALIA WEBINAR

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25/08/2026

Latest message from the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer

Welcome to the August 2026 edition of the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer newsletter. This month, we are pleased to share a packed update that celebrates major milestones for nursing and midwifery, highlights new national resources, and points to opportunities to shape the safety and quality of....

25/08/2026

We know parental leave matters for dads, the stories and voices are loud and clear. What we need now is data.
Because if we want better parental leave for dads - and workplaces that genuinely make it possible for fathers to take it - we need to understand what’s actually happening on the ground. What helps a dad take leave? What gets in the way? What happens when he asks? And what’s it like for the manager on the other side of that request?
The University of Sydney is running a national study to understand what really happens when fathers request parental leave: what helps, what gets in the way, and how managers respond.
They’re looking for:
👉 Dads who took parental leave in their baby’s first 12 months
👉 Managers who’ve handled parental leave requests from fathers
It’s a 20‑minute survey, and your experience can help build stronger evidence for change and better workplace policies for dads.
If this is you — or someone you know — please take part.
Complete the survey and help shape the future of parental leave.
The survey is being administered by Essential Research. If you are interested in participating, please follow this link: https://survey-au.yoursurveynow.com/survey/selfserve/53b/260772 #$

This project has been approved by the University of Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) [2025/HE001322].

Project Team
Professor Elizabeth Hill
Associate Professor Myra Hamilton
Dr Nicholas Avery

This project is funded by the Minderoo Foundation.

25/08/2026

Centre for Community Child Health Newsletter: Implementing Thriving Kids

18/08/2026

On behalf of the Maternal, Child and Family Health Nurses Australia (MCaFHNA) and the Global Network of Public Health Nursing (GNPHN), we are delighted to invite you to attend:

MCaFHNA & GNPHN Conference 2027
Transforming Child & Family Health in a Changing World
6 – 8 May 2027 at the Adelaide Convention Centre.

This international gathering will bring together, maternal, child and family health nurses and midwives, public health nurses, maternal, child and family health professionals, researchers, educators, and policymakers from across Australia and around the world.

The conference will provide a dynamic platform to share knowledge, showcase innovation, and strengthen global collaboration in maternal, child and family health and public health nursing.

REGISTER here - https://web.cvent.com/event/a03df63c-ddba-4732-a5b7-eb9c1266a76d/summary