Today I am truly honoured to bring to you Professor Hannah Dahlen, to discuss a very important topic of induction of labour.
If you have been recommended an induction – this is a powerful podcast to understand the full ramifications of that decision. In the next episode of the ‘Transform Your Birth,’ podcast – I will take this topic one step further, and share how I prepare women for induction. These two episodes together, will help you step into your power when making a decision to induce and prepare.
The key message of this podcast – when making these significant decisions, we need to take into account the individual pregnancy and individual woman’s choices when making these decisions.
NICE induction of labour guidelines
Hannah Dahlen is the Professor of Midwifery and Associate Dean in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University. She has been a midwife for more than 34 years. She is one of the first midwives in Australia to gain Eligibility and access to a Medicare provider number and prescribing rights following government reforms in 2010. Hannah worked for nearly 10 years as a privately practising midwife alongside her role as a Professor of Midwifery. Hannah has published over 300 papers and book chapters and has strong national and international research partnerships.
In 2019 Hannah was awarded a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia (General Division) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for her significant services to midwifery, nursing and medical education and research. In November 2012 Hannah was named in the Sydney Morning Herald’s list of 100 “people who change our city for the better” and named as one of the leading “science and knowledge thinkers” for 2012.
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