Angela Swift: Keeping Birth Normal

Angela Swift is a qualified midwife of 26 years. She is currently working at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital but started her career in the UK where she was one of the first group of midwifery students to train through a direct entry program back in 1992. Sue and Angela discuss keeping birth and labour normal.

In this episode, Sheena also discusses how she was part of the development and rollout of the Ngarrama Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) at the RBWH. This MGP was the first all-risk MGP at the RBWH and provided care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. She has also worked in Far North QLD, including Thursday Island, developing a rural MGP with off-site birthing.