While most families of young children are well supported socially and make good use of services, some do not. Children from families that have poor social supports and that make limited or no use of early child and family services are at increased risk of poor health and developmental outcomes. Research confirms what many professionals...

This report presents information on the demographic and employment characteristics of the nursing and midwifery workforce, based primarily on estimates derived from the National Health Workforce Data Set.

Health Workforce 2025 (HW 2025) provides Australia's first major, long-term, national projections for doctors, nurses and midwives and presents the best available planning information on our future health workforce. It presents the need for essential co-ordinated, long-term reforms by government, professions and the higher education and training sector to secure a sustainable and affordable health...

The relationship an infant has with their primary caregiver (in our society, this is usually the mother) has a profound impact on the infant’s future development. It is now well recognised that experiences in the first weeks and months of life help shape the developing brain; the most important of these experiences is the relationship...

This report presents statistics on trends in the employment of nurses and midwives in Australia. It is based on the main findings of the 2005 national survey of nursing and midwifery. Information presented includes a national and stat/territory overview of the number and characteristics of nurses and midwives, their geographic region and overall supply.