The Having a Baby in Queensland Book Dec 2010 v1.0

AcknowledgementsOrganisationsIndividualsAustralian College of Midwives(ACM)Caboolture HospitalCentral Maternity &Neonatal Clinical NetworkEthnic CommunitiesCouncil of QueenslandFriends of the Birth CentreQueensland Association IncGeneral Practice QueenslandGriffith UniversityHerston Multimedia UnitMater Mothers’ HospitalMaternity CoalitionMaternity Unit, Primary,Community and Extended CareBranch, Queensland HealthMidwives Information &Resource Service (MIDIRS), UKMidwifery Advisory Committee,Office of the Chief NursingOfficer, Queensland HealthMidwifery Advisor,Queensland HealthNorthern Queensland Maternity& Neonatal Clinical NetworkPreventative Health,Queensland HealthQueensland Maternal andPerinatal Quality CouncilRoyal Australian and NewZealand College of Obstetriciansand Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)Redland HospitalSexual Health and HIV ServiceSouthern Queensland Maternity& Neonatal Clinical NetworkStatewide Maternity &Neonatal Clinical NetworkStillbirth and Neonatal DeathSupport (SANDS) NetworkThe University of QueenslandLana BellDr Wendy BrodribbDeirdrie CullenRachel FordDr Glenn GardenerProfessor Geoffrey MitchellRosalie PotterDr Camille Raynes-GreenowAssoc. Professor Allison ShortenHayley ThompsonAssoc. Professor Lyndal TrevenaThe Queensland Centre for Mothers & Babies would also like to acknowledge the families in Queensland for their generosity in contributing many of the beautiful photos contained in this book.The Having a Baby in Queensland book was developed by researchers at the Queensland Centre for Mothers & Babies. The Centre is an independent research centre based at The University ofQueensland and funded by Queensland Health. The Centre does not stand to gain or lose anything by the choices you make after reading this book. The decision aids contained in this book havebeen developed to be consistent with the International Patient Decision Aid Standards criteria for quality decision aids wherever possible.The University of Queensland, its employees and affiliates have made reasonable efforts to ensure the content provided is up to date and accurate. However, it does not guarantee and acceptsno liability or responsibility for the accuracy, currency or completeness of the information contained in this book. To the extent permitted by law, The University of Queensland its employees andaffiliates exclude all liability including negligence for any injury, loss or damage caused by or arising out of any reliance on the content contained in this book.Unless otherwise indicated, the content of this book is the property of The University of Queensland. All content is protected by Australian copyright law and, by virtue of international treaties,equivalent copyright laws in other countries. No material contained within this book may be reproduced or copied in any way without the prior written permission of The University of Queensland.Last updated: March 2010Next update: March 2012© 2010 The University of Queensland, Brisbane Australia. ABN 63942912 684, CRICOS Provider No. 00025B Web Version v1.5Cover Photos:Left courtesy of Little Posers Photography, centre courtesy of Andrea and Hannah Sunderland and right courtesy of Herston Multimedia Unit.