The ANMF is pleased to be funding a study called the FUCHSIA study: Future proofing the midwifery workforce in Australia.

Not dissimilar to the Victorian FUCHSIA study (report released in 2022), this study aims to gather accurate, up-to-date evidence to map and gain insights into the health and wellbeing of the midwifery workforce, and its sustainability.

To achieve change for the midwifery workforce, we need hard data identifying the critical factors that affect the retention and attrition of midwives in the Australian maternity care sector. This is your chance to contribute to that change!

All midwives, regardless of their context of practice, are encouraged to complete an online survey led by researchers Professor Della Forster and Ms Robyn Matthews at La Trobe University that is distributed via your workplace.

Please get in touch with your manager or contact your ANMF Branch if you have not received the survey by August 2025 to have your say.