Selected websites

Professional Associations

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council  looks at nursing in Australia and includes  Code of Ethics, Code of Conduct and Competency Standards.

Australian College of Midwives  national body for the promotion of midwifery in Australia.

American College of Nurse-Midwives includes research, news, articles and documents on professional information, history, patient information, education, products, events and services, as well as links to relevant resources.

Association of Radical Midwives a UK based site which provides a forum for sharing ideas, information and skills.

Government Resources

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Australia's national agency for health and welfare statistics and information.

Healthinsite Australian government initiative which aims to improve the health of Australians by providing easy access to quality information about health.

Health Legislation A selection of Victorian legislation and supporting information relevant to health service providers.

National Institutes of Health (USA) this site brings together a variety of health related information.

Subject gateways

Birth International (Australia) support and resources for midwives, childbirth educators and expectant parents.

Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources links to many sites covering different health and medical topics.

Lippincott Nursing Center a portal to American nursing resources.

Intute Health Sciences: Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health  UK free online service with access to web resources for education and research, evaluated and selected by a network of subject specialists.

The Virtual Nursing Centre part of the Martindale Health Sciences Guide, covers a very broad range of topics and types of material.

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