Midwifery

Library

Reference Resources

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online: Academic Edition

A multi-disciplinary reference resource which includes information on Health and Medicine.

Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health 2006 edition.

"Dictionary of Nursing: from Oxford Reference Includes “A Dictionary of Nursing” and other Dictionaries, Encyclopaedias and Reference title."

MIMS Online

Access essential information on over 4,500 prescription and non-prescription drugs.

Dictionary of Nursing: for Oxford Reference

Includes “A Dictionary of Nursing” and other Dictionaries, Encyclopaedias and Reference title.

Databases

Academic Search Premier

"A multi-disciplinary database providing access to nearly 4,500 Journals. Covers a wide variety of subjects including Medical sciences."

Books@Ovid

An e-book collection of Nursing and Health titles.

CINAHL

"A major source of authoritative information in the area of Nursing and Allied health.  Provides citations for over 2,800 Journals."

Cochrane Collection (Cochrane Library)

Includes information relating to Clinical Trials and access to Systematic Reviews and medical Research Studies.

Maternity & Infant Care

Covers the subjects of the midwifery profession, pregnancy, labour, birth, postnatal care, and neonatal care and the first year of an infant’s life.

eBrary

An e-book collection containing titles on a range of subjects including Nursing.

Academic OneFile

A multi-disciplinary database covering a wide variety of subjects including Nursing and other Health related topics.

Health Reference Centre Academic

Provides access to full text journal articles in the field of Nursing and Allied health.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

"Provides access to Journals covering a number of Medical subjects, including Nursing."

intermid

Gives access to full text articles from the British Journal of Midwifery (BJM) from 1996 to current. The BMJ includes clinical reviews, research, and evidence-based articles.

Joanna Briggs Institute

"A collection of resources including: Best Practice information sheets, Systematic Reviews, Clinical Practice manuals and more."

Meditext: Australasian Medical Index Plus Full Text

A source of Australian health information. 

Your Full Text Journals@Ovid

A collection of full text Nursing and Health Journals.

Web Sites

Australian Department of Health and Aging

Federal Government website with a wide variety of information on Health issues.

HealthInsite

Funded by the Federal Department of Health and Aging, this website provides access to quality information about human health.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Contains a wide range of information on Australian Indigenous health.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Includes Australian Health statistics.

Birth & Midwifery in Australia

Resources for Parents & Practitioners

Professional Associations

Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council

Includes full text of various professional standards including “National Competency Standard for Midwifery (2006)” and “Code of Ethics for Nurses in Australia (2005)”

Australian College of Midwives

"The Australian College of Midwives is a national, not-for-profit organisation that serves as the peak professional body for midwives."