Exploring Midwifery Practice and Nursing Organizations: An Interview with Mrs. Lynette Cusack

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Table of Contents
Introduction........................................................................................................................1
Choice of Interviewee and the reason behind the choice...................................................1
Summarization of responses from the interview................................................................2
Reflection of the principles of maternity care from the interview.....................................4
Conclusion..........................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
There has been a recent increase regarding the risks associated with pregnancies all
over the world, and in this context there has been importance on the team of nurses assisting
such cases and the midwifery council associated with it. There has been almost 360,000
nurses registered in Australia in 2015. Moreover they work at an average of 33.5 hours per
week .9 out of 10 midwifes are women (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare,
2019).Thus, I have been intrigued to learn about the midwifery practice and the various issues
connected with its success and welfare. For this interview I have contacted, Mrs. Lynette
Cusack, an eminent board member of Nursing and Midwifery board of Australia. Over the
years, this organization have been successful in registering midwifery practitioners and
nurses. The main rationale behind choosing this organization has been further developing the
guidelines standards and codes for the nurses as well as midwives. Thus, it is one of the most
trusted professional midwifery organizations. Moreover, the nursing and midwifery board of
Australia have been successful in establishing state as well as territory boards for supporting
the National board and its work in the national scheme (Nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au,
2019). In this article, I would justify the reason of choosing Mrs. Lynette Cusack for
conducting the interview and the main aims of the midwifery organizations. Moreover I
would also enhance my existing knowledge about Primary Maternity Care (PMC), the
process and the challenges involved with it, along with strategies aimed at overcoming the
various challenges and ultimately the role of midwifery council in escalating the welfare of
midwifes.
Choice of Interviewee and the reason behind the choice
My primary aim in conducting this experiment was to ensure a proper and flexible
workforce in terms of nursing as well as midwifery which would be successful in meeting the
future and current needs of the women of the Australian community through a safe and

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competent practice. I prepared a semi-structured interview based on these primary concepts
which would focus on the leadership among midwifes, nurses , students of the midwifery as
well as nursing for regulation of the public interest. Thus this semi structured interview was
conducted with the help of a manually prepared questionnaire. The reason behind choosing
Mrs. Lynette Cusack as the main person for conducting the interview is the amount of
expertise she had gained in her field. Regarding her qualifications, she has been a registered
nurse as well as midwife and thus would have the experience of learning more about
midwifes. Moreover, she has achieved a certificate on midwifery ascertaining the fact that
she has been an expert nurse. Over the years she has been an integral part of the Australian
college of nursing, nursing and midwifery council of Australia and the sigma theta tau
International Society of nursing. Thus, I have found that based upon the experience she had
gained in her expertise and based on her association with multiple organizations for
midwifery she would be the best person to enlighten me on the context of primary maternity
care and the involvement of midwifes in escalating their health. The main function Ms.
Lynette Cusack has to perform is setting up various registration requirements and registering
the students, nurses as well as midwifes of midwifery. Moreover her functions also includes
proper management of investigation, notifications, as well as panel headings. In addition to
all these responsibilities, she would approve various accreditation standards for protection of
the pregnant woman and thereby enhance the health of women involved in childbirth
(Smolowitz et al., 2015).
Summarization of responses from the interview
Various perspectives of the health of mother and her children is linked along with care
provided by the nurses as well as midwives belonging to the nursing and maternity care in
Australia. Mrs. Lynette Cusack has stressed on the fact that maternity care is one of the most
fundamental processes integral to the overall health of a society. According to her