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By Joanne Gray, PhD, RM, Professor of Midwifery, Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Rachel Smith, MMid(Hons), RM, Midwifery Education Consultant, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, Burnet Institute, Victoria, Australia Adjunct Fellow, Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and Caroline Homer, PhD, RM, Co-Program Director, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health, Burnet Institute, Victoria, Australia Emeritus Professor of Midwifery, Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, New South Wales, Australia