Dr. Kath Brundell is an academic and clinical midwife with extensive leadership experience across midwifery education and practice. Kath holds an Advanced HE Senior Lecturer Fellowship and has a consolidated career in Course Coordination. Kath is an active researcher whose PhD focused on the sustainability of rural Victorian maternity services. Kath’s research has significantly influenced Victorian health policy, directly informing the state government’s maternity taskforce activity and rural maternity sustainability initiatives. Her scholarly work addresses critical workforce challenges and maternity access issues across Australia.
In addition to her academic role, Kath has served as Chief Examiner for Internationally Qualified Midwives with AHPRA and the NMBA, and currently chairs the International Qualified Midwife Examinations Committee. She is an active member of Safer Care Victoria’s Maternity Advisory Group, contributing her expertise to government strategy development. Her extensive clinical background spans tertiary paediatric emergency nursing, hospital management, community nursing, and midwifery across tertiary, rural, and remote settings. Kath is also an executive member of the Childbirth and Parenting Educators of Australia (CAPEA). Kath’s leadership extends to other national professional bodies, including the Australian College of Midwives, Trans-Tasman Midwifery Education Consortium, and Victorian Midwifery Academics. Kath has an unwavering commitment to advancing midwifery education and rural maternity sustainability and is a strong voice in Australian maternal healthcare.
