We are so grateful to our reserve speakers who prepare their presentations in full and in most cases have no opportunity to present them.
This year we have chosen to name them and acknowledge their contribution.
| Gemma Simms (Australia) | Beyond the Binary – Understanding the Experiences and Needs of LGBTQIA+ Individuals in Perinatal Care |
| Kati Krebs & Roslyn Donnellan-Fernandez (Australia) | Exploring the Intersection between ADHD and Women’s Health During the Childbearing years |
| Sharmin Shobnum Joya, Rujina Khatun, & Martha Bukosi (Bangladesh) | Digital Innovation and Competency-Based Governance: The 2025 Bangladesh Midwifery Society Election |
| Wendy Foster & Jarrod Clarke (Australia) | Addressing midwives wellbeing through the evaluation of workloads and role intensity in contemporary midwifery caseload models |
| Linda Deys (Australia) | Finding BLISS –understanding the consumer perspective around breastfeeding concerns, and the implementation of a midwifery delivered antenatal breastfeeding assessment tool. |
| Jennifer Averill Moffitt (USA) | Decreasing Health Disparities in the Perinatal Period by Providing Trauma-Informed, Embodied Instruction in Mindfulness |
| Lesley Kuliukas, Peta Cornell & Helen Godwin (Australia) | Lights, Camera, Competence: Video-Based Self-Assessment in Midwifery Education |
| Tanya Capper, Gina Kruger & Olaf Muurlink (Australia) | The experience of whistleblowing about the quality or safety of maternity care |
| Anne Nwogu & Ayisetu Musa-Maliki (Nigeria) | Cross-Cultural Validity and Reliability of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R): A Systematic Review |
| Maryam Mansur, Hafsat Adamu & Amina Salihu (Nigeria) | Assessment of Knowledge and Utilisation of Postpartum Care Services Among Mothers in Secondary Health Care Facilities of Katsima |
