Reflections on Human Labour - a personal, scientific and clinical perspective

Human Labour is a unique, physiological event , that has a significant impact on the life of an individual woman and  her partner or those closest to her. This reflection from an onlooker  will look at the scientific, cultural and social  factors that have influenced the labouring landscape

Dr Andrew Bisits

Keynote

Dr. Andrew Bisits was the Medical Co Director of Maternity at the Royal Hospital for Women 2012-2025, Sydney, Australia- a tertiary academic hospital which oversees 3300-4000 births per year.  He moved there from Newcastle, 150km north of Sydney, four years ago. In Newcastle he had been the director of Obstetrics for eight years. Currently he is having a break from active clinical practice and pursuing various teaching and research interests.
Dr Bisits has been in full time obstetrics for 40 years this time including the training and residency positions.  He has had a long clinical and research interest in vaginal breech birth since the term breech trial was first planned. In the research arena he has a strong leaning towards epidemiology and biostatistics and preterm birth.
In the clinical arena he has participated in several initiatives to promote and establish primary midwifery care programs for pregnant women. Dr Bisits has had conjoint associate professorial position with the UNSW and University of Newcastle. He was a previous chair of the Advanced Maternal and Reproductive Education group which runs maternity care courses on emergencies, maternity care basics and a breech course.

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