Professor Hannah Dahlen, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney

Hannah Dahlen

Hannah is the Professor of Midwifery in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Western Sydney University, and has been a practising midwife for 24 years.

She has significantly contributed to the development of maternity services both within Australia and internationally, and is one of the first midwives in Australia to gain eligibility and access to a Medicare provider number following government reforms in 2010.

An active researcher, Professor Dahlen has strong national and international research partnerships, and has received 12 grants since 2000. She has had over 60 publications in the past seven years and has spoken at over 100 national and international conferences.

The national spokesperson for the Australian College of Midwives, Hannah has been interviewed by media over 300 times and featured in two documentaries. She is also a past President of the Australian College of Midwives, receiving Life Membership in 2008 for outstanding contributions to the profession of Midwifery.

In November this year she was featured in the Sydney Morning Herald's list of 100 'people who change our city for the better'. Hannah was described by a member of the selection panel as probably the leading force promoting natural birth and midwife-led care in Australia.