Midwives in Victoria will now have the ability to prescribe more medication for maternity patients across the state.
Victoria Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas announced a major change to the scope of medication midwives can prescribe, effective from today.
The Ministerial Approval across the state will now allow endorsed midwives with three years of clinical practice to prescribe pain relief, anaesthetics and abortion medication for patients.
Women in regional Victoria will get easier access to medical abortions after the Allan government expanded the number of medications which midwives are allowed to prescribe.
