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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Lucy Bladen

ACT govt launches 10-year plan to improve maternity services

Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith has launched a new 10-year plan to improve maternity services in the ACT. Picture: James Croucher

The ACT government has developed a 10-year plan to improve maternity services in the territory's public health system, with more than $12 million promised in the upcoming budget to the cause.

Money will go towards workforce planning for midwives, scholarships for dedicated midwives and doctors, an expansion of maternity services in Canberra's north and a scoping study into a residential service for mental health care for new parents.

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