Caroline Homer
Caroline Homer is a Professor of Midwifery at UTS, and the President of the Australian College of Midwives. Although she always says she is a midwife first- and uses her role as educator to explain the benefits of midwifery for women.
Midwifery is something Caroline fell into; originally she wanted to work in oncology.
The course she applied for knocked her back, so she followed her friend into midwifery.
In amongst her academic roles, Caroline still finds time to practice as a midwife at St George Hospital in Kogarah. She’s also a champion for the rights of women in childbirth both here and overseas.
Caroline speaks to Ellen Leabeater.