The Centre for Family Health and Midwifery at University Of Technology Sydney (UTS) was established in July 2000. It is a result of callaboration with the faculty of Nursing Midwifery and Health (NMH) at UTS and the health indusrty. In particular, affilations are in place with South East Health (SEH), the division of Woman’s and Childrens Health at St George Hospital, Child and Family Health Nurses in a number of regions and John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle. We have a strong remote area Aboriginal and International links also. We particularly active currently in Indonesia, with China colleagues and in Samoa. The Centre builds on an established record of research, teaching and technical advice and consultancy. It also recognises the scope ans standing of the foundational work undertaken by the Family Health Research Unit and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NH&MRC) Centre for Clinical excellence, Midwifery Practice and Research Centre, which were based at St George Hospital, Sydney.