To add, I thought the polititions said that the baby bonus was specifically to assist for the costs of a new baby coming into the family.

This may include morgage repayments because of family going down to 1 income, this money may also enable a woman to rest and take time off work rather than putting child in daycare faciltiy at 6 weeks and racing straight back out into the workforce.

Why should a woman have to hand this BB over to a midwife??? Why can't the government provide more assistance for women wanting to employ midwifes for their pregs and also make it possible for midwifes to provide support for women during childbirth?