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I am a Medicare-eligible private midwife and I specialise in providing comprehensive, personalised pregnancy, birth and postnatal care for women across the Sydney Regions, including Wollongong, the Central Coast, the Southern Highlands and the Blue Mountains. I attend births exclusively at Westmead Hospital.
My philosophy encompasses pregnancy, labour and birth as a normal physiologic process, which women are designed to do, particularly when they are cared for sensitively, guided and supported by a trusted midwife.
Who I am
Just to let you know a little more about me: I grew up in Australia and studied midwifery here as well. I later completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the Australian Graduate School of Management. I have been a midwife for over ten years, and in that time I have been privileged to have worked in private and public hospitals, birth centres, private practice, delivery suite, postnatal, community, antenatal wards and clinics, and neonatal nurseries. I have also worked in health management. I provide my services exclusively in a private practice capacity because this allows me to meet women’s needs in pregnancy and birth.
What I do
I help women and families create safe, gentle, and empowering birth experiences. My goal is to help break down the fears that hold us back from creating a successful birth, and give you the knowledge and resources to build the right support network around you to assist you in your journey through birth and motherhood.
Why I Do It
I believe that giving birth can be the most transformational and empowering experience in a woman’s life. My experience has taught me that this is not the case for many women. Our current birth practices treat pregnancy and birth as crises waiting to happen and women are often just treated as a number in a busy and over-stretched system.
About my practice
My goal in private midwifery practice is to provide continuity of carer. I believe that it is important for every woman to be cared for by her chosen midwife throughout pregnancy, birth and the early days with her new baby because this form of care has been demonstrated to make for a safer and more satisfying birth experience for women and babies.
I am passionate about natural birth and I always have been! The women who come to see me are also passionate about natural birth and are committed to achieving this. I assist families to birth naturally, whether their pregnancy is straight forward or complicated, and it is my experience that a natural birth can be achieved in any setting.
Courses, seminars and workshops:
Notated as an Eligible Midwife 2010
Midwifery Practice Review 2010
FONT – obstetric emergencies and neonatal resuscitation 2010
FONT – fetal welfare assessment 2010
K2MS fetal welfare assessment 2010
ACM National Conference 2009
Perineal repair 2009
Trust in Childbirth workshop 2009
Effective People Management 2008
OHS Consultation 2008
Return to Work Coordinator 2007
Midwife Initiated Discharge 2005
OHS Risk Management 2005
Midwives and normal Birth 2004
Midwifery-Led Birth Unit Conference 2005
Midwifery Practice Across the Globe 2005
Future Birth 2005
To find out more about the services I offer, please visit my website or shoot me an email.
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