• A free initial meeting to discuss your birthing options and see if I am right for you
• A known midwife throughout your pregnancy, birth and in the postnatal period
• Individualised care based on your needs & beliefs rather than routine procedures
• No waiting room queues before your appointments
• Unhurried consultations in your home or mine
• Inclusion of your partner, other children and support people if you wish

(Photo courtesy of Kristi & Thomas)

• Homebirth
• Waterbirth
• Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC)
• Preparation for your birth
• Sibling preparation
• Breastfeeding information & support - I am also a Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
• Collaboration with and/or referral to other health professionals when appropriate
• Birth pool hire - wooden or inflatable
• Books, videos & DVDs to borrow                                                                    

(Photo courtesy of Belinda, Paul & Imogen)

Unfortunately homebirth is not available within the public health system in Victoria and there is no Medicare rebate for a midwife's fee. Some private health insurance companies will cover all or part of the cost of a homebirth. Women sometimes choose to use a portion of the lump sum maternity payment to pay for their homebirth.

For a current schedule of fees please contact me (details below).

I live in Narre Warren South but cover a wide area including Casey, Cardinia, Greater Dandenong, the Dandenong Ranges and some areas of the Mornington Peninsula & Gippsland. 

For more information please email andrea@homebirths.com.au or phone (03) 9704 2386

I now work in a midwifery group practice Eastside Midwives This enables women to have a known second midwife & back-up in the unlikely event that I am at another birth.