FAQs About the Birth Preparation Program

  • You can start as early as 8 weeks into your pregnancy. The earlier you begin, the more time you have to build knowledge, confidence and a strong connection between mind and body. But it’s never too late — even joining in your third trimester can make a meaningful difference.

  • Yes — this program complements, not replaces, your medical care. While your healthcare team manages important clinical checks, this program focuses on your emotional, psychological and practical preparation for birth and early parenthood.

  • No. Birth is unpredictable, and no program can guarantee a particular outcome. What we can promise is that you’ll feel more prepared, confident, and supported — no matter which path your birth takes.

  • Typical antenatal classes often focus on the “what” of birth, like stages of labour, pain relief options and hospital procedures. Our program goes deeper, exploring the “how” — how your mindset influences your experience, how to prepare emotionally and mentally, and how to build resilience for whatever comes your way.

Birth Preparation Program

Dial a Midwife … we’re here for you - all the way

preparing Your Mind, Body and Heart for Birth

Birth is so much more than a physical process. Yes, your body knows how to grow and birth your baby — but your mind, emotions and environment play an equally powerful role. At Dial A Midwife, our Birth Preparation Program is designed to support women not just clinically, but holistically — because we believe birth is about 90% psychological.

Why Focus on Birth Preparation?

In traditional appointments, clinical tasks like checking blood pressure, monitoring the baby’s heartbeat or reviewing test results take only a few minutes. What’s often missing is time — time to talk, reflect, prepare and build the mindset and skills that truly shape a positive birth experience.

That’s where this program comes in.

Our Birth Preparation Program creates space for:

  • Emotional preparation – understanding your feelings, fears and expectations.

  • Practical tools – breathing, relaxation, movement and coping techniques.

  • Empowered choices – exploring your options so you can make decisions with confidence.

  • Resilience and adaptability – preparing for the reality that birth can take many paths, while still making it a joyful and empowering experience.

Birth Is a Journey—Not Just an Outcome

This program does not guarantee that birth will go exactly as planned — because life rarely works that way. But it does equip you with knowledge, confidence and a strong inner connection, so no matter what unfolds, you feel empowered in your decisions and supported in your journey.

We’ve seen women experience joyful and fulfilling births—whether natural, assisted, or caesarean—not because everything went perfectly, but because they were prepared, connected, supported, and trusted themselves and their choices.

What’s Included in the Program

  • Personalised appointments starting from 8 weeks of pregnancy, continuing every 1–2 weeks until birth.

  • Post-birth debrief session to reflect on your experience and support your recovery.

  • Unlimited support for any questions or challenges that arise along the way.

  • Tailored guidance focused on you — your values, needs and goals for pregnancy, birth, and beyond.

  • Best ways of managing the sensations of labour

  • How to manage your labour naturally: learn what is really needed to labour and birth well, under your own steam

This isn’t about monitoring your blood pressure or your baby’s movements — those are essential and well covered by hospitals, obstetricians and midwifery programs. Instead, this is about preparing you emotionally, mentally and physically to step into birth feeling strong, informed and supported.

Is This Program Right for You?

✨ If you want more than just the standard check-ups…
✨ If you’d like to feel calm, confident and connected as you prepare for birth…
✨ If you want to build resilience and practical skills while having a midwife walk beside you every step of the way…

👉 Then the Birth Preparation Program is for you.

Accessible and convenient

No matter where you are in Australia, you can book a telehealth (or phone) consultation with your midwife. We offer video and phone consults for women in the privacy and comfort of their own home. For new parents and families in rural and remote Australia, it is comforting to know that a midwife is only a call away. 

Highly Trained Midwives

All of our midwives are not only registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, but also endorsed. Endorsement is available to midwives upon application after completion of at least 5,000 hours of practice and obtaining additional qualifications. Endorsed midwives have a Medicare Provider Number and PBS Prescriber Number. 

Our midwives are experienced in all settings - clinics, public hospitals, private hospitals, birth centre, homebirth, private practice and obstetric services.

available

We offer flexible times for appointments and if you need a same-day appointment, we will always try to accommodate you. Use our service as little – or as much – as you need. We encourage continuity of care and would love to be by your side, online, as you journey through your pregnancy and experience the first few weeks with your new baby. We offer home visits for Sydney-based patients (an additional fee may apply).

Bulk-Billing – free care for Medicare card holders

If you have a Medicare card, our phone and video consults are fully covered by Medicare - there is no out-of-pocket fee or gap with a Medicare card. We’re unable to assist if you are outside of Australia or if you’re currently in hospital, and without a valid Medicare card, a small fee will apply.

Supplement your care

We’re super keen to bridge the gap in care between going home from hospital with your baby, and the 6-week check. We also know from experience that many women feel anxious, leave appointments with unanswered questions and find it so helpful to have a single, trusted midwife on the end of the phone throughout pregnancy and for the first six weeks after the birth of their baby.

midwifery continuity of care

Ad private midwives, we offer care for women as early as a missed period, throughout pregnancy and for the first 6 weeks of baby’s life. For many women, our service will provide the only source of continuity and consistency throughout their birthing year.