FAQs

  • Yes. Antenatal classes focus mostly on birth whereas this service prepares you for the days and weeks after.

  • Yes. Support at home is crucial and we give you practical tips for partners and support people to help them feel involved and useful. We also help you identify a broader support network that is helpful after you come home with your baby.

  • Absolutely. It’s such an important part of postnatal and baby care, and we know that many women experience perinatal depression and anxiety. We’ll talk about postnatal emotions and where to seek help if needed.

  • We suggest later in pregnancy, from 28 weeks, but hey, it’s never too soon to prepare! Likewise, we can help you late in pregnancy and even after you return home from hospital with your new bub.

Preparing for Postnatal, Baby & Feeding

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

Confidence for Life After Birth 🌸

The days after birth are beautiful — but also full of change. Dial a Midwife helps you prepare for life with your baby, so you feel confident, calm and ready.

What You’ll Learn

  • What to expect in the first weeks with your baby.

  • Feeding options and practical guidance for breastfeeding and bottle-feeding.

  • How to care for your body as you recover.

  • Emotional well-being and support networks.

  • Nutrition and exercise after birth.

  • Birth debriefing.

  • Breastfeeding, including assessments you can do by yourself and feeding charts to keep it real and make it easy.

  • Expressing milk for your baby.

  • How to know if you or your baby is unwell – and what to do.

  • How to know if you are unwell - and what to do.

  • How to make things easy for when you come home.

  • Tips and tricks for getting organised and prepared.

  • What to bring to hospital to assist your postnatal stay.

  • How to bath a baby, change nappies and care for your baby.

  • Unlimited support for all of your questions

  • And so much more!

As experienced midwives, we know that once labour and birth are over, the real fun begins! It can be incredibly challenging to have this small, vulnerable, dependent newborn to care for - and how overwhelming it can feel when there is so much to learn on the spot.

We want to give you a head-start.

We want you to meet your baby with confidence, understanding and calmness.

We’d love it if you approached your first nappy change with a “Yes! I can do this!” feeling.

We want you to feel good about going home from hospital - feeling confident in what you know, how you’ve prepared and in what to expect when you return home with your precious new bub.

This is for you if …

✨ You’re having your first baby
✨ You’ve had a baby before but you’re really unsure how on earth to juggle a newborn AND your toddler / child

✨ You’ve had a baby before but it was a while ago and you’ve forgotten things

✨ You’ve had a baby before but they were in the nursery and so you feel like you missed out on those early days

✨ You want to build resilience and practical skills while having a midwife walk beside 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.