FAQs About birth plans

  • You can start as early as 8 weeks into your pregnancy. The earlier you begin, the more time you have to build knowledge and confidence. But it’s never too late — you can even write your birth plan the day before birth! Some women prefer to wait until later in pregnancy - that’s perfectly understandable. We can also begin early and adapt your plan with your pregnancy.

  • A birth plan isn’t a guarantee, but it gives your obstetrician and midwife a clear understanding of what matters most to you.

  • Yes! You can still outline preferences for a caesarean, and we offer services to help you plan a positive caesarean.

  • That’s okay. Your plan will include flexible backup options so you still feel in control. We really do explore all possibilities!

Your birth plan - Making Your Voice Heard in Birth 🌺

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

A birth plan isn’t just paperwork — it’s your voice. It communicates your preferences, values and wishes to your obstetrician and midwife.

Options for Care

The choices a women makes about who cares for her and where she has her baby are the two most important and profound choices a woman will make in her entire pregnancy.  Yet, it is often a decision made with little information and insight.  We help you understand how place of birth and care providers affect your outcomes, and we empower you with information on:

  • Birth statistics (that might surprise you!)

  • Maternity care providers: their roles and why they may become involved

  • Continuity of care: the new buzz word, but what exactly does it mean and is it helpful?

What This Service Offers

  • Step-by-step guidance to create a clear, realistic plan.

  • A deep-dive about you: your pregnancy, your health history, your goals and plans and what is workable and realistic for you.

  • Based on your goals and needs - assistance with working out what pregnancy and birth care options are ideal for you - exploring your options for labour, pain relief, monitoring and newborn care.

  • Preparing backup plans for different scenarios.

  • Tips for communicating effectively with your care providers.

  • 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

Of course, we can’t guarantee that your birth will go exactly as planned — because life rarely works that way. But we can equip you with knowledge, confidence and a strong inner connection, so that no matter what unfolds, you feel empowered in your decisions and supported in your journey. A positive birth is less about what happens and more about how we feel about what happened.

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.

Is a birth plan right for me?

Yes …

✨ If you want more information and support than just the standard hospital check-ups
✨ If you’d like to feel calm, confident and connected as you prepare for birth
✨ You want to know your options and have a guide mapped out

✨ You prefer to feel prepared and organised

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.