A private midwife provides comprehensive, individualised pregnancy care, birth support, and postnatal care. At MAMA, this means you are cared for by a known midwife who walks alongside you from early pregnancy through to the weeks after birth.

Unlike fragmented hospital models where you may see different providers at each visit, private midwifery is built on continuity of care. Your midwife understands your medical history, your birth preferences, and your values. She provides evidence-based clinical care, emotional support, informed decision-making guidance, and practical preparation for labour, whether you are planning a home birth or hospital birth in Melbourne.

We recommend booking your private midwife as early as possible in pregnancy. Many families secure care in the first trimester to ensure availability.

Early booking allows time to build a strong relationship with your midwife, receive consistent antenatal care, plan your birth options, and feel confident and informed long before labour begins. Private midwifery places are limited to maintain high-quality, personalised care.

Yes. Many families choose private midwifery care for a planned home birth in Melbourne.

Private midwives are university-qualified, nationally registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, and practise according to Australian standards and guidelines. For women with low-risk pregnancies, planned home birth with an experienced midwife is supported by research as a safe option when appropriate screening, equipment, and clear transfer pathways are in place.

At MAMA, we carefully assess eligibility for home birth, provide thorough preparation during pregnancy, carry emergency equipment and medications, and maintain clear collaboration pathways with local hospitals should transfer ever be needed.

Yes. Many families planning a hospital birth choose private midwifery care to receive continuity throughout pregnancy and labour.

In Victoria, privately practising midwives may attend hospital births where credentialing agreements are in place. Where attendance is not possible, your MAMA midwife provides early labour support at home and remains closely involved in your care and advocacy.

Families often choose this option to have a trusted midwife who knows them well, supports informed decision-making, and provides calm, continuous care during labour.

MAMA Midwifery supports families across Melbourne and surrounding regions. Our clinics are located in Kensington and Caulfield South. We provide pregnancy care, home birth services, hospital birth support, lactation support, and postnatal midwifery care throughout these areas.

Postnatal care is a core part of private midwifery.

Your midwife visits you at home after birth to support your physical recovery, monitor your baby’s wellbeing, assist with breastfeeding and newborn care, and hold space for your emotional adjustment to parenthood. We provide clinical checks, feeding guidance, debriefing, and ongoing reassurance during those early weeks.

Continuity does not end at birth. We remain alongside you as you find your rhythm as a new family.

For women with uncomplicated, low-risk pregnancies, planned home birth with a qualified, experienced midwife can be a safe and supported option.

Australian and international research has shown that, for carefully screened low-risk women, planned home birth is associated with comparable safety outcomes to hospital birth, with lower rates of certain interventions. Safety relies on appropriate eligibility assessment, skilled midwifery care, emergency preparedness, and clear hospital transfer plans.

At MAMA, safety and informed choice sit side by side. We take time to assess your individual circumstances and ensure you feel confident in whichever birth setting you choose.

Continuity of care means being supported by the same midwife (or small team of known midwives) throughout pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period.

This model is associated with improved satisfaction, lower intervention rates, and stronger therapeutic relationships. More importantly, it means you are known. Your story matters. Your questions are welcomed. Your birth is approached with trust, respect, and individualised care.

At MAMA, continuity of care is not just a model. It is the heart of how we practise.