Choosing how and where you give birth is one of the most significant decisions you'll make, and it deserves more than a rushed appointment or an internet rabbit hole.
Meet a MAMA midwife before you decide
Book a Discovery Appointment: a 40-minute conversation with a midwife about your pregnancy, your hopes, and what your maternity care options really look like.
Whether you're just starting to explore or ready to take the first step, this is the right place to begin. In clinic or via telehealth, whichever suits you.
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What happens in a Discovery Appointment
The conversation follows what's most useful for you, but we'll usually cover:
Your hopes and situation first
We want to hear what you're looking for in your pregnancy, birth and postpartum before anything else. Everything we share from there connects back to what matters to you.
An honest comparison of your care options
We'll walk through continuity of care, the public system, MGP programs, and private obstetric care, including what the research shows about outcomes under each model, so you can weigh them up properly.
Exactly how care at MAMA works across the whole journey
Pregnancy appointments, labour and birth support, postnatal care, home birth, hospital birth; a clear picture of what care with us actually looks like from early pregnancy through to six weeks postnatal.
Your practical questions answered
Costs, Medicare rebates, timing, what happens in an emergency; nothing is off limits.
Next steps only if you're ready
If it feels like a good fit, we'll talk about finding you the right midwife.
Why families choose MAMA
Victoria's first & largest
Private midwifery practice, caring for families since 2011.
2,500+ births supported
Across home and hospital settings.
Continuity of care
The same midwife from early pregnancy through to six weeks postnatal.
Trusted across the sector
Our midwives help train hospital homebirth programs and sit on Safer Care Victoria committees.
Medicare-eligible
Our endorsed midwives can order tests, prescribe medication, and provide rebates.
Postnatal care that goes the distance
Average postnatal visits rose from 4 to 10 after we moved to an inclusive package model (MAMA internal data, 2024), since we removed a common cost barrier in other models.
A note on timing
Our midwives do book out, and the families who get the most from the MAMA model are the ones who start early: more appointments, more time to build the relationship, and more support to prepare.
If you're weighing up a public caseload spot, it's worth knowing that many families are excluded from MGP and public homebirth programs closer to their due date, and that a place with us may not be available if you wait. We'd rather you have that information now than wish you'd known sooner.
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A Discovery Appointment is a 40-minute conversation with a MAMA midwife. No obligation, no referral needed. Just honest information about your options, shaped around what matters to you.