Hayley Nolan

What's your name and role at MAMA?

I’m Hayley, I am an endorsed midwife & work as an educator and as the education manager here at MAMA.

What inspired you to work at MAMA?

When caring for families as a midwife in the public maternity system, I consistently found myself craving more time to answer the wonderfully curious questions that they had – which led me to education.

What are you passionate about at MAMA?

I’m passionate about creating class content & organising workshops that inspire people to lead with curiosity and learn something new that hopefully brings them a sense of ease or excitement.

What are your favourite things about your role?

There are so many things! I love being in a position to bring realistic and helpful learning to parents. Seeings parents relax throughout classes & realise that they don’t need to get a midwifery degree to know how to birth their babies or for their partners to become doulas in order to be supportive is so rewarding. My purpose is to help parents to feel confident to make their own informed choices & have positive experiences, and I love having dedicated time to do that. I also love sourcing amazing speakers for our professional education. Practitioners deserve spaces to remain inspired & up to date with evidence based practice and it’s such a joy being part of that. I adore being able to truthfully say that the people I work with have made me a better midwife & woman, and I will always be grateful to have walked into MAMA's doors for an interview in 2020.

Where would we find you outside of MAMA?

Majority of the time, you’ll find me down by the water for a swim with my fiance or cuddled on the couch with my puppy! Otherwise you’ll see me catching up with friends, videochatting my family until the next visit home, listening to every episode of my fav podcasts, doing my house renovations, camping, travelling or reading my book.