Stella Tehan

My name is Stella and I am a childbirth educator at MAMA. I'm also a registered midwife working in the public maternity care system

What inspired you to work at MAMA?

I have always been passionate about midwifery, my calling to the profession began at age thirteen and I have been pursuing and living out that dream ever since. I believe childbirth education is such an essential part of birthing people having an empowered and positive birth experience, so I feel excited and honoured to be a part of that knowledge sharing at MAMA. Whilst I find my clinical work in the hospital system rewarding and miraculous, it can also be challenging, and it fills my cup to meet individuals and couples through entering this exciting life stage and to learn alongside them.

 What are you passionate about at MAMA?

I love the varied and thoughtful questions and conversations that inevitably come up when teaching childbirth education, I love how keen mothers and birthing people are to learn about this complex and beautiful world of labour and birth. I also feel excited by the ever-changing landscape of birth knowledge - we are learning new things all the time! MAMA is such a wonderful place to teach and learn, with so many passionate and talented people providing full spectrum, holistic, nurturing care and education to pregnant folk and their families.

What are your favourite things about your role?

I love when birth partners and support people get excited and involved - there's nothing that tickles me more than when a dad-to-be is writing notes during class! 

Where would we find you outside of MAMA?

When I'm not working I'm mostly likely to be doing some kind of crafty project, working on a puzzle, hanging out with my awesome husband, or walking around our local area trying to spot cute dogs. I'm a big fan of a good cappuccino, and I'll catch a musical theatre performance whenever I can.