Welcome to My Personal Midwife
Every parent’s journey is different, and the first few weeks of a baby’s life is often a challenging whirlwind of every emotion imaginable. Having a baby can be one of the most amazing yet daunting events to happen in a lifetime. The philosophy of My Personal Midwife is to provide individualised care according to your own specific needs.
Services Offered in the Central Gold Coast and surrounding areas.
Postnatal Care
Medicare bulk billed postnatal home visits for up to 6 weeks and 6 days following the birth of your baby. If you do not have Medicare, please contact me for further information.
Antenatal Preparation
Bespoke antenatal sessions which I encourage parents-to-be and close support people to attend. My sessions focus on caring for your baby and yourselves in the first few weeks at home.
See below for more details:
About me
Thank you for taking the time to visit my website. With over 15 years experience as a midwife, I have worked in most areas of midwifery throughout my career. From antenatal clinics, birthing units and postnatal home visits with a range of unique and individual needs in both the public and private sectors. As my career has advanced, I have realised my passion and talent lies with supporting women and their families throughout the antenatal and postnatal period. It is an absolute privilege to be able to guide and empower women and their families during these precious few weeks. I have spent many years focusing on Infant Feeding within my midwifery role. I have extensive experience and a wealth of knowledge which enables me to provide specialised feeding support, with an emphasis on increasing your knowledge so you have a better understanding of the information and recommendations I may suggest, which is also very valuable in the antenatal period.
I would love to be given the opportunity to meet and support you through your parenthood journey.
Services offered
Antenatal Preparation
Antenatal Education:
I provide bespoke antenatal classes which I encourage parents-to-be and close support people to attend. My sessions focus on caring for your baby and yourselves in the first few weeks at home.
If you are planning to breastfeed, mix feed or are undecided, this session provides invaluable information on the importance of correct attachment at the breast, how often a baby should feed and signs that your baby is feeding well, antenatal colostrum expressing , amongst other topics. It aims to manage expectations; trouble shoot simple problems and enable you to have a general understanding of breastfeeding.
In this interactive session we will also focus on practical skills such as nappy changing, bottle feeding, baby bathing, settling techniques, swaddling and wrapping, safe sleeping and answer any concerns or question you may have.
The session is also a great opportunity for us to meet and get to know each other. It can help me understand your preferences and expectations of parenthood so I can individualise your postnatal care to best meet the needs of you and your family.
This session can be attended alongside your hospital class or other private session that may focus on different topics. It can also be attended and adapted postnatally.
Postnatal Home Visits
Postnatal Visits
I can visit you in the comfort of your own home following the birth of your baby. I suggest a visit within the first few days home from hospital and then we can organise subsequent visits according to your needs and expectations.
It may be that you need support for the whole 6 weeks or only need a few visits whilst you settle into your new family dynamics. You can feel reassured that you have a known healthcare professional with a familiar friendly face to cheer you on, perform a full mother and baby clinical assessment, answer questions and empower you by providing evidence based, practical information and advice.
Each visit can be tailored to your needs but may include:
- Full check on mother assessing physical and emotional wellbeing
- Full physical check on baby including weight
- Education and support in tackling common challenges
- Specialist feeding support
- Newborn screen tests
- Baby bath demonstrations
- Prescriptions and specialist referrals as required
- Support for fathers, partners and extended family
- Phone consultations are also available if you have questions or concerns in between visits
Contact My Personal Midwife
Amy Wright Registered Midwife (endorsed)
Contact details:
Ph. 0402 528 261
Email: mypersonalmidwife@yahoo.com
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I work shift hours in a hospital setting, so may respond to your message out of normal office hours.
