Antenatal care
With You Midwifery provides all the antenatal services your GP or Obstetrician would provide.
This includes performing checks on your baby’s growth and heart rate, ordering all routine ultrasounds,
pathology and many prescriptions as well as checks on your wellbeing. The part that sets us apart is the
one-on-one support you receive whilst building a trusting relationship with your Midwife.
Medical history
Compiling a comprehensive medical, surgical and family history.
Health checks
Height and weight measurements and blood pressure checks.
Maternal wellbeing
Including emotional support, reassurance and education and discussion about your baby’s development.
Ordering
Ordering of routine antenatal tests, investigations and ultrasounds and nutrients and supplement education.
Birth preparation
Discussion of preferences and planning, including guidance on booking into hospital, common discomforts and coping strategies for labour.
Empowerment coaching
Chats about what your body is doing during labour and instilling belief in your body through empowerment and preparedness.
That was their experience, it doesn’t have to be that way for you…
Birth time
At birth time, your Midwife will handover to your choice of public or private hospital or see you at the hospital for birth support.
With You Midwifery offers birth support to women who feel they need extra support and coaching through the labour process.
Although With you Midwifery women and their families will feel empowered to successfully achieve their best possible birth,
it’s useful to have a spokesperson for you there to uphold your birth values and rights.
Birth support
On-call support and advice pre-labour before we meet you at your choice of hospital to be with you until after the birth of your baby.
Public Hospital handover
The Mornington Peninsula’s local public hospital is Frankston. You will have all of your paperwork and your Midwife will be in close contact with staff.
Private Hospital handover
The Bays and Peninsula Private are the Mornington Peninsula’s private hospitals. You will have all of your paperwork and your Midwife will be in close contact with staff.
Informed, empowered, amazing
Postnatal care
Post birth can be a very difficult time for any woman and we believe it is crucial that every woman access
real and practical support, whether in a midwifery clinic or in your home. Postnatal midwifery offers you
support, care, understanding and information you need to successfully make the transition into motherhood.
In-home support
Your Midwife will visit frequently during your first week home ensuring you are managing physically, mentally and emotionally.
Up to six weeks
Your Midwife is available to call, email or visit in our clinic or your home until your baby is six weeks old.
Health and wellbeing
Health and wellbeing checks for yourself and health and wellbeing checks for your baby, including weight checks.
Sleeping
Education and support of your baby’s sleep cycles, help getting into routines and worries answered.
Breast feeding
Breastfeeding assessment, education and support.
Contraception
Discussion and ordering of contraception, if required.
Pregnancy care packages
With You Midwifery has tailored four packages of care suitable to different levels of needs and attention.
Please contact us for a chat about which package is most suitable for your unique journey.
Ultimate Pregnancy Care
All antenatal clinic visits
On-call birth support
Postnatal home visits
(up to six weeks)
Empowered Pregnancy Care
ALL ANTENATAL CLINIC VISITS
POSTNATAL HOME VISITS
(UP TO SIX WEEKS)
With You antenatal care
ANTENATAL CLINIC ONLY
With You postnatal care
POSTNATAL HOME VISITS ONLY
(UP TO SIX WEEKS)
Did you know
Most of our services are Medicare rebatable
Academic studies
In total 2314 women were randomised – 1156 to (Midwifery) caseload
and 1158 to standard care. Women allocated to caseload were less likely
to have a caesarean section; more likely to have a spontaneous vaginal birth;
less likely to have epidural analgesia; and less likely to have an episiotomy.
Infants of women allocated to caseload were less likely to be admitted to special
or neonatal intensive care. No infant outcomes favoured standard care.
HL McLachlan, et al, 2012The government believes the role of Midwives in labour and birth
needs to be encouraged and extended and acknowledges the majority
of women do not require medical attendance at the birth.DHS, 2002Collaborative maternity care enables women to be active participants
in their care by maximising continuity of care and carer throughout pregnancy,
birth and the postnatal period.NHMRC Consultations, 2009The philosophy behind midwife led continuity models is normality,
continuity of care and being cared for by a known, trusted midwife
during labour. The emphasis is on the natural ability of women to
experience birth with minimum intervention.Sandall J, et all, 2015The majority of studies reported a higher rate of maternal satisfaction
in the midwifery-led continuity care model. Similarly there was a trend
towards a cost-saving effect for midwife-led continuity care compared
to other care models.Sandall J, et all, 2015