Dr Kate Gowling

18/08/2025

Back from an incredible fertility education weekend in Canberra!

Grateful for the chance to learn alongside brilliant colleagues — diving into embryology, LGBTQIA+ inclusive care, patient decision-making, the role of AI in fertility and more. So much to take back to practice

Also squeezed in some Canberra sights!

15/08/2025

Caught a sunset from above 🌅 as I flew to the nation’s capital ✈️ for a weekend dedicated to fertility education 🧬. Looking forward to connecting 🤝 and learning 📚!

19/07/2025

Not long to go now!!

22/06/2025

Beyond excited that we are so close to moving in to our brand new, purpose built rooms! Good times ahead 🥳

Big News! GLOW Is Moving to a New Home This August 2025! 🏢

We’re thrilled to share that GLOW Specialists is relocating to a brand-new space starting August 2025! Don't worry, we're not moving too far 😜

Behind the scenes, we’ve been busy designing a larger, more dynamic environment to better support our growth and serve our incredible community. We can’t wait to welcome you to our new and improved home!

31/05/2025

Beautiful blooms this week from a beautiful family🌷

26/04/2025

Cuddles with baby Grayson this week 😍

12/04/2025

Help Stop Gender Discrimination in Private Health
Insurance

✍🏻 12 days left to sign the petition to protect women’s right to safe, specialist-led care.

www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN7227/sign

As someone who values quality health care, you understand how important it is to have access to the doctor of your choice, especially for maternity and gynaecological care. But right now in Australia, the system is failing women.

➡️ Private maternity units are closing across the country due to unfair funding.

➡️ Women must hold gold-level private health insurance for over 12 months to choose
their own obstetrician.

➡️ And crucially, private maternity services are excluded from the Risk Equalisation Pool
(REP) — a key funding mechanism in private health.
This is gender discrimination — and it’s affecting care for women and babies nationwide.

What is the Risk Equalisation Pool❓
The REP helps balance costs across private health insurers by pooling claims for:
• Hospital treatment
• Hospital-substitute care
• Chronic disease management

But maternity care is excluded — despite being a core health service. This policy means insurers receive no support for maternity costs, making these services more expensive. That’s why private maternity care is disappearing and why so many women are losing choice and access.

What needs to change❓
Parliamentary Petition EN7227 calls on the Federal Government to include obstetric and gynaecological services in the REP.

This one reform would:
✅ End funding discrimination against women
✅ Help keep private maternity units open
✅ Make specialist-led care more affordable and accessible
✅ Ensure fair, equitable support for women across all stages of life


GLOW Specialists

e-petitions

10/11/2024

Our very own GLOW midwife, Emily, had her beautiful baby boy recently! What an honor to be a part of this special time of their lives. Welcome to the world Teddy 🧸🩵

09/11/2024

We had a great night at the gala last weekend. An amazing organisation raising funds and awareness to help end preventable stillbirth.

26/09/2024

It's World Contraception Day! 40% of pregnancies worldwide are unplanned. World Contraception Day raises awareness about contraceptive choices as everyone has the right to make informed decisions about their own sexual and reproductive health.
Your body, your choice. Your future, your plan.

22/08/2024

Ever wondered what can affect your fertility? 👶 Or what checking your egg count actually means?🐣 I recently spoke to about these issues. Check out the latest Winter edition.

16/08/2024

What a pleasure to meet and cuddle baby Davina this week 😍