Midwife Rach

12/04/2026

Dr Kirsten Small talks CTG evidence (WELL the LACK THEREOF) 📚 🤰🏽

10/04/2026

Homebirth Availability for 2026 💫
📍Illawarra, Shoalhaven, Nowra & Southern Highlands Regions
💌 DM for inquiries or email rachel.ianni@midwiferach.com.au

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10/04/2026

08/04/2026

Having a hospital birth or requiring transfer to hospital?
You can use these ideas to make the environment more homely 🙌🏾

31/03/2026

Think you might be pregnant? You can come and see Midwife Rach, no GP visit needed 🤍

You don’t need a referral, and you don’t even need to have a confirmed urine pregnancy test yet. If you suspect you’re pregnant or have just found out, you can book in straight away for support, answers, and next steps.

I can also organise any blood tests or ultrasounds you may need, using Medicare✨

✔️ No referral needed
✔️ No GP visit required
✔️ No confirmed pregnancy test required
✔️ Blood tests & ultrasounds (if required) can be arranged

Whether you’re trying, newly pregnant, or just have questions, you’re welcome here 💛

Send me a message to book your appointment 🙌🏾

28/03/2026

It's time to have your say on how infant formula is marketed in Australia.

The Australian Government is consulting on new rules for formula marketing, and this is an important opportunity to help protect families’ ability to make informed feeding decisions free from commercial influence.

The previous MAIF Agreement (a voluntary industry code) has been found to be ineffective, and new regulation is now being considered.

ABA is encouraging parents, health professionals and community members to take part in the consultation and share their views.

Your voice can help shape policies that support breastfeeding and ensure families receive clear, unbiased information about infant feeding.

🔗 Learn more and take part:aba.asn.au/formula-regulation.

21/03/2026

21/03/2026

👩‍⚕️ Is it better to see the same midwife or a small team of midwives throughout pregnancy and labour?

Evidence from 17 studies involving 18,533 randomized women was included in this updated systematic review.

Women or their babies who received midwife continuity of care models (seeing the same midwife or team of midwives) were:

⚕️ Less likely to experience a caesarean section or instrumental birth with forceps or a ventouse suction cup.

⚕️May be less likely to experience an episiotomy (a cut made by a healthcare professional into the perineum and vaginal wall).

⚕️More likely to experience spontaneous vaginal birth.

⚕️Reported more positive experiences during pregnancy, labour, and postpartum.

⚕️Additionally, there were cost savings in the antenatal (care during pregnancy) and intrapartum (care during labour and birth) period.

Further evidence may change our results, and future research should focus on the impact on women with social risk factors and those with medical complications, and understanding the implementation and scaling up of midwife continuity of care models, with emphasis on low‐ and middle‐income countries.

Read the full Cochrane review: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD004667.pub6/full

13/03/2026

Super adorable 🥰

Introducing Ozzy Matilda Osbourne 🤍

11/03/2026

IYKYK 😝

You’d be amazed how many people think moms who breastfeed past 12 months are “doing it for themselves.”

Meanwhile the reality is usually a 25 pound toddler hanging off your shirt like a tiny gymnastic koala refusing to retire from the milk bar.

Weaning isn’t always a mom clinging to breastfeeding.

Sometimes it’s a mom gently saying
“Okay sweetheart… maybe we’re ready to stop.”

And the toddler responding:

“Absolutely not.”

Anyone who has ever tried to wean a determined toddler knows exactly what I’m talking about.

Sometimes the hardest part of extended breastfeeding isn’t starting.

It’s convincing the tiny milk enthusiast that the café is closed.

11/03/2026

Homebirth Availability for 2026 💫
📍Illawarra, Shoalhaven, Nowra & Southern Highlands Regions
💌 DM for inquiries or email rachel.ianni@midwiferach.com.au