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Homebirth Queensland

We advocate for the right to choose how, where, and with whom you give birth.

Homebirth Queensland to thrives as a community of women, families, midwives, and birth workers who believe every family deserves real choice in childbirth and healthcare. Brisbane HBQ Support Group Meets
Date: Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of each month
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Annerley Baptist Church 560 Ipwich Rd, Annerley - next to Hungry Jacks
Cost: $3 for members, $5 for non-members

Gold Coast HBQ Support Group Meets
Date: Meetings are held on the first Monday of every month
Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location: Country Paradise Parklands, 231 Beadesert Nerang Road, Nerang - look for the large open shed adjacent to the oval

Sunshine Coast HBQ Support Group Meets

13/01/2026

Half a million planned home births is not a small dataset. It’s a lot of births!

Homebirth research has always faced methodological challenges. That’s true, and it matters. But we have strong, consistent evidence showing that planned homebirth is safe for healthy women. Not based on one small study, but across large bodies of data, carefully and repeatedly reviewed.

And safety doesn’t begin and end with survival statistics. There are many outcomes that matter to women and families beyond perinatal and neonatal mortality.

🌼 How a woman experiences her birth.
🌼 Whether she comes through it emotionally well.
🌼 Whether she feels respected, heard, and emotionally safe.
🌼 Whether she carries birth trauma forward into motherhood or not.

Midwives continue to adapt how they support homebirth within increasingly complex policies and constraints. It’s not always easy work. But the evidence hasn’t disappeared just because of the systemic challenges.

At the end of the day, “risk” isn’t a single, agreed-upon concept. Risk means different things to different women and different families.

Many women know, from lived experience, that hospital is not automatically the safest place for them.

References:
📚 Hutton et al., 2019
📚 Scarf et al., 2018

12/01/2026

Evidence consistently shows that how care is organised around women matters.

Safety emerges from models of care that work with physiology rather than override it.

Support this work by becoming a HBQ member for $33 per year. Link in bio.

09/01/2026

Normal birth is often pathologised.

Birth outcomes vary significantly by place of birth and care provider. Understanding this is part of informed choice.

If you’re curious, look at the evidence and explore homebirth as an option.

07/01/2026

Birth doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It happens inside relationships, belief systems, and models of care.

When one partner feels uncertain about homebirth, it’s rarely because they are unsupportive or uninterested in the wellbeing of the woman or baby. More often, it reflects the cultural story we’ve been given about birth: that it is inherently dangerous, unpredictable, and only made safe through surveillance and intervention. Those messages are powerful, and they shape fear in very reasonable ways.

So the starting point isn’t persuasion. It’s validation. Fear deserves context, not dismissal.

What consistently helps partners move from apprehension to confidence is understanding how care is actually organised. Homebirth is not the absence of care. It is a different model of care. One built around continuity, skilled midwives, preparation, and respect for physiology. When partners engage with the evidence, meet the care providers, and understand the safety planning involved, fear often shifts. Not because risk disappears, but because it is no longer abstract or exaggerated.

Involving partners matters. Learning together matters. Seeing that birth is not a medical emergency waiting to happen, but a physiological process that is supported or disrupted depending on how care is structured, matters.

The home environment itself is not incidental. Familiarity, privacy, time, and a sense of control all support hormonal labour. These are not soft extras. They are central to how labour works. When partners understand this, the decision about place of birth becomes less about ideology and more about alignment with how bodies actually function.

Shared decision-making in birth is not about agreement at all costs. It’s about informed consent, relational trust, and choosing a model of care that fits both the evidence and the family’s values.

This is what supportive partnership in birth can look like.

07/01/2026

When you’re thinking about your birth options, it helps to know this:
birth outcomes aren’t random.

They are shaped by the system you enter, the setting you choose, and the model of care around you.

If informed choice matters to you, start by looking at how outcomes differ by place of birth and care provider.

06/01/2026

HBAC is one VBAC pathway that centres physiology, continuity of care, and women as decision-makers.

If you’ve had an HBAC in Queensland and would be open to sharing your experience, we’d love to hear from you! You can contact us via our DMs or contact information on the HBQ website (link in bio).

05/01/2026

Many women want physiological births while also wanting the reassurance that medical tools are available if they are genuinely needed. The problem is that without time, continuity, and clear information, those tools can be introduced early and often, and women can find themselves moving through a cascade of interventions they never anticipated or truly consented to.

Even with preparation, many women underestimate how much a hospital setting influences decision making as pregnancy progresses and birth unfolds. Policies, protocols, and risk frameworks narrow choice long before women are aware it is happening.

Birth in Australia sits within a funded system, and interventions, medications, procedures, and hospital stays all have financial value attached to them. This is part of the business of birth. When physiological birth is not protected, the impact is not only felt by women, but by families, the health system, and the taxpayer.

Funding homebirth supports smarter use of resources, and physiological birth is cost effective. It prioritises relational, continuous care and supports genuine choice for women.

If you believe women deserve genuine choice in maternity care, consider supporting this work. Become a Home Birth Queensland member for $33 per year and help us continue education, advocacy, and community connection across Queensland.

Link in bio.

30/12/2025

Birth outcomes are not neutral. They are shaped by the environment, the model of care, and what is expected of women in labour. Privacy, continuity, time, and trust support hormonal labour. Surveillance, urgency, and routine intervention interfere with it. Understanding this shifts the conversation from place of birth to quality of care.

Most Australian women currently birth in hospital settings, and that won’t change overnight. But awareness can change now. Exploring homebirth is about understanding what supports birth and knowing your options.

29/12/2025

A recent study compared low-risk women with similar pregnancies who were cared for by the same midwifery group practice. The only planned difference was where they intended to give birth: at home or in hospital.

The difference in outcomes wasn’t because one group of women was “healthier” or “more confident”. It was how care was experienced.

At home, care was organised around the woman and the unfolding physiology of labour, without the interruptions, time pressure, or routine escalation that can shape hospital birth.

In other words, when women feel safe, unhurried, and supported by familiar faces, labour is more likely to unfold without intervention.

(Sidery et al., 2025)

28/12/2025

Physiological birth happens when the body is supported rather than managed. Research consistently shows that when birth unfolds outside routine intervention pathways, women are more likely to labour and birth without instruments, surgery, or unnecessary disruption.

Follow HBQ for evidence-based homebirth education and advocacy. We support genuine choice in maternity care and women’s health.

Membership starts at $33 per year. Your support helps this work continue.

27/12/2025

One of the best ways you can support our work is by wearing it 💛

We’ve got a small range of merch currently on sale, and every purchase genuinely helps us keep going.

Tap the link in our bio to explore.

27/12/2025

Continuity of care reduces anxiety, fear, and unnecessary intervention. Women feel the difference when they are supported by the same midwife throughout pregnancy, birth, and the early postpartum period.

For many women, this is one of the strongest reasons they begin exploring homebirth or private midwifery. Continuity changes the emotional landscape of pregnancy. It changes how women feel about labour, and it changes how confident they are in their own capacity. Support from a known midwife can reduce the anxiety that often comes from meeting new staff at every appointment or navigating a system where you do not know who will attend your birth.

Join Homebirth Queensland for only $33 a year. Membership gives you a place in our advocacy, and for birth workers, access to valuable community networks, support groups, and resources.

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Brisbane HBQ Support Group Date: Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of each month Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Location: Annerley Baptist Church 560 Ipwich Rd, Annerley - next to Hungry Jacks Cost: $3 for members, $5 for non-members Gold Coast HBQ Support Group Date: Meetings are held on the first Monday of every month Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm Location: meeting sites will vary. Please check Gold Coast events page for more information. Albany Creek HBQ Support Group Date: Meetings are held every fourth Friday of the month Time: 9:30am - 11:30am Location: Albany Creek Community Centre 15 Ernie St, Albany Creek Cost: $3 for members, $5 for non-members

Sunshine Coast HBQ Support Group Meets. TBA.