Caitlin Gard Midwife

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Caitlin Gard Midwife

Privately practicing midwife offering homebirth services in the Cairns region

24/03/2026

A conversation I'm sure all private midwives have had numerous times.

On the surface it can look like two comparative options with very different price points.
But the reality is they are fundamentally different models of care.

Hospital based midwifery is designed to support large numbers of women with a system that has specific KPI's.
Those KPI's are not about you, your experience, your entry to motherhood, the generational health of your families.

Private midwifery is designed to support you as an individual and values your whole health above an overarching employer.

That difference is felt in everything.

The time you're given.
The conversations you have.
The way decisions are made.
The choices you have.
The way you feel.

When women are truly known, heard, supported and respected it changes everything.

And if you're wanting a birth without intervention...
The stats speak for themselves!

23/03/2026

When you birth completely autonomously after being separated from your first baby at birth 🥹❤️

19/03/2026

We don't talk about this enough.

For many women, the first message we receive about our bodies is not to understand them but to manage them.

Regulate.
Control.
Suppress.

Long before we're taught what ovulation is, what our hormones do, or how our cycle reflects our overall health...
We are taught that our bodies are dysfunctional, inconvenient and chaotic.

Those early messages don't just disappear.
They shape how we relate to our bodies, how we live in our bodies, how we approach our health, how we advocate ourselves and how we move through pregnancy, birth and beyond.

Its no wonder so many women feel disconnected.

We deserve to understand out bodies, not outsource them.
The next generation deserves to grow up knowing their bodies are intelligent, cyclical and worthy of trust.

Imagine the impact.

Share with a woman in your life ✨️

16/03/2026

✨️Postpartum Bliss✨️

I love that my client sent me this to share!

Postpartum essentials: warmth, sunshine, fresh air, nature, good food, hydration, dogs ❤️

This couple were so beautifully in tune with each other and really prioritised self care and nervous system regulation so they could pour from a full cup.

13/03/2026

Words from a woman reflecting on her experience between two different models of care.

Policies and guidelines shape healthcare systems.
Cohesion is necessary for them to function.

But systems, by their very nature, can overshadow the individuals within them...
Both the consumers and the providers.

Women notice the difference between true choice and check-lists.
Between care that is centred around the system... and care that is centred around them.

We can all feel when someone takes the time to truly listen, explain and understand us.
And when that is not a priority.

The reality of many publicly funded maternity systems is that while care is free, and therefore should be accessible to all, choices are frequently limited to only those who fit within a narrow definition of 'normal'.

Conditional choice within strict parameters is not accessible care.
It doesn't feel very accessible at all.
Women feel the difference.

11/03/2026

Bulk billed postnatal care available up to 6 weeks postpartum in the comfort of your own home.

I have some availability over the next few months.

Enquire via email caitlingardmidwife@gmail.com or through the contact form on my website - link in bio.

08/03/2026

What lights me up in this work?

Witnessing the blossoming love for longed-for babies.
The deepening reverence within partnerships.
Standing on the precipice where pain and euphoria meet.
Watching the quiet development of secure attachment.
Seeing how a mothers body nourishes and sustains new life.

And witnessing the sacred death of the maiden as she transcends into mother.

Women's work is the beginning of everything.

06/03/2026

✨️Birth pool hire✨️

For your home birth or for labour comfort before you head to the hospital.

Includes Earthy Birth birth pool, pool liner, electric air and water pump.

03/03/2026

Squishy newborn bums and beautiful postpartum bellies ❤️

02/03/2026

✨️ TENS machine hire ✨️

An amazing non-pharmacological tool to have in your birth kit.

DM for availability and further hire details, currently full availability in the next few months.

24/10/2025

🫣

I don't believe every woman should have a vaginal breech birth.
Only you can decide if that is the right choice for you.

But I do, strongly, believe that every woman should have the option to be supported to.

22/10/2025

What if our children grew up thinking that birth was beautiful?

When I worked in the hospital I spent a lot of time talking to mothers about where they were going to send their other children in labour.
It was a significant stressor for many women.

Now I spend that time talking about how to prepare your children for birth.
Books. Videos. Audio.
Asking them if they want to be involved.

Some kids sleep through it.
Some do their own thing in another room and drift in occasionally.
Some are there the whole way through, wide-eyed and curious.

What a beautiful imprint for them to carry through the rest of their lives.
That birth is normal, beautiful, raw, vulnerable, powerful.

Not something to be feared.
But something to be celebrated.

Did you have your kids present for your births?

Address

Cairns, QLD

Website

http://caitlingard.com/

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