Coastal Midwives

Coastal Midwives Having the perfect midwife, from Coastal Midwives, is a simple choice. Servicing SE QLD & Northern NSW. Hypnobirthing & IBCLC Lactation Services.

We service The Gold Coast, from Ormeau to Pottsville. Our midwives have years of expertise and knowledge behind them. They are dedicated to helping educate and support you through this incredible journey of pregnancy, birthing and post birth. Our specialist Midwives at our Gold Coast & Northern NSW location, are so passionate about helping women feel empowered, confident, healthy and happy during their pregnancy, birthing and beyond. As midwives, we love to watch families grow with their newborn. We know this is an important time for your family, and you won’t need to stress or worry. Coastal Midwives provide continuity of care to ensure that during this special time you are happy, healthy and confident. Should you require any ongoing support or care, your midwife will arrange a referral for you or your baby. Our midwives provide their expert advice, support and care throughout your journey with antenatal, birthing, postnatal and lactation consulting and care.

So sad saddened to hear news of the passing of Michel Odent, whose vision and writing reshaped the way we understand hum...
21/08/2025

So sad saddened to hear news of the passing of Michel Odent, whose vision and writing reshaped the way we understand human birth.

Michel reminded us that birth is not a medical procedure to be controlled, but a primal rhythm journey to be respected and honoured.
He advocated for choice, homebirth-like maternity units, warm water births, protecting the birthing woman’s privacy and honouring her instincts, undisturbed and untimed contact between mothers and their baby’s ; he was among the first to discuss the importance of the microbiome, and questioned many of the practices that had (and have) become “normalised” in overmedicalised maternity systems globally.

Michel Odent’s legacy lives on in every dimmed, quiet birthing space, and in every midwife his words and work inspired, empowering and normalising the birthing journey. He was the god father of waterbirth.

Thank you, Michel, for your passion, vision and committment to women and newborns.

The world in a better place having your wisdom and knowledge with us and we Thankyou.
Photo: Xavier Caré / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA

Celebrating International Midwives Day.Thankyou to all the amazing midwives around the world that I have had the pleasur...
05/05/2025

Celebrating International Midwives Day.
Thankyou to all the amazing midwives around the world that I have had the pleasure know and work beside.
On the International Day of the Midwife; this year’s theme,

“Midwives: Critical in Every Crisis,”
which highlights the indispensable role midwives play in humanitarian and emergency settings around the world. Thankyou.








Fridays have never been so special.Tip for the day;Your newborn baby needs approximately 8 - 12 feeds every 24 hours.Bre...
22/03/2025

Fridays have never been so special.
Tip for the day;
Your newborn baby needs approximately 8 - 12 feeds every 24 hours.
Breastfeeding your baby can help develop that close baby bond. It also gives you an opportunity to interact together. Breastfeed your baby unwrapped and let them touch the breast and have lots of skin to skin.











Providing expressed breastmilk to babies and children in early childhood education and care centres supports mother and ...
06/03/2025

Providing expressed breastmilk to babies and children in early childhood education and care centres supports mother and child to continue breastfeeding.

A breastfeeding-friendly environment and practices which promote breastfeeding are an asset to a centre or service providing education and care for babies and children.

Early Childhood workers can promote breastfeeding by knowing how to correctly store, prepare and use expressed breastmilk. It’s important to support the mother baby dyad of breastfeeding in all environments.












If your breastmilk is freshly expressed, it is safe for use for 6 to 8 hours when kept below room temperature (26°C or l...
01/03/2025

If your breastmilk is freshly expressed, it is safe for use for 6 to 8 hours when kept below room temperature (26°C or lower) or for 72 hours when stored in the refrigerator (5°C or lower).







The Breast crawl occurs not long after birth…….uninterrupted skin to skin.Baby will then move their legs and arms in sma...
22/02/2025

The Breast crawl occurs not long after birth…….uninterrupted skin to skin.
Baby will then move their legs and arms in small pushes making the journey to the breast.
They may stop to rest a few times
Your baby uses their senses of touch, taste, smell, hearing, and sight to find your breast
They open their mouth, salivate, and stick their tongue out to lick your skin
When your baby is ready they will latch on to your breast and transfer colostrum.












Babies are born without a set circadian rhythm and their pineal gland does not start producing melatonin until 9-12 week...
21/02/2025

Babies are born without a set circadian rhythm and their pineal gland does not start producing melatonin until 9-12 weeks after birth. So the melatonin in breast milk that is produced higher in night milk naturally promotes and fosters sleep.
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A Cambridge Study shows babies in the womb can take action to ensure they receive adequate nutrition during pregnancy. H...
19/02/2025

A Cambridge Study shows babies in the womb can take action to ensure they receive adequate nutrition during pregnancy. How amazing are our bodies.









FOOD SECURITY !Breastfeeding is a key pillar of food security. It’s a cost-effective, nutritious food source for infants...
19/02/2025

FOOD SECURITY !

Breastfeeding is a key pillar of food security. It’s a cost-effective, nutritious food source for infants that can help prevent malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies.
Breastfeeding is the world’s gold standard of infant feeding.












Uninterrupted Skin-to-skin contact after birth is the gold standard of practice for mothers and babies.Also known as kan...
18/02/2025

Uninterrupted Skin-to-skin contact after birth is the gold standard of practice for mothers and babies.
Also known as kangaroo care, this concept was introduced by Dr Nils Bergman in the 80s across the Western Cape Province in South Africa and shortly after the world adopted “Kangaroo Mother Care as it was known.
The benefits include;
Bonding: Helping parents to bond with their baby. Encouraging Dad or a significant other to maintain skin to skin if required.
Breastfeeding: The instinctive way to get your baby to latch and your colostrum to flow.
Milk supply: It May improve your milk supply.
Temperature: Helps keep the baby warm and regulates their temperature.
Heart and breathing: normalises the baby’s heart and breathing rate
Stress: Helps reduce the baby’s stress and crying.
Blood sugar: Helps maintain normal blood sugar level.










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A must for all IBCLCsWe are really excited to announce we have released a new course today IC01: Understanding the Inter...
17/02/2025

A must for all IBCLCs

We are really excited to announce we have released a new course today IC01: Understanding the International Code. This course has been edited and reviewed by international colleagues with excellent International Code knowledge. It also provides loads of excellent resources. If you need your 2-hour Code education this is the course for you.
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From Timor Leste…..Breast milk contains antibodies. Formula does NOT.The long term benefits of for mothers and childre...
14/01/2025

From Timor Leste…..
Breast milk contains antibodies. Formula does NOT.

The long term benefits of for mothers and children CANNOT be replicated with infant formula.

Infant formula carries risks, from wrong preparation/proportion and lacks immunological and nutrition properties for healthy growth and development.

Formula feeding puts children at risk of malnutrition. While breastfeeding prevents malnutrition in all its forms.

Frequent breastfeeding maintains good breast milk supply.

Mothers that have stopped breastfeeding or are mixed feeding are able to re-establish breastfeeding, through a process called relactation. Providing mothers with breastfeeding support and accurate information is key. Empower families and enable breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is a team effort!

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