New Life Midwifery

03/08/2025

Something special for the parents beyond the baby stage…

You might know Jannie as one of our midwives here at New Life Midwifery – but did you know she also supports families well beyond the newborn days?

In less than two weeks, Jannie is hosting a beautiful evening workshop designed especially for parents of young children who are feeling a little frayed at the edges – and wondering how to support their child’s nervous system… without losing their own.

She’ll be joined by Kristan from Supporting Balance, who many of you will remember from her nourishing and eye-opening presentations at our antenatal and postnatal groups.

Together, they’re bringing you Nourish & Nurture – Rewiring Safety from the Inside Out.

It’s a down-to-earth, heart-led session combining two powerful tools: the SleepTalk® process and the Root Cause Protocol – to help you bring more calm, confidence, and connection into your home.
This isn’t just for the kids. It’s for you, too.

The Ipswich session is on Thursday 14th August. Babies in arms welcome.

Join us for a nourishing and deeply restorative weekend retreat with Kristan Kershaw and Cindy Currie in Brisbane. Reconnect with your body, rest deeply, and explore mineral-based wellness in a supportive and grounded environment.

01/08/2025

World Breastfeeding Week Begins Today!

Every year, the 1st of August marks the beginning of World Breastfeeding Week — a global celebration and call to action that reminds us of the beauty, importance, and right of every baby and mother to access the support they need to breastfeed successfully.

Here in Australia, while more than 96% of mothers initiate breastfeeding, by the time babies are 5 months old, less than 15% are exclusively breastfed. This isn’t a failure of mothers — this is a systems issue. And it’s something we can change.

What does the research say?
Research shows that the most important predictor for breastfeeding duration and satisfaction is support — both professional and social. Support that is informed, non-judgmental, consistent, and accessible.
Breastfeeding isn't just about milk — it's about hormones, bonding, microbiome development, long-term health outcomes, and building the foundations of trust and connection for both mother and baby.

When we support breastfeeding, we’re not just feeding babies. We’re nurturing mothers, families, and communities.

At New Life Midwifery, we are deeply committed to walking beside our families through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. But we don’t always know what happens after discharge. We want to better understand the long-term breastfeeding outcomes for our clients, and also be able to compare this data with state and national data.

If you are one of our past clients, we would love to hear from you! Please comment “client” below, or get in touch with us to complete a short survey about your breastfeeding journey after discharge.

With love and lactation,
Jannie x

30/07/2025

Let’s continue with the CTG thing….

Melanie The Midwife dropped a bit of a bomb on Insta this morning that got people talking about CTG monitoring. She then handballed it off to me to keep the conversation moving. In case you missed it - this was part of my contribution.

21/07/2025

Change is coming….who wants to be part it?

16/07/2025

16/06/2025

If any of my previous clients (or clients i have been second midwife for) have any birth pics (don’t have to be professional) that they are happy for me to use on my midwife mentor socials and website please send them to me via messenger or email at alexandracrowell@hotmail.com

Also if anyone is anymore private birth pics/videos they are happy for me to use for educating other midwives/student midwives for educational purposes only (and not be made public) please also send to my email. I will send you a photography/videoseo release form.

Thank you soooo much. I’m so excited to be creating something very special and it would be a privilege to include your stories.

With gratitude,
Alex x

06/06/2025

30/05/2025

19/05/2025

The who’s who is talking about the big baby trial… I’m a who, so I’m talking about it too! Plus .dahlen and I pick this study apart on next weeks episode of

The cartwheels and handstands that occur through the article are a masterclass in manipulating your study results to suit your purposes. But don’t take my word for it, read it for yourself

‘Induction of labour vs standard care to prevent shoulder dystocia in fetuses suspected to be large for gestational age in the UK (the big baby trial)’ Google it for full text

12/05/2025

Andre and Jenna McKenna's story of the loss of their son Hugo is in the media this week. Maternity Consumer Network worked with the McKenna's to produce Hugo's seven rights for induction of labour. One critical element of this is safe fetal monitoring practice. I love that they have put interpreting knowledge into women's hands, along with permission to pull out the IV line delivering if professionals are not responding appropriately.

More information here - https://www.maternityconsumernetwork.org.au/about-6

12/05/2025

It's true! There's no robust evidence showing that CTGs prevent babies from dying or developing brain injury any better than using intermittent auscultation in labour. It's true for women considered to be low risk and it is true for women considered to be high risk. I'll keep saying it until professional guidelines acknowledge this.

23/04/2025

The evidence is clear.