08/01/2026
Sorry to those who have been asking…… Here are my finalised dates for calmbirth 2026. Looking forward to meeting you all ❤️
Maja Batista is a midwife of 15 years experience working in a variety of midwifery settings througho
Newcastle, NSW
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Originally from Germany, I completed my midwifery training there back in 2005. I have fond memories of travelling in the snow on my motorbike to complete my practical hours as a midwifery student, freezing cold but alive with excitement and fear!! I then worked as a community midwife in Frankfurt which was great fun, I used a pushbike as my main form of transport and would cycle around the city looking after women in their homes.
Striving to learn more about midwifery - and the world, I found myself living in Ireland and working in huge maternity hospital in Dublin, so unbelievably different from the midwifery I had grown up in but I am so grateful for the skills I learnt and the amazing women I met along the way. A year of midwifery in the beautiful Ireland and I left in search of my final home, Australia. Since emigrating here on 2009, I have worked in large hospitals as well as models of continuity of care and found my love in the Birth Centre.
Working in a birth centre for me was rewarding, exciting and instinctive and I grew so much through my 7 years working there with a small group of outstanding clinicians and motivated empowered women. Whilst working in this space, I completed my yoga teacher training and prenatal yoga certificates, these two practices go hand in hand together and it was a natural combination for me. Then came Calmbirth. What a beautiful combination of science and spirit, I have been teaching Calmbirth now for 4 years and it continues to give me energy and insights into body, mind and the miracle that is labour, birth and parenting.
I’m now working in Newcastle as a midwife and Calmbirth educator, we escaped the big smoke to try something a little quieter and so far so good. Our son and Labradoodle love the beaches and the open spaces to run around, I look forward to seeing you in Newy or online :)