Melanie The Midwife

Melanie The Midwife Midwife in Private practice, Host of the Great Birth Rebellion Podcast, Midwifery Mentor and Research

Melanie lives in the Blue Mountains with her Husband and two children and has been a midwife in private practice, and providing homebirth services, since 2009. She has a passion for providing minimal intervention care and has respect for the physiological process of pregnancy, birth and the early postnatal period. Melanie loves to see the powerful process of birth unfold and watch families blossom as pregnancy and birth unfolds. Her passion for midwifery led her to complete her PhD, called "birth outside the system", in 2015, and she has held positions in midwifery research, midwifery lecturing and National Policy development at the Australian College of Midwives along side her work as a midwife. Melanie has a degree in Naturopathy and incorporates alternative therapies and nutritional guidance into her midwifery care.

24/03/2026

Even if you don't buy any fancy things, you can still have a GREAT birth... Mental preparation, dedicated support people and information are FREE! No one can take away your mental toughness, grit, support people or your knowledge.

Listen to podcast episode 195 - the high powered hospital bag to get more tips on your high-powered hospital preparation.

Comment PODCAST 👇👇👇 and i'll send you the access link to the Podcast resource folder to get a copy of the high powered hospital bag.

24/03/2026

Say a lot without saying anything. Wearing a Great Birth Rebellion T-shirt tells your whole care team that you are ready, informed and invested. I'm not even ashamed to suggest this, not everyone is good with words, especially in labour. Let the shirt do some talking.

thegreatbirthrebellion.com 20% off this week! and cheap postage worldwide for orders over $100... Now is the time! Join the rebellion, support the podcast and say a lot without saying anything

22/03/2026

Household items that act like a birth comb

Comment PODCAST 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 and I’ll send you the link to get access to all podcast resources, including the high-powered hospital bag check list from episode 195

22/03/2026

Strategies to add to your high-powered hospital bag... Even if the hospital room is stark and devoid of tools that you can use to have an active labour, you can still use it to your advantage by manipulating the small number of items you do have in the space.

1. The bed can be raised as a storage platform and to stand and lean on
2. The pillow can go on the floor under your knees
3. the chair can be used to kneel over
4. Your support people can use their body to support you, and
5. Not mentioned here - you can sit backward on the toilet to use it like a birth stool

Comment PODCAST 👇👇👇 and I'll send you the link to join the podcast resource folder so you can get the whole downloadable 'high-powered hospital bag checklist' so you can pack and prepare for your hospital birth

Get the full story on episode 195 podcast

18/03/2026

If you have meconium in your waters during labour your hospital care team will recommend you have a CTG... only problem is that there is not proof that it will make any difference to your birth outcomes but a CTG does put you at an increased risk of Caesarean, vacuum or forceps.

Hear the full story about monitoring your baby in labour on this weeks episode of podcast, episode 194 with Birth Small Talk

Wondering what to take to hospital? I’ve got you covered with this low-consumption high-powered hospital bag. It’s got a...
17/03/2026

Wondering what to take to hospital? I’ve got you covered with this low-consumption high-powered hospital bag. It’s got all the essentials for you and your support crew so your birth can be even better!

Comment PODCAST👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 and I’ll send you the link to join the podcast resource folder - the high powered hospital bag check list comes out on Monday along with podcast episode 195.

Join the mailing list so I can send out a copy, comment PODCAST 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

16/03/2026

Remember, you are the boss of your choices, in all circumstances, including labour and birth. You can effectively communicate this with some stronger language when it comes to having your decisions respected during pregnancy, labour and birth.

Instead of 'I don't want CTG monitoring' or 'I would prefer to get in the pool' use language like, 'I've decided not to have a CTG, I'll be having intermittent monitoring' or 'please fill the pool, I have decided to get in'.

Let your care providers know your decisions rather than pitching your preferences.

Melanie The Midwife and Birth Small Talk talk about this on podcast this week - episode 194 - monitoring your baby. Have a listen to get the information that you need in order to make confident decisions about monitoring your baby in labour

If I had to choose my 3 winning items for getting through labour and birth I would say: 1. Heat - in the form of heat pa...
15/03/2026

If I had to choose my 3 winning items for getting through labour and birth I would say:

1. Heat - in the form of heat packs or water
2. The presence of my support people
3. A few encouraging mental hooks that I kept repeating

What were your top 3 items or strategies for birth? What did you take with you into labour and birth that made the difference?

15/03/2026

Is a continuous foetal monitoring in labour beneficial for babies being induced, for meconium stainned waters or if the intermittent method shows a possible problem?

Get the full story on tomorrows episode of The Great Birth Rebellion Podcast episode 194 - monitoring your baby during labour with Birth Small Talk

12/03/2026

In celebration of fast birth! The only thing that needs to be managed in a fast labour is:

1. The feeling of being overwhelmed
2. working through your labour and birth without pain medication
3. Catching your baby if no-one is there to help

You can find out the details of all of those in this weeks episode of podcast - episode 193 - what to do if your labour is FAST.

Comment PODCAST 👇👇👇 and I'll send you the resources from the episode.
- What to do if your baby is born before arrival
- preparing for a fast labour and birth

Once a year, and in 2026 for the last time ever, I open the ‘Launch yourself into private practice mentorship program’ …...
11/03/2026

Once a year, and in 2026 for the last time ever, I open the ‘Launch yourself into private practice mentorship program’ …. If you want ME to show YOU how to become a private midwife in Australia and open your own business, register your interest at www.melaniethemidwife.com

Starting a private practice is only scary if you’ve got no-one to help you. If you’re doing it on your own it’s confusing and you don’t really know if you’ve done it right. If you’re doing it with someone who knows every single step to opening and operating a private midwife business, you won’t miss a thing!

The final call for enrolments is ON NOW. If you miss out this year, that’s it, you’ve missed out forever. Let me help you… register your interest and get all the information at www.melaniethemidwife.com

Enrolments close in 2 weeks.

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Blue Mountains
Springwood, NSW

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
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