The Midwives House

02/10/2025

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23/09/2025

When a machine takes centre stage in birth, women notice.
They describe feeling unseen and unheard. Sadly, we've probably all been that midwife asking the woman to stay still so the trace is clear, even if it means making the labour harder :-(

And yet, continuous CTG hasn’t been shown to reduce stillbirth or cerebral palsy. What it does increase is intervention, anxiety, and the sense that numbers matter more than the woman.

Intermittent auscultation tells us a different story:
✔️ Just as safe
✔️ Less intervention
✔️ Keeps the focus where it belongs - on the woman and her baby

Birth is not a graph.
It’s a relationship.
It’s trust.
It’s presence.

And that’s the conversation we’re having at The Midwives House with Dr Kirsten Small, in her upcoming Fetal Monitoring Masterclass.

🌿 Details via l1nk 1n b1o (trying to evade the algo!)
🌿3rd October, 8:30 - 4
🌿 V1rtual repl@y t1x now 0n s@le!

04/09/2025

We’re excited to announce The Midwife Sessions, a new series of small group learning opportunities here at The Midwives House.

Our first session is:
Beyond the First 48 – Breastfeeding Outside the Hospital Setting

Together, we’ll cover:
🌿 Lactogenesis II
🌿 Common issues we see in community-based breastfeeding
🌿 Teaching laid-back breastfeeding (inspired by Robyn Thompson)

This is a 2-hour, in-person session, capped at just 10 participants so you’ll have space to reflect and connect.

📍 The Midwives House, Thornbury
🎟️ $35 (OR Bundle any 3 sessions: $90, save $15 OR Commit to all 5: $140, save $35 - one free session.
Check out our event page below for all of the topics we will cover!)
⏰ September 25th, 2025, 6pm-8pm

Come join us for this first step in what we hope will become a nourishing ongoing education space for midwives.

Tickets and more info here: https://www.themidwiveshouse.com.au/event-details/the-midwife-sessions-breastfeeding-beyond-the-first-48

28/07/2025

⭐ August at The Midwives House ⭐

August is shaping up to be a lot of fun, with special events adding to our already established line up of practitioners.

💜 Hypnobirthing with Tanya
Beautiful midwife Tanya is running her Positive Birth Program, conveniently held on every Wednesday evening in August. Come & snuggle into our beautiful building, enjoy cups of tea and the atmosphere of High Street while you delve into creating your positive and empowering birth experience. Book via Tanya's insta!with.tanya

💜 Book Launch with Hazel Keedle
Sam and I must admit that we *squeed* with excitement when Hazel approached us to hold her Melbourne launch of "Better Births After Caesarean" - her latest publication especially for birth professionals. For only $35, you get a signed copy of the book AND hear not only Hazel, but ACM Chief Midwife Alison Weatherstone speak. An event not to be missed! Book via Hazel's website!


💜 Blood Building Chicken Soup Cooking Workshop with Dr Nori (TCM)
Do you serve women in pregnancy or postpartum? Are you curious for some insight into the TCM approach to nutrition during this important time? On Friday 22nd August, Dr. Nori is graciously hosting a workshop in our very own kitchen, where she will cook up a storm and have a delicious chicken soup to show for it. Attendance is only $20 (includes ingredients!) and if you're a doula or birth worker, this workshop will be invaluable.


💜 Eszter from Bringing Up Baby commences with The Midwives House
We have been waiting for this! Eszter is an Infant Mental Health Practitioner as well as a Baby Massage Instructor. She is bringing her luxurious offerings to our space, and we could not be more excited. Think baby led sessions, that previous participants have said are "playful...and nourishing". She is going to make an amazing addition to our community of pracitioners.au

So as you can see, August is full of treats at our little House in Thornbury. We're at 678 High Street, right opposite Short Round cafe 😉

26/07/2025

⭐️ Pregnancy Yoga Practitioner Wanted ⭐️

We are looking for someone who understands the power of holding space in pregnancy, and is ready to grow something meaningful alongside us.

If you're tired of handing over commissions, competing for referrals or working in studios that don't reflect your values - this is a sign, just for you!

We are building the kind of space many dream about:
- No commissions ever
- Long term or flexible room booking options
- A stream of clients who already trust us and our referrals
- A community of like minded practitioners
- Founders who are private midwives and fierce advocates for your work
- Admin and marketing support to help you grow

We have clients *asking* for pregnancy yoga and we just need the right person to say yes 🙏

Feel free to DM us, or get in touch via our website (link in bio!). Let's chat :)

🧘

25/07/2025

Thanks to MCN for their ongoing advocacy and hard work!

24/04/2025

17/04/2025

It’s a long weekend.
We’re resting. Letting things soften.
Letting the edges blur a little, before the next part begins.

Because in just a couple of weeks, on the 5th of the 5th.
The Midwives House is launching - with a little bit of fanfare, but mostly with warmth and welcome.
If you’ve been curious, come. Have tea. See the rooms. Buy a raffle ticket. Chat. Just be. Feel the shape of what we’re building.

And then, for the birth workers among you - we’re doing something a little bit different.
A mock birth, over two days. Not a performance, but a collaboration. A chance to witness, to learn, to immerse.
With the brilliant Lacey Barratt behind the lens, and Sam and I mentoring, in real time, in our role as homebirth midwives.

There’s room for you - if this kind of thing calls you.

📍 Launch: 5th of the 5th - International Day of the Midwife. 10am - 1pm
📍 Mock Birth: 17th & 18th of May. 5pm - 10am ;)

Details via the link bio. Or message us - we love that too.

Happy Easter fam!

15/04/2025

You can’t script a birth. But you can practice presence.

We’re inviting you into something rare and real: a Mock Birth experience with myself (), Sam Rouse () and , where we walk through a full physiological birth - from early labour to catching a baby - together. Slowly. Intentionally. With room for all the questions, all the edges, all the nuance.

This isn’t a workshop where you sit and take notes.
This is embodied learning.
It’s birth, without the stakes, but with all the emotional, relational, and practical richness.

For midwives, doulas, students, birth photographers - anyone called to serve the threshold. This is an investment in your nervous system, your presence, your craft. A chance to experience birth from the inside-out, held in community.

Saturday May 17th - Sunday May 18th, at The Midwives’ House.
Limited spots. We want it to feel close. Intimate. Real.

✨ Lots more info and bookings through the Link in Bio