My Midwife - Westmead Caseload Midwifery

17/07/2025

Gunawirra and Dragonfly celebrated NAIDOC week with lunch yesterday
NAIDOC week highlights the culture, history and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We celebrated with some traditional weaving of earrings and bangles and were joined by some of our past and present families for a BBQ.
Great to see healthy and thriving babies and happy Mums!
Dragonfly Midwives work hard to provide culturally safe Maternity care to women with the help of our Aboriginal Health worker Jara, seen here in a team photo with the Midwives Ngaire, Haylee, Tina and Roshni.

09/07/2025

Supporting you to feed your baby research study is being conducted at Westmead, Blacktown and Auburn Hospitals.
We are wanting to find out if you have received information on feeding your baby in pregnancy, so we can plan to improve antenatal care for all families
If you are between 28 weeks of pregnancy and up to 6 weeks post partum, and are planning to or have birthed at one of the Western Sydney Maternity hospitals we would like to hear from you !
https://redcap.ohmr.health.nsw.gov.au/surveys/?s=X9AM4RRRENP988T9
Thanks for your time 🤱💗

04/07/2025

We are looking for your feedback to let us know how we are doing and welcome any suggestions.
We currently have 25 Midwives in our Caseload team and 3 Midwives in our Dragonfly team providing continuity of care to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mums and Bubs.
Please complete our survey if you have used the caseload service in the past few months
Looking forward to reading your suggestions and feedback which are always passed on to the Midwives and discussed in our regular team meetings
The link to the survey keeps breaking but if you click link to our website and scroll down to “ give your feedback” it should work! Fingers crossed 🤞

https://www.wslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/WNH/Clinics-and-Services/Womens-Health-Clinic/Westmead-Midwifery-Caseload-Practice

04/07/2025

June stats for Caseload Births at Westmead
Hoping to improve the exclusive breastfeeding rate at discharge as normally much higher 🤱

26/06/2025

Last Friday, our Westmead Caseload midwives teamed up with Blacktown MGP for a fantastic acupressure course led by Dr Kate Levett.
We learnt valuable acupressure techniques to support your labour preparation, including ways to help ripen the cervix, ease pain in labour, and reduce the need for intervention. We also gained tools to teach you and your birth partners how to use these techniques antenatally. We’re excited to bring these skills back to share with you! 💛

10/06/2025

I had the homebirth of my dreams and I owe it all to my incredible midwife, Maya.

From our very first meeting, I knew I was in the best hands. Her warmth, positivity, and deep passion for her work instantly made me feel safe, confident, and truly supported. She respected and empowered every decision I made, gently sharing her extensive knowledge without bias and always encouraging me to trust my instincts through pregnancy, birth, and beyond.

When my waters began to leak and an induction was scheduled, it seemed like my dream of a homebirth might slip away. But Maya, ever calm and grounded, greeted me with her reassuring smile and said with complete certainty, “You’ll get your homebirth.” And she, along with the amazing Westmead caseload team, helped manifest that vision into reality.
Just before midnight and hours before my induction, I went into labour naturally. I was able to welcome my baby boy into the world in an unmedicated water birth exactly as I had hoped.

Even more special was having my toddler, who was also born with the support of the Westmead caseload team two years ago, present for the experience. Maya embraced her with such kindness and inclusion, creating a space filled with love, safety, and connection. Her presence not only boosted my oxytocin, it allowed me to relax deeply, knowing my daughter was witnessing something beautiful and sacred.

I feel beyond grateful to have been accepted into the caseload program a second time and to have had an experience that surpassed the first. Maya is a true gem and an invaluable part of the team. I can only hope to have her by my side again if we grow our family in the future.

A heartfelt thank you also to Emma, our secondary midwife, who brought such calm, compassionate energy. I instantly felt comfortable in her presence and she worked so well with Maya. Emma also played the role of photographer, capturing breathtaking photos and videos that now mean the world to me.

To Maya, Emma, and the Westmead caseload team—thank you from the bottom of my heart. You have given me a birth story I will cherish forever.

03/06/2025

Lots of exciting things going on for caseload at the moment- a very successful home birth skills and drills workshop yesterday, a collaboration with our midwives and paramedics and a great opportunity to communicate and work together effectively in managing unexpected emergencies at home. And another great month of outcomes in caseload in May 🫶🏼

21/05/2025

Apologies for the delay in posting our April stats and congratulations to all who had their baby in April! A busy month for caseload with 65 babies born including 5 VBACs & 5 homebirths!

20/05/2025

Perhaps there is a special Midwife you would like to nominate ? ❤️

Have you been touched by the exceptional care of a nurse or midwife in NSW Health?

Say thank you by nominating them for the NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards 2025.

Vote today www.health.nsw.gov.au/einma nominations close June 12.

05/05/2025

What a great day we had on Saturday at our Maternity Services Open Day!
Did you come? What did you think?
It was great to see all our Midwives and vendors interacting with the community
The Birth Unit tours were very popular 😊

05/05/2025

Heba and Collette are Midwives in our Papoose team. They provide continuity of care during pregnancy and up to 2 weeks at home after birth.
They have been trained in caring for women who have experienced female circumcision (FGM)
Have a listen to them discussing the care they provide with Dr Gaya
Such an excellent service for women 💜

05/05/2025

Today is international Midwives Day. We celebrated with cake and morning tea. Yummy 😋
We have a Midwife of the Year award where Midwives nominate their colleagues.
Congratulations to our Betty who was nominated for her dedication to continuity of care and how she holds space for all the midwives in caseload and Papoose. The winner will be announced on Wednesday. Good luck Betty!💜💜