Gold Coast Midwifery & Lactation

09/01/2026

I am delighted to announce that my postnatal services will now be bulk billed.

FAQ

Does this change the care?
- Not at all. My average visit time is 60 minutes. Those who have experienced my home visits in the past can attest to this.

Why not charge the $200+ consult fee?
- Truthfully, it didn’t feel right. I want everyone to be able to experience the care, compassion, and expertise of their own private midwife. Cost is the number one barrier for families accessing private care. I’ve removed this barrier. 💪

Am I eligible for bulk billing?
- If you have a current green (or comparative) Medicare card, then yes 🙌. If unsure, I’m happy to check your details in the system for eligibility prior to my visit.

How many visits can I have bulk billed?
- How many would you like? 🤗. Full postnatal packages are included, which comprise of 10 visits on days 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 14, 21, 28, 35, and 42. I’m excited for you!! Casual and one-off appointments are also available, as well as phone and video consults.

If you have more questions or want to book, please get in touch.

R x
💚

03/01/2026

Happy New Year

Expecting a baby this year? …… I invite you to learn more about the tailored postnatal services I offer once your baby arrives.

Bookings are currently open for the first half of the year, with a limited number of exclusive, in-home postnatal packages available each month.

Casual bookings are also accepted, subject to availability.

R x

18/12/2025

The face behind the name

Hello 👋

Those who have known and followed my page for a while now, thank you 🙏 (previously Rural Midwife Rachel from the Home & Waterbirth team in Canterbury, NZ)

Those who are new here, welcome 🤗

My name is Rachel and my midwifery career started after the birth of my first child back in 2013.

I consider midwifery a true calling of what I want to be. To be able to give to others in this most magical yet vulnerable and challenging space in women’s health is what I love doing.

Arriving on the Gold Coast in 2021 I’ve been a proud midwife and educator to hundreds of Gold Coast families at Pindara Private Hospital.

You can still catch me at Pindara on Mondays and Tuesdays but the rest of the week I’m working in the community alongside women, families, babies.

Do you or someone you know need to experience an exceptional level of midwifery support without the need to leave your home?

From one-off visits to tackle a particular issue to a fully exclusive postnatal care package. I would be honoured to share this journey with you.

I have some space available over the festive season for postnatal and breastfeeding support.

Medicare rebates? - absolutely!!

Will look forward to hearing from you. You’re welcome to message or call anytime or email me on gcmidwiferyandlactation@gmail.com

23/11/2025

The work behind the scenes has been non stop however it’s also been purposely slow, well measured and deliberate.

I’m so proud to present my next offering to families here on the Gold Coast.

Coming in 2026
- Midwifery Care
- Lactation Consultancy
- Calmbirth Education

Before I dive deeper into what this looks like I’m starting with the logo story.

There’s an amazing woman who I confided in for all business and big life decision making who helped me create this logo. This was just before she passed away 6 months ago.
My eldest daughter then put her spin on it. A friend of mine then made it useable.

Elements and colours used that encompass the stunning part of land that is the Gold Coast. It had to be a circle to symbolise support, circle of life, pregnancy and breastfeeding. The wattle carries such strong cultural and national heritage. Yellow, gold and green. It makes my heart happy.

So I now share with you my passion for exceptional women centred, evidence based care……….Gold Coast Midwifery & Lactation is born.

13/05/2025

Eeeeeek!!! Squeal!!! Oh my!!!

If any of my superstar amazing page followers are still here since I jumped over ditch…….to you I say thank you ☺️

I’ve been busy, still midwife-ing, studying (again 😅🤦‍♀️), expanding the family etc etc

However, I have some super duper exciting news brewing that I can hardly keep contained. Waiting on the final I’s to be dotted and T’s to be crossed 🤞

You’ll be the first to know, I promise ☺️

Any guesses?? 🧐

21/03/2021

Happy Monday x

14/02/2021

Woah! If anyone has a spare 16mins have a listen.......great speech.
Local midwife Sarah doing her thing in the big house 👏 as a newly elected MP.

A midwife in the house!

Congratulations to midwife Sarah Pallett, newly elected MP to the Ilam electorate on her maiden speech in parliament on Tuesday. Sarah’s speech reflected on how her life’s journey, (including her midwifery experiences) had sparked her passion and motivation for seeking office.

Sarah reflected on the feeling she experienced when in December last year, she went to Te Whare Waiutuutu [Kate Sheppard House]. “I was proud to stand in that same garden as the first woman MP for Ilam. Standing there I felt what I feel now, not the thrill of power but the weight of responsibility to the people I serve, and I welcome that responsibility”

Listen to Sarah's speech here: https://ondemand.parliament.nz/parliament-tv-on-demand/?itemId=215983

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300225806/new-ilam-mp-sarah-palletts-long-journey-to-parliament

14/02/2021

Level 2 visitor restrictions are back in place for the Canterbury District Health Board during COVID-19 alert level 2.

2 support people for labour and birth

1 support person for postnatal stay (must be one of the 2 support people) who can visit anytime between 10am and 8pm. Must sign in visitor details at reception desk.

04/02/2021

Friday mood boosters 🥰

19/01/2021

When a mother says she's tired, that's all she meant!

She did not say she wants to drop her son and forget that he or she exists.

When a mother says she wanted some time alone, just her, that's all she meant!
She didn't say she's sorry to be a mother and that motherhood was a mistake in her life.

When a mother says she needs help to get things done, that's exactly what she meant!
She is not saying that she is incapable.

When a mother makes noodles for dinner, it does not mean she does noodles every day of the week and that her son/daughter is a child who does not know vegetables and meats.

When you arrive at a mother's house and face disorganization, it doesn't mean that every day that house is disorganized.

When a mother says she'd love to go out with her friends, that's all she meant! She doesn't want to go back to being "Single / not a mother" and like it as if she had no responsibility.

When a mother says she's worried and afraid, that's what she meant! She didn't say she's going to falter, and much less she's a coward.

When you listen to a mother screaming, it doesn't mean she just screams, probably she has spoken 300 times with normal voice tone.

When you see a nervous mother, on the edge of madness, doesn't mean every day she's in that situation.

There is a whole context, a whole situation.

Do not invent untruths to judge someone, let alone a woman who every day, at all times, gives up her own life to live the life of another being that she knows is much more important than her.
In the world there is no human being able to give up and donate as much as a mother!
And they deserve a lot of understanding and fewer trials. ✍️💖

Credit: unknown

10/01/2021

As we head into a new year our well known community breastfeeding groups are opening again.

Rolleston from 22nd January
Ashburton from 1st February

25/11/2020

FYI The Opti mum team have a breastfeeding class coming up next month. This is a city based class. I know many of you found their rural based birth skills classes very valuable. This is a new class they are offering now too.

New Breastfeeding Workshop coming up on the 5th December!
Follow the link to find out more...
http://www.opti-mum.co.nz/breastfeeding