Yes. It is currently legal in Australian for women to choose to homebirth. Privately practising midwives are required to meet safety and quality guidelines defined by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. However, there is currently no insurance or medicare rebate available for the homebirth component of private midwifery care.   For this reason at Care Contracts are implemented at the commencement of care.  I provide paperwork for you to register your baby with Medicare and for access to Centrelink payments. I also provide the Queensland health Baby record and instructions to register your baby and apply for a birth certificate.

I like to ensure that my energy is abundant and balanced with my output. For this reason I limit my commitment to 1-2 women birthing per month (on average). I do have women contacting me even days before they miss their period. I also block out some months for self-love. So if you want to ensure availability, check in early or even in your planning phase pre-pregnancy.  As I limit my commitment to 1-2 women per month it is best to get in touch as early as possible if you are keen for this journey. Bare in mind I also take certain months off for personal leave.

Our Midwife is located in Atherton, currently servicing the Atherton Tablelands, Cairns, Port Douglas and Innisfail areas. Additional travel costs apply.

Investment in the Homebirth Queen offering starts from $7500. Additional out of pocket costs are further influenced by location, previous birth history and returning clients.

A Non-refundable booking in fee of $2000 is required at time of confirmation of booking. Payment plans are suggested, and fees are paid in full by 36 weeks.

All packages include on-call and birth fees for the primary and second midwife, the birth pool and medical equipment and oxygen hire. Travel fees are inclusive for women on The Atherton Tablelands.

Medicare will pay for your antenatal and postnatal care components when you provide written consent for me to bulk bill these services.

To get started please book a free meet and greet call with me, as this it is important that you feel into your intuition and whether we feel energetically aligned for your sacred journey. Once you have a full body yes to this offering, I invite you to seek a referral from your GP for “Private Midwifery Care for Antenatal and Postnatal Care”. This is a requirement to access Medicare funding. Once you have this, we can get started on our journey together.

I have share care agreements with Cairns, Atherton, Innisfail and Mareeba Hospital which establishes transparent communication and collaboration if needed at any time along your journey. If transfer to hospital is required during labour, I can accompany you, however, once in hospital my role is purely as a support person and clinical care is handed over to hospital staff.

Midwifery skills, suturing equipment, oxygen, suction, adult resuscitation equipment, IV cannulation, IV fluids and medication for emergency situations.  I also carry oxygen, suction, neonatal resuscitation equipment, neonatal saturation monitor. I am equipped for routine clinical care with infant scales, neonatal screening and new-born examination. A referral can be made to your local hospital should you wish to access the new born healthy hearing screen.

I am a registered endorsed midwife with a Medicare provider number. This allows me to order midwifery relevant medications if needed, as well as any routine prenatal blood tests or scans you may choose to have.