Midwives in Australia

151 listed in Australia

Midwives in Australia: 151 listed on this directory. Midwives are specialists in healthy pregnancy, birth and the early weeks afterwards. You can contact a private midwife directly, without a referral.

What a midwife does

Midwives are specialists in healthy pregnancy, birth and the early weeks afterwards. A privately practising midwife offers continuity: the same person through pregnancy, at the birth, and in your home in the postnatal weeks.

Women engage a private midwife from early pregnancy, often when continuity of carer matters to them. Midwifery-led continuity is associated with less intervention and higher satisfaction for women with healthy pregnancies, and midwives work alongside doctors when something needs specialist input.

Referrals, fees and Medicare

You can contact a private midwife directly, without a referral.

Medicare rebates are available for care from an endorsed, Medicare-eligible midwife, and cover part of antenatal and postnatal visits. Private midwifery is usually charged as a package, so the out-of-pocket depends on the practice. Homebirth is generally not covered by private health insurance.

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Midwives in Australia

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Questions worth asking

  • Are you endorsed and Medicare eligible, and what can I claim back?
  • What does your package include, and what sits outside it?
  • Which hospital do you have visiting rights at, if we need to transfer?
  • How many women do you take on around my due date?
  • What happens if you are unwell or at another birth when I go into labour?

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