West Country Midwives

12/07/2025

Exactly!

12/04/2025

Lovingly called the dilation station.

12/02/2025

A great class. In RD but worth the drive.

Our next Infant Massage class is just a couple of days away!

If you missed this class, don't worry! Stay tuned for the next ones coming up soon!

12/01/2025

Place of birth matters more than most people have been led to believe.

The new Sidery et al. (2025) paper reminds us once again that when women are well screened, well supported, and attended by skilled midwives, homebirth produces excellent outcomes. Not “good for a niche group.” Not “acceptable under certain conditions.”

Excellent outcomes.

Physiological birth thrives in environments that protect it. Privacy, familiarity, and continuity of midwifery care are not luxuries. They are clinical conditions. This is not ideology.

Publicly funded homebirth programs exist because the evidence demanded it. They work because midwives work, and because women continue to push for maternity care that respects autonomy rather than managing labour through surveillance and interruption.

If you want to see homebirth protected and expanded in Queensland, become a Homebirth Queensland member today.

There are two pathways. Become a Community Member and join a statewide network that shapes advocacy, voting, and collective decision-making. Or join as a Birth Worker Member and gain access to professional support groups, reduced rates on events, and our lending library of books and resources, along with opportunities to be listed in our community directory.

We welcome families, students, midwives, doulas, and all birth workers who share the vision of genuine birth choice in Queensland.

12/01/2025

Mark your calendars! Feb 9, 2026, is the new date for our Prep your body for birth class with .joellejohnson and . Couples hands-on course. Link in bio.

11/30/2025

Some early labor ball exercises

11/28/2025

Free prenatal classes in Rocky! I strongly encourage prenatal classes for all expecting parents. Stephanie does a great job of preparing you for birth.

11/28/2025

AJOG Expert Review in Labor: Water birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal and neonatal outcomes https://ow.ly/nr7O50R9Nzi

11/24/2025

Another way to add belly support!