I became a midwife because I am passionate about the human right to give birth where and with whom you choose.

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I have been working with new families since 1990, first as a mother craft nurse in the UK, then as a birth and postnatal doula and childbirth educator, and since 2009 as a privately practising midwife.

My involvement in the Homebirth movement started in 1998 when I worked for 10 years as an activist for Homebirth NSW www.homebirthnsw.org.au and Homebirth Australia www.homebirthaustralia.org 

I am located in Ashfield in Sydney’s inner west and provide midwifery homebirth services across Sydney.

I have 4 grown up children, all water born, 3 born at home with the same midwife. I experienced first-hand the many benefits of one-to-one continuity of midwifery care, and was supported to achieve undisturbed, safe, exhilarating, and powerful birth. This is where my passion for homebirth midwifery began. It is well documented in the literature that models of one-to-one continuity of midwifery care improve both safety and quality, reduce trauma, reduce unnecessary interventions, and create better outcomes for women and birthing people and their babies.

My practise is grounded in the belief that childbirth is a powerful and transformative experience.

I offer care that is focused on the woman and her family’s individual, unique needs, expectations and aspirations.

I am an endorsed medicare eligible midwife and as such can order bloods, scans and tests related to maternity care.

I am a firm believer in the power of informed choice, the right of refusal and the right to informed consent and respect and value each families unique preferences.

More on Jo

Bachelor of Midwifery with distinction, University of Technology, Sydney

Screening, Diagnostics, Pharmacology and Prescribing for midwives, Griffith University, QLD

Midwifery Practice Review, Australian College of Midwives, 2011, 2014 and 2017

Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) Graduated with first class honours Western Sydney University, Parramatta

Certified Doula and advanced Childbirth Educator, Birth Central, Sydney

Associate Diploma of Social Science (child studies), TAFE, Petersham

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