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Upcoming in person events

HOMEBIRTH AWARENESS PICNIC IN PETERSHAM PARK!
Come join us in the park for a play to celebrate Homebirth Awareness Week.
WHEN: 6th October, 11am
WHERE: Petersham Park, Petersham
DETAILS: Meet over in front of the cafe, near the equipment!

past Online events

Becoming a privately practising midwife

Are you thinking about becoming a Privately Practising Midwife? What is involved in becoming endorsed? How can you achieve this? What sort of barriers are involved? Listen in to learn about how you can become a Privately Practising Midwife in Australia, what you might need to consider ahead of time, how to set up and run a PPM business and learn what some midwives who've been there have experienced in their own journey and roles. The midwives involved in this discussion are Melanie Jackson, Jane Palmer and Cara McDonald.

The future of homebirth in Australia panel discussion

Join Alecia Maree Stains (Maternity Consumer Network), Teresa Walsh (Australian College of Midwives), Jo Hunter (a Privately Practising Midwife and previous convenor/coordinator for Homebirth Australia/Homebirth NSW) for a discussion around the current and future legislation and governance issues surrounding homebirth in Australia. We delve into the Professional Indemnity Insurance situation, Medicare rebates for intrapartum care provided at home, current hurdles and barriers for midwives entering private practice and more!

Ask a midwife (Robyn Dempsey)

Homebirth NSW interviews two incredible midwives about all things Homebirth in Australia. If you have questions, this is a fantastic video to watch! Bonnie Hook, Amy Innes and Aimee Sing interview two midwives, Chantel Letertre and Sheryl Sidery. Chantel is a Privately Practising Midwife in the Sydney and Blue Mountains regions, and Sheryl is a midwifery homebirth coordinator and mentor with the Royal Hospital for Women's Publicly Funded Homebirth Program (with experience from the Privately Practising Midwifery model). We hope you enjoy this Q and A session!

Homebirth Q & A (Jo Hunter and Janine O'Brien)

In this video, recorded April 2020, we talk to 2 wonderful, private midwives about all things homebirth. Apologies I didn't hit record early enough!
- The Face of Birth
- Birth Time
- Orgasmic Birth
- Birth Time Resources page 
- The Business of Being Born
- Midwife Jo
- IBirth (Janine O'Brien)
- Dogooder campaign 
- National Homebirth Register (find a midwife)

Ask a midwife (Robyn Dempsey)

This is the first edition of our “Ask a Midwife” live Zoom meeting series hosted by our secretary, Amelia Parkinson.
In this video Robyn Dempsey, a private midwife, answers a wide range of your questions, including: “Can I have a waterbirth in a second floor unit?”,  “Why are women in hospital ‘on the clock’ and how is this different in a homebirth?” and many more, touching on the practical and financial aspects of homebirth in Australia.  Enjoy!