My name is Lisa Barrett; I have been a midwife for over 20 years. I trained in the UK and work there gaining experience both being in charge of a maternity unit and in the community until 2002 when myself my husband and our 4 children made the big decision to move to Australia.
As part of coming to this Country I was expected to work inside the system and was in charge of the maternity unit at Ashford hospital. I did this for 2 years as was expected of me and once I became a permanent resident of Australia I once again started working in the community.
I provide a one on one midwifery service in the comfort of your own home throughout your pregnancy labour and birth and in the postnatal period.
I believe that pregnancy is a natural part of the life cycle and not an illness. Having a midwife who is a specialist in normal healthy pregnant women it the best way to have a beautiful fulfilling and gentle birth.
Birthing at home with a midwife has proven to be safe if not safer than birthing in the hospital environment where fear is high. This alone can hinder the birth process. Throughout your pregnan
cy together we learn about your body and your baby, you become familiar with what is happening and will have total knowledge of the birth process making you 100% confident in the knowledge that birthing your baby is a normal event. In your own home with friends and family around you birth is truly the miracle of life not a traumatic medical situation.
After the baby is born. As you and the newest member of your family get to know each other and establish breast-feeding. I call every day in the first week to ensure your health and well being, help with any initial problems and am on hand 24 hours a day for advice. Then over the next few weeks I call regularly to check your progress. Then I call weekly for 6 weeks but which time your transformation into new mum or larger family is complete.
I am experienced in all types of birth and this includes birthing at home with babies in a breech position, twins and birth after caesarean. All women deserve one to one midwifery care during their confinement I don’t believe it is restrictive. Anyone who believes that want and need this service should be entitled to get it.
As part of coming to this Country I was expected to work inside the system and was in charge of the maternity unit at Ashford hospital. I did this for 2 years as was expected of me and once I became a permanent resident of Australia I once again started working in the community.
I provide a one on one midwifery service in the comfort of your own home throughout your pregnancy labour and birth and in the postnatal period.
I believe that pregnancy is a natural part of the life cycle and not an illness. Having a midwife who is a specialist in normal healthy pregnant women it the best way to have a beautiful fulfilling and gentle birth.
Birthing at home with a midwife has proven to be safe if not safer than birthing in the hospital environment where fear is high. This alone can hinder the birth process. Throughout your pregnan
cy together we learn about your body and your baby, you become familiar with what is happening and will have total knowledge of the birth process making you 100% confident in the knowledge that birthing your baby is a normal event. In your own home with friends and family around you birth is truly the miracle of life not a traumatic medical situation.After the baby is born. As you and the newest member of your family get to know each other and establish breast-feeding. I call every day in the first week to ensure your health and well being, help with any initial problems and am on hand 24 hours a day for advice. Then over the next few weeks I call regularly to check your progress. Then I call weekly for 6 weeks but which time your transformation into new mum or larger family is complete.
I am experienced in all types of birth and this includes birthing at home with babies in a breech position, twins and birth after caesarean. All women deserve one to one midwifery care during their confinement I don’t believe it is restrictive. Anyone who believes that want and need this service should be entitled to get it.
