There will never be a day like the day your baby is born.
No one will prepare, support, and nurture your birth journey like a MAMA midwife.
MAMA Mission
We focus on empowering you to make informed decisions throughout pregnancy, birth and into early parenthood.
Whatever your preferred birth choice, we aim for MORE than a ‘healthy mother and baby’ as the outcome.
Our team provides holistic care personalised to your wants and needs.
Your birth journey is at the heart of everything we do.
Welcome to MAMA
MAMA is a private Midwifery Practice of registered midwives and allied health professionals. Our handpicked team are focused on preparing, supporting and nurturing your pregnancy, birth and parenting journey.
Founded by midwives Kelly Langford and Jan Ireland as the first holistic midwifery centre in Victoria, providing pregnancy care, education and support for women, pregnant people and their families.
MAMA’s central practice has been operating for over a decade in Kensington, Melbourne with other clinics in Bayside and Gippsland as we grow to support families across Victoria.
“Whenever and however you intend to give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body, and your spirit for the rest of your life.” ~ Ina May Gaskin
Choose your MAMA Birth Journey
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Book a free discovery call one-on-one with our midwives to learn why MAMA is your ultimate support. We’ll discuss:
Why choose a private midwife
Models of available care
Places of birth; choosing what is right for you
Is home birth safe? Is hospital birth safe?
Fee structure
Pregnancy care Q&A
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Start your personalised midwifery pregnancy care plan with appointments every 1-4 weeks initially then weekly from 36 weeks covering:
Initial pregnancy midwifery to choose the right testing & investigations for you
Birth plan meeting in your home
Build your birth map
Ongoing pregnancy care including checkups, education and referrals for ultrasounds, blood tests as required
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Nourish your physical, emotional and mental wellness in pregnancy guided by our Allied Health practitioners through:
Acupuncture, Aromatherapy, Chiropractic, Counselling, Osteopathy, Massage, Naturopathy, Yoga
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Classes are facilitated by registered midwives who draw upon their knowledge and experience to educate and prepare you and answer your questions.
Our Classic Course, Planned Caesarean Course and VBAC Workshop are based on physiology, informed decision-making, best available evidence and up-to-date research and include to give you confidence in your birth journey.
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Most babies will breastfeed within an hour of being born so the best time to learn about breastfeeding is during pregnancy.
Our lactation consultants can support you, provide up-to-date and evidence-based information, teach you skills, and give you the motivation you need for a positive and successful breastfeeding experience.
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Your baby is ready and so are you.
Your team of MAMA midwives will care for you through labour and birth, guiding you and your partner through this incredible transition to parenthood, whatever should unfold. Should your birth unfold in a different manner to what you expected, the MAMA midwives will remain by your side to continue to support and advocate for you and your baby to have an empowering experience.
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Your MAMA midwives continue your holistic care for you and your new baby with:
Regular home visits in the first week
Weekly clinic appointments for six weeks
Women’s health physio appointment
Final midwifery appointment (the six week check) where we reflect on our journey together and find ways to continue to see each other beyond the postnatal care
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Birth is transformative. Whatever your experience, having a safe space to talk about the life changing experience is important.
At MAMA we have qualified birth counsellors who can help you explore and unpack the enormous physical, mental and emotional journey to understand, process and integrate your birth experience.
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Be supported by our lactation consultants in your personal feeding journey:
Setting up for the “Breast Start” visit - within first 2 weeks after birth
Emergency visits for breastfeeding issues (pain, nipple damage, mastitis, thrush, tongue tie, breast refusal, low milk supply etc..)
Pumping, bottle introduction, return to work and weaning
Free drop-ins to MAMA Kensington clinic
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Continue to nourish and recover your physical, emotional and mental wellness with additional Allied Health practitioners include:
Baby Massage, Paediatrics, Woman’s Health Physiotherapy, Postnatal massage, New baby Yoga
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After your baby is born there is still so much to know! We have tailored classes that will assist you in the transition to parenthood and answer many of the common (and not so common) questions! Some popular classes include:
The ‘Fourth Trimester’ covering:
What is normal in newborn sleep
Development in the first 12 weeks
Learning how your baby communicates
Emotional changes: Adjustment, the “baby blues”
Coping with stress
‘Newborn & Child First Aid’ covering:
CPR & choking
Management of common household ‘accidents’ such as burns or knocks to the head
Seizures, anaphylaxis and more!
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Continue to tap into MAMA support as you reflect on your experiences, grow your community and build a postpartum village. Join our:
Free parents group morning tea
Birth exploration, sharing, debrief
Continued holistic wellness care for the whole family
Book a free discovery call with a MAMA midwife
MAMA Birth Stats 2023
195
Home & Hospital
Births
72.8%
Unassisted Vaginal Births
15%
Unplanned (Emergency) Caesarean Births
87
First Time Parents
MAMA has supported over 2,357 births since 2011
MAMA Birth Stories
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“Giving birth is an invitation to turn inwards, recognise the immense power of the body, and be guided into a state of complete presence”
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“I looked up back at Edie, she was no longer the centre of my universe. Now, there were two centres”
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"I was able to share the magic of my labour and birth with my daughter. She witnessed the pure strength and capability of women and how we can birth our babies."
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“Birth was everything and nothing like I had imagined, intense yet calm, humbling yet incredibly empowering and the best damn thing I’ll ever do in my whole life.”
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“It was the most calm, gentle, nurturing experience. I felt held and cared for - while everything was at my pace and my choice. It felt like a truly magical experience.”
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"Maeve’s birth was profoundly healing, revealing my strength and fulfilling dreams I missed with Jude’s emergency C-section. It was one of the most unforgettable and magical experiences of my life"
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“The relaxed and tailored support alleviated my anxiety about being overdue and the possibility that I may need to be induced. I felt so at peace with the process and felt no stress or pressure. I truly believe this allowed my body to feel safe and go into labour naturally.”
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The birth was everything I had hoped for and more. For the second time I had a magical and empowering birth at home that left me inspired and in awe of how amazing the human body is".
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“My little girl entered the world vaginally at home in our bath. Around familiar faces, serenity and love.”
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“A warm shower rinsed off the debris of birth and symbolically washed away any trauma I’d been holding onto from my son’s birth”
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“Harry was born at 42 weeks, despite the pressure from the hospital to induce labour. I trusted my body and Veronica. I was determined to have a homebirth in a birthing pool”
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"The calm of home gave space for the primal nature of birthing, a fierce energy that gives you the power to leap into the unknown. We were supported by a team we chose and deeply trusted, a team that made the beautiful experience a joyous celebration.”
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