Welcome to MAMA
MAMA is Victoria’s largest private midwifery practice, supporting over 2,500 births in the last 15 years.
We’re here to help you feel empowered, informed, and supported through pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood.
Your journey is at the heart of everything we do.
New to MAMA?
Pregnant for the first time or exploring a different path for your next baby?
Let’s explore your options together.
I need early pregnancy tests, screening, scans, & Q+A. I’m not committing to ongoing care just yet!
I want to talk through all my pregnancy and birth care options — including how MAMA works.
Back with MAMA?
We’re so glad to walk this next stage with you. Meet your MAMA midwife to start your pregnancy care and birth care journey!
I want to be matched with a MAMA Midwife for my next pregnancy.
Ready to start your Midwifery Care with MAMA?
No referral needed, online or in clinic
No suitable times, call 03 9376 7474
From pregnancy to postnatal care, we’re here with expert midwifery support for every step of your journey into parenthood.
Our Services
Our Clinic Locations
Phone us on 03 9376 7474
38 Gatehouse Drive
Kensington, VIC, 3031
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Melbourne, VIC
9A Railway Crescent
Hampton, VIC, 3188
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Bayside, VIC
83 Victoria Street
Warragul, VIC, 3820
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Gippsland, VIC
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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![A woman with a distressed expression is giving birth while being assisted by a person behind her. There is a child sitting on a couch nearby, looking away. The woman is wearing a shirt with a graphic and text, revealing her pregnant belly, and is seated with her legs spread apart.]()
“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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![A woman sitting in a laundry tub holding a newborn baby, with a girl leaning over to touch the baby, in a dimly lit room.]()
“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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![A woman holding a newborn baby in a hospital setting, smiling and looking at the baby. A person with curly hair is standing nearby, also present in the scene.]()
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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![A woman and a man are smiling and looking at a newborn baby wrapped in a blanket. The woman is wearing a robe, and the man has a buzz cut and an earring. They appear to be in a cozy, domestic setting.]()
“My little girl entered the world vaginally at home in our bath. Around familiar faces, serenity and love.”
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![Melbourne MAMA Midwife with mother and baby after homebirth.]()
“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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![Mother holding newborn baby in birth pool after empowering home birth]()
“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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"My relationship with [my midwife] Marita became something I deeply treasured as bonds of trust grew. This was one of the key components that had been missing in all my previous birth experiences.”
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“ The full body relief I felt when I heard [midwife] Ellie’s voice is something I will never forget. While I felt so safe and in control throughout my whole labour I so desperately wanted Ellie there when I met my baby. “
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![New mother holding her newborn baby in a hospital room, both smiling, after childbirth.]()
"I only pushed for 12 minutes. I was so proud of myself!”
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“It was redeeming and healing to have things be so straightforward this time. I was able to trust my body and birth as a natural process”
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"I cried with her as I held her for the first time, in shock that she was actually with us after what felt like a long road of secondary infertility. I’m so proud my bright eyed little girl was born surrounded by such incredible women, practicing the oldest and most sacred job"
Lizzie
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![Woman holding newborn baby after sucessful VBAC]()
“Preparing for my VBAC initiated a healing process around my first birth. I learnt that it wasn’t my fault that I couldn’t achieve the natural birth I wanted. I connected with the most supportive women to help me mend my broken heart. By the time my baby was due, I was in a grateful state of mind.”
MAMA Birth Stats 2024
16%
Unplanned (Emergency) Caesarean Births
88
First Time Parents
72.8%
Unassisted Vaginal Births
175
Home & Hospital
Births
MAMA has supported over 2,500 births since 2011
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