Postnatal Care

Care for you and your baby after birth.

Postnatal care may include regular check-ups, consultations, education, advice to optimise your health, support with and information about normal newborn behaviour and development, breastfeeding support and troubleshooting, and psychosocial support in the transition to parenthood.

Postnatal care is available in my clinic or in your own home within the areas I service.

I only provide postnatal care for women and babies I have met at least one time during pregnancy.

To access postnatal care please contact me in pregnancy to arrange a time for an initial appointment in pregnancy and and discuss your individual needs. See antenatal care for more information.

What to expect in a postnatal appointment.

Care is tailored to your unique needs and always in collaboration with you and your chosen support people.

Initial Postnatal appointment

Approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes long.

  • Review pregnancy and birth history.
  • Full health assessment.
  • Discuss previous experiences as a mother, including feeding and early parenting.
  • Review medical and social needs.
  • Offer assessment and support for emotional and mental well-being, and honor pregnancy as a rite of passage and socially and culturally significant event.
  • Plan for postnatal care and support, noting and collaborating with other care providers where appropriate.
  • Arrange and review any pathology tests required.
  • Provide information and support for any postnatal discomforts or challenges.
  • Explore what is important to you, to achieve your own personal goals and desires around feeding, caring for and mothering your child.

Subsequent appointments

Standard Postnatal Consultation

20-45 minutes.

Standard postnatal consultations are available face to face, via Telehealth or phone. 

These appointments include standard health check of yourself and your baby. Feeding, general well-being and postnatal recovery are assessed, and any recommendations, referrals or investigations will be attended. 

Short postnatal consultation

Up to 20 minutes

Short consultations are available ad hoc face to face, via Telehealth or telephone.

Short consultations are appropriate for 1 specific issue or question, or as a follow up consult reviewing any ongoing plan.

Long Postnatal Consultation

1 hour and 20 minutes

Long postnatal consultations are only available face to face. (For families out of area please contact me directly to discuss your unique needs). 

These appointments include thorough investigations and health assessments of yourself and your baby. You will be offered all appropriate referrals and investigations as indicated.

Please book a long consultation for

  • Neonatal jaundice
  • Complex breastfeeding support, this will include a comprehensive written Breastfeeding plan
  • Birth debriefing
  • Multiple newborn and/ or maternal issues.
  • Twins and multiples.
  • Emotional and mental health concerns. 

Costs

Initial appointment (during pregnancy) For more information see antenatal care. $350 /approximately 120 minutes.

Postnatal Consultation

Initial Postnatal Consultation $250/ 80 minutes. Only available face to face.

Standard Consultation $170 / 45 minutes. Available as Telehealth, phone, or face to face.

Short Postnatal Consultation $60/ 20 minutes. Available as Telehealth, phone or face to face.

Long Postnatal Consultation $250/ 80 minutes. Only available face to face.

Information about rebates from medicare

Following your appointment you will receive an itemised receipt to claim medicare rebates.

Referrals from your GP are required to access Medicare rebates.

Diagnostic blood and pathology tests, including cervical screening, are available to be collected in clinic and will be bulk billed where possible.

Contact me to book discuss postnatal care.