About Amy

Amy is a Registered Nurse, Midwife, Maternal and Child Health Nurse, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, Calmbirth Childbirth Educator and Mum to two gorgeous girls.

With a collective experience spanning 15 years, Amy began her career as a Registered Nurse Midwife at Melbourne’s largest public hospital for women and newborns. Continuity and community are foundational to Amy’s work so moved into the postnatal and parenting space as a Maternal and Child Health Nurse. Here, Amy’s supports for families extends from birth until the children reaches school. Amy proudly works in the leafy eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

After attending Calmbirth childbirth education course in preparation for Amy’s first birth, a truly transformational experience unfolded in labour, birth, breastfeeding and motherhood. This inspired Amy to become a Calmbirth Educator whilst pregnant with her second child.

Amy believes with knowledge comes confidence and with the right support at the right time - pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and early parenthood can be joyous whilst messy and challenging and a time to thrive as a family.

Parent.ed is BORN

Amy hosts Calmbirth® for labour and birth preparation - Australia’s most highly acclaimed, recommended and scientifically proven childbirth education program. Calmbirth® is an immersive group experience held over 2 days learning the psychology and physiology of birth, tools for your labour and birth and conscious parenting. 

Calmbirth® courses are located in Chirnside Park.

Investment $550.

Optimal timing to attend a Calmbirth® course is between 26 - 36 weeks pregnant.

With 96% of women initiating breastfeeding after birth, rates of breastfeeding dwindle to 39% by 3 months. Research also tells us that for most women, the end to their breastfeeding journey is often much earlier than they desired. After becoming a Maternal and Child Health, Amy soon studied to become an International Board Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). The IBCLC certification requires 95+ hours of study, more than 1,000 hours of observing/ supporting breastfeeding and successfully passing a 4 hour exam with a pass rate of over. Additionally, IBCLC Lactation Consultants are required to re-certify their qualification every 5 years. Amy first became a IBCLC Lactation consultant in 2017 and re-certified in 2022.

Amy believes the best start to the breastfeeding journey is education before your baby is born and offers antenatal workshops where expectant parents learn the foundations of lactation and how to navigate the first hours, days and weeks with their newborn.

The Breastfeeding Workshops are held face to face once every month.

Optimal timing to attend breastfeeding education is between 32 - 40+ weeks pregnant.

Amy also offers postnatal breastfeeding consults in Croydon at Pelvic Strength Physiotherapy clinic and also attends home consults.

Qualifications

RMIT University - Bachelor of Nursing Science, 2008.

Latrobe University - Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery Science, 2010.

Latrobe University - Graduate Diploma in Nursing (Child , Family and Community), 2013.

International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), 2017.

Calmbirth® Educator Training - 2021.

Recertification IBCLC, 2022.

Griffith University - Prescribing for Midwives, 2024.

Have questions?

Email: hello@parenteducation.com.au

What People Are Saying

  • Calmbirth® couple - 2023

    “

    Amy was flawless. She demonstrated such incredible knowledge, and delivered the information in a really engaging way. It was a great combination of a warm and enthusiastic delivery with no fluff - every piece of information was important. My birth partner and I really enjoyed Amy's approach; she made everyone feel welcome and created a trusting, safe environment for questions and comments. Thank you so much Amy - you really made the whole experience special and because of you, our expectations of 'birth class' were certainly exceeded!

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  • Calmbirth® couple - 2023

    “

    Calmbirth® with Amy was like sitting down with a friend for coffee. Amy was warm, engaging and so easy to listen to and learn from. Amy is exceptionally knowledgeable, up to date with current practice and best-evidence and an experienced and passionate midwife and educator. Amy delivers information in a non-biased manner designed to empower individual couples to make informed decisions regarding their birth, no matter what course their birth takes on the day. Amy was able to powerfully transform my fears and hesitation around childbirth into excitement and feelings of empowerment. I know I will be an active participant in my birth and that I have the tools to have a positive birth no matter what challenges may come our way.

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  • Calmbirth® couple - 2023

    “

    Even though I had done plenty of research about the birth process I was surprised by how much I learnt during Amy's Calmbirth® course. My partner enjoyed how accessible all the information was, he mentioned that Amy's personality and positivity genuinely made him a lot calmer about the upcoming labour. He's even looking forward to it! We really enjoyed the education about the labour stages and practical tips for being in the hospital. We also really appreciated the focus on the fourth trimester and the chance to ask questions, which we weren't expecting in a birth course.

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