Community Midwife Practitioner
Lisa is a fun loving, caring and professional midwife. She has excelled in her career as a Clinical Midwife Specialist in a large tertiary hospital and community midwife. She offers families private and intimate continuity of care through their antenatal and postnatal period, whilst providing an in-depth preparation for their birthing journey.
She is truly one of those gems that are hard to find and we are so lucky to have her as part of our team.
Lisa has been a registered midwife for 25 years and is highly respected by the obstetricians she works with and provides a through yet light hearted approach to this new transition for mums and dads, or same sex partners.
She has worked with women in both low and high risk care. As a Birth Centre midwife for many years, she autonomously provided close continuity of care for her mothers and families. Her high risk knowledge and expertise provides a safe yet nurturing and informative approach to care. Lisa uses a team and collaborative approach to care including referrals and communications with obstetricians, GP’s , social work, psychologists and allied health professionals.
She confidently provides lactation support both before birth and after the baby is born. Although she promotes and supports breastfeeding , she understands the challenges breastfeeding may have for some new mums. A thorough exploration of options will be made together that is best for baby and mum as mental health is a priority.
Education programmes provided by Lisa include Bub and Bloom birth, settling and parenting workshops.
Lisa provides care to a culturally diverse group of women and families. She has worked as a community midwife in Springvale assessing and understanding of the needs of new migrants , helping them to comfortably transition and integrate into the community as new parents. She has also worked regional Western Australia with the indigenous people in both Port headland and Kunarrurra.
Her zest for adventure has taken Lisa to Africa , working as a volunteer in both Zimbabwe and Botswana. In Botswana she worked as an Intensive Care Nurse with the local population for two years and then in 2012 worked as a midwife in Zimbabwe. Here she provided antenatal, labour and home visits with the local midwives .
Whilst there she also did volunteer work with ‘African Impact’ in the research team for African lions. She has also worked as a medic in remote Chile, South America. working with underprivileged young adults for 18-26 years, offering an opportunity to experience adventure, community and research. This included kayaking, abseiling and horse riding, building a playground and plaza for the village and research working with volcanologists.
Lisa is a great addition to our team with a wealth of knowledge and passion. She believes in the sanctity of family and motherhood and the importance of women and their partners being fully supported. Being informed provides knowledge and confidence, encouraging intuitive and instinctual mothering to take shape. This allows parents to develop their own skills to support each other and to care for and tune into the needs of their own unique baby.