Nat Hills Midwife

About me

Privately Practicing Homebirth Midwife

Northern Rivers, NSW

I feel that it is my calling, my purpose to be a homebirth midwife. It is truly a privilege to share in the sacred journey of a family welcoming their baby into the world.

I find it an honour to bring my personalised warmth and tenderness to families to support them to have a safe and empowering journey that is their own.

I birthed both my children at home. These experiences deepened my passion for homebirth and the benefits of having a trusted care provider as well as being in control of your birthing choices.

I have been a midwife since 2008 and attending homebirths since 2011.

For 8 years of my career I worked with Aboriginal families in the Northern Rivers, providing holistic antenatal and postnatal care in the community.

In 2012, I volunteered in the Solomon Islands. This amazing yet challenging experience helped me to truly appreciate the maternity care choices and high standard of care we have in Australia.

Homebirth

Having a baby is such a profound time. Choosing to birth at home, with a trusted midwife is a proven safe and satisfying choice.

I live in Dunoon (20 minutes north of Lismore) and offer services in the Northern Rivers area within 45 minutes of my home.

Antenatal visits are in my clinic space and postnatal visits are in your home.

Pregnancy care

During these visits:

⭐️ We will get to know each other and build a relationship based on trust

⭐️ I provide well-being checks on you and your baby

⭐️ I can order blood tests and ultrasounds as required

⭐️ I will share information to support you to make informed decisions about your pregnancy, labour, birth and newborn care

⭐️Together we will plan for your labour, birth and time with your newborn.

We can decide together how many appointments you have, it differs depending on how far into your pregnancy you are when we meet, how long your pregnancy goes for and what your individual needs are.

Labour and birth care

As your chosen trusted midwife I will be on call for you 24/7.

I will come to you in labour when you would like me to and follow your previously discussed desires and wishes for monitoring your’s and your baby’s wellbeing throughout.

I bring monitoring equipment as well as emergency medication and equipment.

I stay with you throughout the labour and birth and for a few hours after the birth, until you and bub are fed and stable and ready to snuggle into bed together!

Postnatal care

Home visits to you and your baby can be as frequent as you like. Daily visits initially are recommended for wellbeing checks for you and baby, breastfeeding support, screening tests if accepted and newborn assessment.

Visits continue up to 6 weeks.

Costs

Total cost

$6000

Payable before 37 weeks gestation.

Pregnancy and postnatal appointments are bulk-billed, to make your homebirth more affordable.

Get in touch

nathillsmidwife@gmail.com

0415280884