Services by
Intrinsic Midwifery
Intrinsic Midwifery is providing pregnancy care, homebirth support, hospital support & postpartum care, to women and their families.
Servicing areas of Cardinia Shire, City of Casey, City of Greater Dandenong, Knox City Council and the Yarra Ranges Shire (other areas on request).
- Antenatal Care
Pregnancy care appointments provided throughout the antenatal period, in the comfort of your own home, with a booking to your local hospital for labour and birth.
Visits from early to late pregnancy, with scheduled visits and extras as required, including a birth planning visit.
Visits normally lasting 1-1.5 hours each & include:
- Assessment of Mum and Baby
- Pregnancy education
- Labour and birth education
- Early postpartum education
- with many questions answered.
$400 Admin fee
(to secure you booking)
$170 per visit
(*Medicare rebate $51.75)
$480 Birth Planning Visit
(*Medicare rebate $308)
- Shared maternity Care
With Monash Health (or your own Obstetrician)
Shared care is a popular choice for women who are healthy, with a normal/low risk pregnancy.
Scheduled visits occur throughout pregnancy, between Intrinsic Midwifery and the Shared Care Clinics at Monash Health (Dandenong Hospital, Casey Hospital and Monash Medical Centre).
Visits occur from early to late pregnancy, with extra visits as required, including a birth planning visit. Labour, birth and the early postpartum period, will occur at your hospital of booking, with postnatal care at home with Intrinsic Midwifery, if you desire.
Visits with Intrinsic Midwifery normally last 1-1.5 hours each (minimum 40mins) and include:
- Assessment of Mum and Baby
- Pregnancy education
- Labour and birth education
- Early postpartum education
- with many questions answered
- Medical review as required
When choosing shared care with Intrinsic Midwifery, you can see Fiona throughout your pregnancy, with visits occurring in your own home, and have pregnancy, birth and postnatal education explained as you require/questions arise. In shared maternity care your labour, birth and immediate postnatal care are managed by the staff at your booking hospital. Once you head home post birth, Fiona will attend to you and your baby at home, for regular check ups, feeding support, weighs etc, for up to 6 weeks.
$400 Admin fee
(to secure you booking)
$170 per pregnancy visit
(*Medicare rebate $51.75)
$480 Birth Planning Visit
(*Medicare rebate up to $308, depending on obstetric claiming)
$170 per postpartum visit
(*Medicare rebate $76.10)
$2750 Shared Care Package – travel within 45mins Cockatoo. (includes admin fee, booking visit, up to 6 pregnancy visits, birth planning visit, & up to 6 postpartum visits – further visits bulk billed).
- Homebirth
Appointments from early pregnancy to 7 weeks postpartum.
Visits normally lasting 1-1.5 hours each & include:
- Pregnancy assessment of Mum and Baby
- Pregnancy, labour and birth education
- Early postpartum care & education
- All your questions answered
- Medical review (if required)
$400 Admin fee
(to secure you booking)
$170 per pregnancy visit
(*Medicare rebate $51.75)
$480 Birth Planning Visit
(*Medicare rebate $308)
$3000 Primary Midwife fee for homebirth
$2800 Second Midwife fee for homebirth
$170 per postpartum visit
(*Medicare rebate $76.10)
- Hospital birth support
Early labour support at home, with continued Midwifery support as you move into the hospital for birth.
Only available for shared care clients.
$3000 Hospital birth support fee
- Postpartum Care
Appointments from birth to 6 weeks.
Early visits may be daily/2nd daily post birth, with weekly appointments following, up to 6 weeks & 6 days.
Visits normally lasting 1-1.5 hours each & include:
- Assessment of Mum and Baby
- Postnatal education
- Breastfeeding support & education
- Support with baby care and education
- Birth debrief
- with many questions answered.
$170 per visit
(*Medicare rebate $76.10)
Education
In-home private education sessions.
Covers all the important topics and questions you may have.
Enquire by email.
Gift Vouchers
Gift vouchers for services or to a certain value available.
Enquire by email.
More on Medicare Rebates
Appointments with Fiona will be eligible for Medicare rebates (not applicable to education only appointments). If you have a Medicare card and are referred from a GP able to provide antenatal care, then rebates will be applied. The amount of the rebate will depend on your family situation.
To find out more about Medicare and rebates, you can use the link below.
* Medicare rebates listed above are only available to Medicare card holders, and are an approximate value as fees are based on your personal Medicare Safety Net.