Knowledge is Empowerment
We provide evidence-based education classes taught by a passionate team of registered midwives, lactation consultants and expert guest speakers.
Welcome to MAMA Education
Our work is founded on a deep respect for women, birthing people, parents, and practitioners.
The goal for our birth & parents education classes are to help people to feel more informed, supported and in tune with their decision-making capabilities.
We believe that birth and early parenting have the potential to impact many aspects of a person’s life, their relationships with their baby, partner, and their community. In our professional education classes, we aim to support practitioners to increase their knowledge & skills and have a supportive environment to continue their life-long learning.
We believe it is important for passionate midwives, obstetricians, lactation consultants, doulas and students to have a sense of community and a learning hub to remain inspired during their
Our team of registered midwives and lactation consultants began teaching classes in 2015 in Melbourne. We aim to share wisdom, increase confidence and encourage self-trust in parents & practitioners in Kensington, Hampton, Warragul & Brisbane.
Birth Education
We believe that women & birthing people inherently know how to birth a baby but acknowledge that most people like to prepare for big life events by increasing their own understanding. We have different classes to meet your needs including a comprehensive Classic Course, a Planned Caesarean Course and a VBAC workshop. Our birth classes are based on physiology, informed decision-making, best available evidence and up-to-date research. We appreciate the nuances and shades of grey that come with birth & postpartum. There is no one-size-fits-all approach and we want to help parents feel confident to choose what their positive birth & postpartum journey looks like. Our birth classes are facilitated by registered midwives who draw upon their knowledge & experience to answer all of your questions.
Parent Education
We believe that the parenting journey is a time where support can often feel limited, and external noise can feel loud. There is no one ‘right way’ to parent and it will take time to find the style that fits your family. Our team of lactation consultants and midwives can guide you through classes that encourage you to explore your approach to parenting in the Fourth Trimester workshop. We also have classes that provide a space to learn important practical skills such as CPR and choking management in our First Aid class, and how to breastfeed your baby in our Breastfeeding workshop. For many people, they focus a lot of attention on childbirth education (which is important), but often forget to prepare for the next chapter. We want to encourage the learning to continue into postpartum and beyond.
Professional Education
As passionate practitioners, we believe it is important to continually develop our own knowledge, understanding and skillset. To support our community to do so, we hold focused workshops that combine theory and practical skills on a range of different topics. We host expert guest speakers so that we can all learn from the masters & remain inspired to continue our work in this space. We also run courses that facilitate midwives and lactation consultants to complete their CPD each year, in a way that is actually interesting and beneficial to their growth. We welcome any perinatal care providers, midwives, lactation consultants, obstetricians, students, birth workers, doulas or birth nerds to join us.
Why families and practitioners love
MAMA Education Classes
Our classes are:
- Welcoming and inclusive – we are always trying to learn how we can ensure our communities feel safe at MAMA
- are held in small groups, particularly the birth and parent classes, so that you have a group learning experience yet feel like there is time for all of your questions
- are developed and facilitated by our team of registered midwives & lactation consultants, not just somebody who took a weekend course
- are independent and focus on evidence-based information, without the influence of hospital policies, clinician preferences or a branded syllabus
- are offered in multiple locations such as Kensington, Hampton, Warragul and Brisbane
- aim to help you feel less overwhelmed and actually excited for your next chapter or your career
- aim to support you in developing your confidence to make informed choices and communicate these to clearly others
- are often tailored to you by asking you to fill out a survey prior to class about your goals
- are suitable for people either birthing or working in different models of care such as public/private hospitals or homebirth spaces
Meet our Educators
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Hayley Nolan
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Abby Holmes
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Amanda Mutasa
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Chantal Camden
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Lizzie Jamieson
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Melissa White
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Nikola Henderson
What’s on at each MAMA Location
Kensington, VIC
All Classes
Hampton, VIC
Classic Classes
First-aid Classes
Student Workshops
Gippsland, VIC
First Aid
Brisbane, QLD
Classic Classes
First Aid - Coming Soon!