Start your own business as a Privately Practicing Midwife
Free yourself from hospital employment and establish your own private practice
You won't be alone, I'll walk you through the whole thing along with your new midwifery community in this 6 month mentorship
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Why you need a mentor?
Hey, I'm Mel
I'm a private midwife in Australia, researcher (PhD) and the host of The Great Birth Rebellion podcast.
I've been running my private practice midwifery business since 2008 (that's 17+ years). Over the last 5 years I have been mentoring other midwives in Australia, helping them to launch themselves into private practice. Over those years I have mentored over 170 midwives from every state and territory around Australia.
This is a proven mentorship that gets results and I'm successful in my own business. I have a tried and tested system that will help you establish a successful practice.
"Doing this mentorship has given me so much more grounding, where I'm going, what I need to do, what I have to do to fulfil the requirements as an endorsed midwife. And I know I could have got there, but I think it would have taken me quite a few more years. So this has been fantastic." - Sunny Hunt (Holistic Family Homebirth)
Here is what's involved
Workshop May 6th-9th 2026
The 4 day workshop from May 6th-9th 2026 covers everything so you can confidently create your dream business. It is available in person at my home in the Blue Mountains NSW and to live stream if you can't be there in person. In the weeks leading up to the workshop you'll receive a comprehensive business workbook to accompany the lessons in the workshop and build your business from the ground up. This workbook becomes your personal business bible.
You'll have everything you need to start a successful business. This live event is recorded and uploaded into the mentorship online platform in bite sized pieces for you to review and take action in your own time. You have access to the content for life.
Email access
Mel is your personal mentor for the next 6 months. Through this mentorship you can email her anytime to get specific answers as you build your business. She's mentored midwives formally for 5 years and has helped solve almost every problem encountered by midwives as they set up their businesses. She's there for you too.
Whatsapp community chat
A private community with the other midwives in your cohort to reach out to other midwives in the mentorship. This means you've got constant access to a pool of midwives who can share their journey and encourage you in yours. You'll get to know them really well through the workshop and also in the monthly online sessions.
Monthly online session
Once every month we have a 2 hour online group session. You can submit questions for these sessions and they are recorded and included in the mentorship platform. These live sessions make this mentorship shine and every year the midwives find this to be the best part of the mentorship. Find your people and never feel alone amongst midwives who are supporting you on your journey.
"Thank you for saving my midwifery career. It was a year today since one of the births that led me to almost quit midwifery. I was going to let my midwifery registration lapse so that the hospital couldn't use me as a midwife. I was at that point and to be a beautiful birth this morning, thank you." - Ashlee Anslow (The Birthing Tree)
What you will learn
- You’ll learn the legal and legislative governance over private practice midwives and how to meet the requirements of this
- The business know-how to run a successful business including financial management and marketing
- You’ll work through the philosophy and practical tips of providing clinical care as a private midwife
- And also all the other bits and pieces that feels scary like navigating medicare claims for women and so much more
I’ll show you how to do all of that and more in this mentorship.
The bottom line is that we’re going to cover a lot of ground in this 4-day event and the ongoing 6-months of support. You’re going to come out the other end with all the knowledge you’ll need to launch yourself into private practice midwifery.
Frequently asked questions
I'm not an endorsed midwife yet, would I still benefit from this mentorship?
Is there a payment plan available?
I'm already a private midwife, but can I still join?
I only want to provide antenatal and postnatal care, would the mentorship still be beneficial to me?
Does this mentorship cover the business side of being in private practice?
I still have some questions, can I talk to someone about these before enrolling?
"Joining Mel's mentorship was absolutely the best decision I ever made..." - Hannah Muller (Soul Midwifery)
If you are worried about the cost of getting started, you should see how much it costs to stay where you are
Yep, I'm ready to join. This is my year!
What price are you paying by staying exactly where you are?
It's time to invest in your future success and the midwifery career of your dreams.
"In my first year of business I managed to successfully book in 8 women" - Meg Austin (Mum, Babe & Meg)
You have 2 options right now
1. Do nothing
- Stay where you are
- try going it alone into private practice, or
- give up and find a new career
2. Join the mentorship
- Get everything you need to launch into private practice
- become your own boss, and
- provide the kind of care that changes women's lives for the better
"I've been really happy to be part of the mentorship and enjoy the sense of community that does come from this. It's something that I think is really important when you are in private practice to have that sense of community around you and that sisterhood." - Diane Longworth (Valley Births)
Your Guarantee
I realise this is a big decision, that's why I want to make this investment as risk-free as possible for you. Not only do we have the 4-month payment plan option, but if you change your mind or your circumstances change, we will provide a full refund until 30 days before the event.
"I remember at the beginning only because I didn't have much of an income so it felt like a lot of money but I also looked into my gut instinct of you know that investing in yourself and your future and it just um everything inside me said this is right you have to do this" - Nicola Dougherty (Acacia Birthing)
Investment options
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"It really gave me the business support that I needed" - Jaimee Smith (The Midwives Midwife)
Do you have questions about the mentorship?
Email Mel [email protected]
Ask her anything, she's here for you.
