You just found out you're pregnant. And now you have no idea where to start.
Download this free guide and get clear on your options, your rights, and what it actually feels like to have the right support beside you, from someone who has been doing this for 30+ years.
The moment most women find out they're pregnant, they feel two things at once.
Joy, and then almost immediately, a quiet panic.
What do I do now? Who do I call? Am I already behind?
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You call the hospital.
You get put on a waitlist.
You have a 10-minute GP appointment that ticks the boxes but leaves you with a head full of questions you didn't get to ask.
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And then you go home and Google at midnight, trying to make sense of it all.
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I've sat with hundreds of women at exactly this point. And every single one of them has said some version of the same thing: I just didn't know where to turn.
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This guide is my way of making sure you don't have to figure it out alone.
Here's what you'll walk away knowing:
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The three care pathways available to Adelaide women and how to know which one is right for you
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A simple self-assessment to help you work out what level of support you actually need
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What a private midwife actually does (and what she doesn't, including the question everyone wants to ask)
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The one conversation worth having before your next hospital appointment
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Why so many women feel let down by the system, and what the alternative actually looks like in practice
Start gaining clarity about your choices through pregnancy, so you can make an informed decision and stop second-guessing yourself.
Hi, I'm Ros
Your Private Midwife
I'm Ros McDonough, a Private Midwife, Registered Nurse, and Masters of Midwifery graduate.
I've spent 30+ years working inside the South Australian public health system, lecturing midwifery at Flinders University, and sitting with women who felt exactly the way you might be feeling right now.
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I created Hello Baby! Midwifery because I kept seeing the same gap. Women with questions nobody had time to answer. Women who wanted someone to hold the thread of their whole pregnancy, not just the clinical bits.
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That's what I do. One midwife, your whole journey, in the comfort of your own home.
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This guide is where it starts.
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Ros x
But will you be there when I give birth?
It's the first question almost everyone asks, and it's a fair one.
The short answer: no, I don't attend births. But here's what I do instead:
I spend months making sure you arrive at that moment prepared, supported, and anything but alone. Together we work through your birth preferences, helping you understand your options, and make sure you know exactly what to expect at every stage, so when the time comes, you walk into that room ready to consider adding with the tools you need to navigate uncertainty.
The woman who has worked with me and the woman who navigated it all by herself are not the same woman.
There is also an option to have a midwife from my network attend your birth to advocate for you and provide support.
You don't have to figure this out alone.
The right support makes all the difference, and it starts with knowing what your options actually are.
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Download the free guide and take the first step toward a pregnancy that feels supported, not just survived.
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