Mikaela Duffy Naturopath & Bodyworker

Newborn Home Care is a home-based and Zoom online nursing and lactation service providing parents with guidance and support to welcome a new baby. We can help you to settle into life with your new little one and feel confident with how to feed and care for him in ways that help him be content. An International Board Certified Lactation Consultant is available, offering the latest evidence-based support to help with any breastfeeding or lactation concerns.

Our expertise is in caring for newborn babies in the early months, including multiple births and those born prematurely or with complex medical needs. We have gentle, well researched and science-based strategies to help you with your baby’s breast or bottle feeding, their crying, settling and sleep. The support we provide works alongside your parenting values and in sync with your baby’s biology to help you manage the challenges that families commonly encounter with a new baby in the home.

Newborn Home Care offers a range of support services that are grounded in the latest research in infant management, known as Neuro- Protective Developmental Care (NDC), or the Possums approach. This approach is gentle and simple, yet revolutionary, cutting through old and conflicting advice about how to care for babies, to instead work holistically with your baby’s natural biology.

At Newborn Home Care we understand that there are times when adjusting to life with a new baby can be a bit of a struggle, particularly if there were difficulties encountered with baby’s birth, his health, or with breastfeeding. We also know that sometimes mothers themselves have complications that interrupt the straightforward path that was anticipated, leaving them feeling less than strong after the birth. In circumstances like this – and sometimes for no reason at all – the early weeks and first few months, can bring some unexpected challenges that may cause you to reach out for help with looking after your baby. Don’t feel you can’t pick up the phone and talk to Julie about your circumstances. Our initial conversation is free.

Femme Space Physiotherapy is a dedicated Women’s Health Physiotherapy service created to support and empower women through every stage of life. Founded by Emma Attard, a seasoned physiotherapist with over 15 years experience in the healthcare industry, Femme Space is grounded in compassion, expert care, and a deep belief in the strength and resilience of every woman.

Understanding the challenges women face – be it time limitations, the difficulties of getting out of the house with young children or anxiety around medical appointments – Femme Space offers a refreshing alternative to the impersonal clinical setting, offering in-clinic appointments in Brighton-Le-Sands, convenient home visits throughout St George Sydney and surrounds and online options also.

Femme Space Physiotherapy is proud to offer the Pregnancy and Birth Preparation Program, a hybrid program offering both in-person and online sessions.

It covers all the pelvic health physiotherapy that is recommended during pregnancy, including:

• pelvic floor assessment
• identification of individual risk factors
• an individualised pelvic floor exercise program as well as education and advice around safe exercise
• education around how to minimise and manage abdominal separation
• management of pregnancy-related aches and pains

It also covers all of the specifics of birth preparation, such as:

• perineal massage
• pain relief options in both the first and second stage of labour
• positioning options in both the first and second stage of labour
• pushing technique
• tips and support in early postpartum recovery

Femme Space Physiotherapy also provides Postpartum care, which supports whole-body recovery — from gentle daily movement to returning to exercise or reaching new fitness goals, we’ll work together with your babe in tow to help you become your new self.

At Femme Space Physiotherapy, you’ll find more than just treatment — you’ll find a safe, calming environment where your story is heard, and your whole self is supported.

Emma’s approach moves away from the old, one-size-fits-all model of healthcare. Instead, she focuses on empowering women with knowledge, practical self-care strategies, and tailored physiotherapy support. Through this, you gain the tools and confidence to take an active role in your own recovery and well-being — supported every step of the way.

Nomad Chiropractic is a small Family Wellness clinic in Mosman that is run by 3 women with 5 children between them. Lucy, Kristin & Sandy have a holistic approach to health and a focus in practice on Pregnancy, Postpartum and Paediatrics.

Families often seek us out for things like:

• Pregnancy optimisation – Webster Technique, Birth preparation including pelvic alignment and Nervous system balance, Stress relief, Pelvic floor imbalance, Postpartum care;
• Pregnancy associated body aches: Pubic symphysis dysfunction; Pains in the hip, back, neck, ribs, round ligament, jaw; headaches and sciatica;
• Newborn / Paediatric checks: Unsettled babies, Feeding complications including breast preference, tongue tie bodywork and imbalanced sucking/rooting reflexes (co-managed with IBCLCs), torticollis, birth trauma: interventions like forceps, vacuum, short/long labor effects; breech and multiples birth checks, cranial work, head-shape asymmetry; help with milestones/neurodevelopment, sleep, constipation, and general health and wellbeing;
• Family Care – the usual holistic chiropractor toolkit – Sympathetic dominance work, stress relief, back pain, neck pain, headaches, and health optimisation!

We are here to help you and your family adapt to the ever changing effect of the perinatal period. Our team has additional postgraduate education in pregnancy and paediatrics and a toolkit of gentle, age appropriate and specific adjustments tailored to your unique needs. Holistic chiropractic addresses the physical, chemical and emotional stressors to your nervous system. Where appropriate we love to collaborate with the other practitioners in your health journey – a multidisciplinary approach has amazing health outcomes!

We aim to help you and your family thrive. It takes a village and we’d love to be a part of yours.