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Emergcare: Empowering Families with Life-Saving Knowledge

At Emergcare, we understand that the birth of a baby marks the beginning of a parent’s journey. Our approach to first aid education goes beyond just teaching life-saving skills — it’s about supporting families during their transition to parenthood and helping them build their village of support. Our mission is to provide every family with essential first aid education, ensuring they have the knowledge and confidence to act in emergencies. We envision a community where all parents have the skills to respond to emergencies and the resources to support their mental health and wellbeing.

Our Mission

As health professionals and paramedics, we believe CPR and first aid are lifesaving skills that should be accessible to all. We collaborate to educate families and communities on preventing, identifying, and responding effectively to a wide range of illnesses, injuries, and emergencies. Our goal is to create safer communities by empowering individuals with the confidence to respond in critical moments, especially while waiting for medical help. Immediate care in those first minutes can save lives.

Our Services

We offer a range of evidence-based, high-quality first aid courses, including our Perinatal First Aid Course, designed specifically for new and expecting parents. Alongside essential training in childhood injury prevention, paediatric first aid, and child and newborn CPR, this course also offers tools to support your emotional wellbeing.

Through education and evidence-based resources, you’ll gain practical tools to build support networks and care for your mental and emotional health during pregnancy and early parenthood. This holistic approach ensures that parents are equipped to care for their child while also nurturing their own wellbeing.

Our training is based on the latest guidelines from the Australian Resuscitation Council and Australian Children’s Hospital, ensuring practical and up-to-date education.

Our Team

Hendrik Gutwirth & Daniel Parks

As Co-Directors of Emergcare, Hendrik and Daniel bring over 30 years of combined clinical experience as Registered Advanced Life Support (ALS) Paramedics. Hendrik has contributed to research, led workshops, and served in various clinical instructor roles, while Daniel’s experience spans both metropolitan and rural areas across Queensland and Victoria.

As fathers of seven children between them, Hendrik and Daniel bring firsthand insight into the concerns parents face when it comes to their children’s safety. Together with their team, they are committed to empowering families with the practical first aid knowledge they need to feel confident and secure.

Hendrik Gutwirth is a Registered Advanced Life Support (ALS) Paramedic with over 15 years of clinical experience, as well as a Master’s degree in Exercise Science (Strength and Conditioning). His unique combination of expertise in both paramedicine and exercise science allows him to offer a comprehensive approach to first aid education, with a particular focus on CPR training and rescuer wellbeing. In addition to his research, Hendrik has published journal articles both in Australia and internationally, contributing valuable insights into CPR techniques and rescuer fatigue. He has also facilitated numerous professional development workshops and served in various clinical instructor and paramedic educator roles. His extensive knowledge and real-world experience enable him to empower parents and caregivers with the life-saving skills they need to act confidently in emergencies.

Together with his co-director, Daniel Parks, Hendrik ensures that Emergcare’s courses are grounded in evidence-based practices, adhering to the latest guidelines from the Australian Resuscitation Council and Australian Children’s Hospital. Daniel, with his diverse experience in both metropolitan and rural paramedicine, complements Hendrik’s expertise, bringing a well-rounded perspective to their training approach. As fathers themselves, both Hendrik and Daniel are deeply committed to supporting families through practical first aid education, ensuring they have the skills and confidence to protect their loved ones. Emergcare was also honored with the Partnership Impact Award for 2024 by Kidsafe Victoria, in recognition of its significant contributions to the community and commitment to delivering high-quality first aid education.

Emergcare is an active member of the Australian Resuscitation Council (Victorian Branch) and collaborates with leading organizations like Kidsafe Victoria and the Centre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE). These partnerships help ensure our training meets the highest standards and that we remain at the forefront of first aid education.

Born Ready is a birth education course developed by Pelvic Health Physiotherapists.

As physiotherapists we know the importance of both physical and mental preparation. Like all physical endurance sports preparation is KEY. We know how to educate well and help you get the best out of your body for the most important physical event of your life.

Born Ready is evidenced based to empower you with the thorough knowledge you need to decide on the birth that is best for you. The more options you are aware of, the more likely you are to choose the right one for you.

We appreciate no matter what you “choose” sometimes birth does not go to plan. In this case, because you are armed with a deep understanding of labour and birth we have found women are more able to rationalise, accept, and be ok with the deviations from their plan.

Respecting choice is important to us. We appreciate that the right choice is different for each and every person. From home birth and birth centres to elective caesarean section we have the tools you need.

Our course is an online course with the option of a free face-to-face practical at over 25 locations across the country.

Hi, I’m Mandy — a registered perinatal psychologist, mum of three (including a new baby born in 2025), and the founder of Mums in Bloom.

I support pregnant and new mothers who are finding this season more emotional, confusing, or isolating than they expected. If you’ve ever thought, “I love my baby, but I feel like I’m falling apart,” you are exactly who I support — and you are not alone.

With over a decade of experience in psychology, my work focuses on the real inner world of motherhood — the mental load, identity shifts, emotional ups and downs, and pressure to do it all “right.” I bring both my professional background and personal lived experience to create a space where you feel seen, validated, and supported.

At Mums in Bloom, I offer gentle resources for both pregnancy and postpartum, including:

🌸 Free guides for third trimester prep and those “not-what-I-expected” early weeks

🌸 Low-cost seminars on body image and postnatal mental health

🌸 A beautifully supportive 8-week online program for first-time mums in the first 6–8 months postpartum

🌸 A mini guide for partners to help them show up, step in, and stay connected during this major life transition

Whether you’re feeling anxious, flat, overwhelmed, or just unsure who you are anymore, I’m here to walk alongside you. My support is gentle, practical, and free of judgment — like chatting with a mum-friend who gets it, but with the expertise to back it up.

I believe motherhood was never meant to be done alone. Let’s make sure you don’t have to.

I am a Member of the Australian Psychological Society (APS) and fully registered with AHPRA.