Geelong Born was established in April 2016 by Rosie Fitzclarence. Geelong Born grew from a desire to provide quality childbirth education and maternity support to the families of the Geelong region.
Rosie aims to provide personalised and holistic care throughout pregnancy, birth and the early postpartum period. There is focus on preparation for birth and breastfeeding. We work collaboratively with healthcare providers in both the private and public sector hospitals to provide the highest quality support and education.
Rosie aims to provide personalised and holistic care throughout pregnancy, birth and the early postpartum period. There is focus on preparation for birth and breastfeeding. We work collaboratively with healthcare providers in both the private and public sector hospitals to provide the highest quality support and education.
Rosie Fitzclarence
Registered Midwife, Registered Nurse and Hypnobirthing Practitioner Childbirth Educator
Rosie has proudly been working as a registered nurse and midwife for over 17 years. During this time, she has worked in a wide variety of women’s health and maternity settings. Her role at Geelong Born focuses on independent childbirth education and birth support. She strives to empower, inspire and bring confidence to expectant parents.
Rosie's maternity experience has also extended to the UK, interstate and now in her home town of Geelong. She has extensive experience in IVF and fertility nursing. She has a keen interest in childbirth education and has facilitated classes in both hospital and community based programs. Rosie has undergone formal training as a childbirth educator through CAPEA (Childbirth and Parenting Educators of Australia Inc).
In addition to her work within Geelong Born, she continues to practice clinically in all areas of midwifery. This keeps her practice up-to-date and understanding of the current birth climate.
Rosie's maternity experience has also extended to the UK, interstate and now in her home town of Geelong. She has extensive experience in IVF and fertility nursing. She has a keen interest in childbirth education and has facilitated classes in both hospital and community based programs. Rosie has undergone formal training as a childbirth educator through CAPEA (Childbirth and Parenting Educators of Australia Inc).
In addition to her work within Geelong Born, she continues to practice clinically in all areas of midwifery. This keeps her practice up-to-date and understanding of the current birth climate.
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Rosie has two children and her own positive birthing experiences have given her further drive to promote pregnancy and childbirth as a natural yet profound life event. She believes all births are unique and that women should be supported in a way that is individually tailored to their own needs. She draws upon knowledge as a mum and a midwife to ‘keep birth normal’ and avoid unnecessary intervention.
She is proud to be a Certified Hypnobirthing Australia™ Practitioner and passionately believe this program gives couples the best chance of achieving the birth they dream of. She takes a relaxed and friendly approach during her classes and feels very privileged to be teaching expectant parents how to give birth in such a calm and positive way. |
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Nursing, RMIT University, 2002
- Graduate Nurse Program, Royal Children's Hospital Parkville, 2003
- Graduate Diploma of Midwifery, Deakin, Burwood, 2005
- CAPEA (Childbirth and Parenting Educators of Australia Inc) training, 2005
- START Program (Fertility and Assisted Reproductive Technology) Melbourne, 2012
- Basics of Hypnotherapy Module, Hypnobirthing Australia™ 2016
- Certified Hypnobirthing Australia™ Practitioner. October 2016
- Hypnobirthing Australia™ ‘Caesarean Trained’ Practitioner, November 2017
- Advanced acupressure workshop with Dr Kate Levett, June 2018
- Spinning Babies® Practitioner Training Workshop with Ginny Phang. Melbourne, June 2018
- Spinning Babies® Practitioner Training Workshop with Fiona Hallinan. Geelong, October 2019
- Acupressure for Labour & Birth online course - Dr Kate Levett. December 2019
- Prescribing for midwives, Griffith University 2022
Jo Long and Sarah Burchell occasionally help Rosie with childbirth education, lactation and midwifery support.
You can find out all about them HERE
