Josephine Long
Registered Midwife, Registered Nurse and Childbirth Educator
Josephine (or Jo for short!) commenced her career as a Registered Nurse in 2010. She has highly developed clinical skills within women’s health, gynaecology, plastics and vascular surgeries. In 2015, she completed her Graduate Diploma of Midwifery with her chief motivation being to empower women and to facilitate a positive birth experience. Jo has worked in a diverse range of maternity settings both interstate and locally. She has practiced as a midwife in rural, regional and metropolitan areas.
Jo is passionate and committed to providing a high quality of care to women and their families within the Geelong community. She believes in providing individualised, holistic care and supporting women in their choices. Jo has a strong interest in using complementary therapies within her practice. She has studied an advanced course in acupressure and loves including this in her role as a birth support and childbirth educator. She presents with a friendly, authentic and compassionate manner. She loves being a midwife and she feels it is an absolute pleasure and privilege to be involved in such a significant life event.
Jo is also mum to her beautiful girls Winter and Frida. She had wonderful birth experiences and felt empowered and respected throughout this journey. She and her partner used the Hypnobirthing Australia techniques and found this to be hugely beneficial.
Jo’s role at Geelong Born is to work closely with Rosie and assist her in providing independent and personalised childbirth education and birth support.
Jo is passionate and committed to providing a high quality of care to women and their families within the Geelong community. She believes in providing individualised, holistic care and supporting women in their choices. Jo has a strong interest in using complementary therapies within her practice. She has studied an advanced course in acupressure and loves including this in her role as a birth support and childbirth educator. She presents with a friendly, authentic and compassionate manner. She loves being a midwife and she feels it is an absolute pleasure and privilege to be involved in such a significant life event.
Jo is also mum to her beautiful girls Winter and Frida. She had wonderful birth experiences and felt empowered and respected throughout this journey. She and her partner used the Hypnobirthing Australia techniques and found this to be hugely beneficial.
Jo’s role at Geelong Born is to work closely with Rosie and assist her in providing independent and personalised childbirth education and birth support.
Sarah Burchell
Registered Midwife, Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) Registered Nurse
Sarah brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, and her passion for providing holistic and woman-centred care makes her perfect addition to Geelong Born. Throughout her 15 years as a Registered Nurse and Midwife, Sarah has worked in the private and public hospital settings, as well as more autonomously in a Midwifery Group Practice model. Sarah feels very privileged to support families through their journey to becoming parents. Sarah has a calm and gentle manner and is respectful of family’s individual beliefs and decisions.
It is Sarah’s passion to assist women and their partners to have positive, empowering experiences, wherever their labour and birthing journey may lead. She believes this can have long lasting, positive influence on their parenting journey.
Sarah will be providing assistance with birth support and childbirth education. She is extremely passionate about empowering families by providing them with up to date information about their options and choices surrounding pregnancy, labour and birth.
Sarah continues to practice as a Clinical Midwife Specialist in within the hospital setting in Geelong.
Sarah is a mum to three young children. After an emergency caesarean for her first born son, she achieved two VBACs (vaginal birth after caesarean) with her daughters. Sarah had wonderful birth experiences and she attributes this to having an incredible support team, who enabled her to feel empowered and continually respected to make informed decisions, despite the challenges she faced.
It is Sarah’s passion to assist women and their partners to have positive, empowering experiences, wherever their labour and birthing journey may lead. She believes this can have long lasting, positive influence on their parenting journey.
Sarah will be providing assistance with birth support and childbirth education. She is extremely passionate about empowering families by providing them with up to date information about their options and choices surrounding pregnancy, labour and birth.
Sarah continues to practice as a Clinical Midwife Specialist in within the hospital setting in Geelong.
Sarah is a mum to three young children. After an emergency caesarean for her first born son, she achieved two VBACs (vaginal birth after caesarean) with her daughters. Sarah had wonderful birth experiences and she attributes this to having an incredible support team, who enabled her to feel empowered and continually respected to make informed decisions, despite the challenges she faced.
