Our Mission
Our mission is to provide the highest quality of childbirth education; to assist parents in achieving calm, safe and gentle birthing; to bring about an awareness of the importance of the consciousness of the developing baby; and to support the mental and emotional wellbeing of parents, babies and children beyond birth.
Values
Bodily knowledge: We integrate a holistic understanding of the body, encompassing physical, psychological, emotional, social, ecological, cultural and spiritual perspectives;
Birth knowledge: We integrate birth as an intrinsic part of life and affirm its potential to influence individual, family and community social and emotional wellbeing and healthy relationships;
Relational embodied experiences: Offering opportunities to explore patterns of physical, psychological and social expression, promoting vitality, healthy relationships and improved quality of life;
Body-mind-emotion integration: Respecting birth and movement as our basic foundation of neurodevelopmental communication, we understand movement as a non-verbal symbolic communication providing pathways to self; understanding, body wisdom, emotions and creative responses to life ’s challenges.
Accountability: We are professionally accountable for the services we provide, seeking to ‘do no harm’ and following all relevant laws.
Competence: We are competent to deliver birth education and support for mental and emotional wellbeing beyond birth
Empowerment: We facilitate empowerment of the client to take responsibility for their birth preparation, their mental emotional and physical health and wellbeing, and to make their own decisions about their choice of services.
Diversity: We value and respect the diversity of clients, carers and communities that reflect the diversity throughout Australasia.
Cultural responsiveness: We acknowledge the First Peoples of all countries in Australasia, whose lands, winds and waters we all now share, and pay respect to their unique values, and their continuing and enduring cultures which deepen and enrich the life of our nations and communities.
Justice: We deal with clients fairly in a manner that is right and just and ensure we follow the principle of equitableness and responsiveness (natural justice) in all decisions we make.
Human rights: We respect the human rights of clients and follow accepted human rights conventions in all we provide and communicate.
Integrity: We act with honesty, openness and authenticity in our relationships with clients and others.
Professionalism: We undertake our roles with a high level of competence/skill and conduct, behaviour and attitude expected of a professional to ensure clients receive high quality services.
Self-awareness: We recognise and reflect on our own values and perspectives and understand that our biases and insights impact on all that we do
