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About Prue

Prue Hartley is a Midwife/Consultant who has over 10 years clinical experience. She completed her midwifery degree at the Australian Catholic University in 2006 and then worked at the Royal Women’s Hospital, Epworth Hospital, Freemasons Hospital, St Vincent’s Hospital and Frances Perry House and in private obstetric practice before joining EMOG.

Prue specialises in preparing women for motherhood and helping parents to become families. She aims to provide pregnant women with high level consistent and evidenced-based information focussing on the physical and emotional side of your pregnancy.

Prue’s work in hospitals with women during birth and in the postnatal period fuelled her passion for antenatal education. Prue works in collaboration with Dr Negri and provides one on one birthing classes, antenatal education, and postnatal support. Prue can be contacted via the rooms or contacted directly via email or mobile phone.

Contact Prue for more information or bookings

P: 0402 204 461

E: prue@thebabyrap.com.au

    A consultation with Prue provides the perfect foundation and essential information in preparing you for your birth. The following provides an outline of areas where you will find Prue’s insights invaluable.

    Topics covered:

    Active Birth

    • Stages of labour and when to contact the hospital birth suite

    • Spontaneous labour

    • Process of induction

    • Vaginal birth: normal vaginal delivery and assisted delivery (vacuum and forceps)

    • Caesarean section

    • Options for pain relief

    My Caesarean Birth

    Prue will provide up-to-date information, answer questions, and provide sensible guidelines on how best to plan and prepare for your caesarean birth.

    Topics covered:

    • What to bring to hospital

    • Signs of labour & what to do (planned or emergency)

    • Preparation for caesarean section and what to expect

    • Risks involved with abdominal surgery

    • Partner support during caesarean section

    • Skin to skin and when to start breastfeeding

    • Having a caesarean section with a epidural or combined epidural and spinal anaesthetic

    • Immediate post birth care and pain management

    • Non separation in recovery

    • Common post caesarean recovery questions

     

    Safety, Sleep and Settling

    Ensuring your baby is settled and receives the best sleep is the foundation to having a healthy baby and mother. Prue will provide you with the skills, techniques and tips so you can confidently and safely settle your baby. It will work wonders!

    Topics covered:

    • Infant CPR and first aid

    • SIDS prevention

    • Adjusting to life as a parent

    • Understanding the why and the how to help your child sleep better

    • Baby sleep patterns

    • Foundations for healthy sleep

    • Optimising the sleep environment

    • Setting techniques

    • How to swaddle safely

    Prue’s guidance aims to provide expectant parents with the knowledge and confidence to successfully breastfeed, covering everything from the anatomy and physiology of feeding to preparing for going back to work. Prue recommends discussing this topic with her after 26 weeks gestation.

    Topics covered:

    • Why breastfeeding?

    • Benefits for mums and babies

    • Antenatal expressing

    • The impact of labour/birth interventions

    • Skin-to-skin time and the first breastfeed

    • Early days and colostrum • “Milk coming in”

    • Attachment (“latch”) and positioning

    • How to tell if baby is getting enough milk

    • Conflicting advice from health professionals

    • Common problems and how to tackle them

    • Cracked/damaged/painful nipples

    • Tongue tie

    • Breast engorgement/mastitis/thrush

    • Bottles, dummies and nipple confusion

    • The “fourth trimester” and normal newborn behaviours

    • Going back to work and breastfeeding

    • Expressing/pumping/bottle feeding including sterilising and preparing formula

     

     

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