qlds first dedicated lgbtq+ birth classes

it’s actually our Prepare for Parenthood class because we are supporting you with so much more than just birth education, but birth class is a more skimmable title so we went with that

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Lets get down to business

Birth prep is a lot, so let's make it make sense for your family, not someone else's. There’s a new class on the block, and no pronoun fumbling here.

However your family came to be, you deserve the same gold-standard birth knowledge as anyone else, delivered by someone who gets your family without the explanation.

Our two day course, run in house at our Same Wellness Clinic in Burleigh, QLD led by our Endorsed Midwife Jaz (she/her) and joined by our Perinatal Mental Health OT Rach (she/her).

For our interstate crew, we offer an online version of our Prepare For Parenthood course, delivered over zoom with our midwife and OT. This course is delivered as 4 × 2 hours sessions, over 4 weeks.

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OUR POWERHOUSE DUO

JAZ (SHE/HER)

Here to help you trust yourself, know your options and feel ready for birth.

Endorsed Midwide

  • My name is Jaz (she/her), and I am an Endorsed Midwife with over a decade of experience supporting and advocating for families throughout their pregnancy, birth, and postnatal journeys across both New Zealand and Australia.

    My philosophy is simple: every person deserves equitable, personal, and accessible perinatal and infant care. Care that respects them, affirms them, and genuinely works for them. I am deeply passionate about providing real‑world, practical education and support.

    One of the most important things I’ve learned over the years is that there is no single way to create or be a family.

    Through both my professional work and my own lived experience, I saw firsthand how navigating the perinatal and family health system as LGBTQI+ people can be unnecessarily challenging, at times disempowering and isolating.

    The system was not built with LGBTQI+ families in mind and too often, our needs are an afterthought rather than a foundation.

TWO DAY COURSE | RUN IN HOUSE |

TWO DAY COURSE | RUN IN HOUSE |

RACH (SHE/HER)

Here to make sure the journey into parenthood supports you just as much as it supports your baby

Perinatal Mental Health OT

  • My name is Rach (she/her), and I am a Perinatal Mental Health Occupational Therapist with a passion for supporting parents through one of life's biggest transitions.

    While so much of pregnancy is spent preparing for birth, I'm passionate about helping you prepare for the things that come after. Parenthood is incredible, but it can also be messy, overwhelming, identity-shifting and nothing like you expected, and you shouldn't have to navigate that alone.

    As both a parent and someone with lived experience within the LGBTQIA+ community, I understand how important it is to feel seen, safe and supported. Together, we'll explore ways to protect the birthing and non birthing parents mental wellbeing, navigate changing relationships and identities, set healthy boundaries, and prepare for the realities of life with a new baby, including the added considerations that can come with neurodivergence.

    My goal is to help you step into parenthood as a whole feeling confident, connected and supported.

Let us take care of everything during this part of your pregnancy journey.

Sames Prepare for Parenthood class brings to Queensland, and across Australia, a thoughtfully designed, purpose-built weekend of education specifically for LGBTQIA+ parents and parents-to-be.

This small-group course offers evidence-based, balanced, non-judgmental and interactive education covering all the essential topics, no matter where or how you plan to have your baby. Whether you're planning a medicated birth, an unmedicated birth, a caesarean birth, or you're still figuring it all out, we've got you. Suitable for families receiving care in both public and private systems, and for those supported by Midwives or Obstetricians. This course is for all families, all identities, all birth preferences and all feeding journeys.

THE WEEKEND PLAYBOOK

SATURDAY

Planning for your babys arrival and preparing for labour & birth

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    • The different stages of labour, what they mean, and practical strategies for each phase

    • How to reframe contractions, understand the purpose of intensity, and work with your body rather than against it

    • Your options for navigating pain and intensity, both medicated and unmedicated

    • The different ways you and your baby may be monitored during labour, and the benefits and considerations of each approach

    • Positions, movement and practical tools that create more space in your pelvis and support labour progression

    • Breathwork, relaxation and grounding techniques for both the birthing and non-birthing parent

    • The support person's job description before and after birth

    • What happens if birth takes an unplanned turn, including inductions, interventionals, instrumental births and emergency caesarean sections

    • What to expect if you're planning a caesarean section birth, including preparing for the birth and recovery

    • Understanding caesarean birth: the process, planning and preparation

    • Your options for creating a positive and personalised caesarean birth experience

    • Advocating for your wishes

    • What happens in theatre, who will be there and what each team member doesImmediate skin-to-skin, bonding and feeding after a caesarean birth

    • Pregnancy wellbeing

    • Setting up and preparing for your babys arrival

    • How to advocate for your choices, ask good questions, and work collaboratively with your care team

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THE WEEKEND PLAYBOOK

SUNDAY

You will be joined by both Jaz, your Midwife & Rach, your Perinatal MH Occupational Therapist

    • Helping your baby make the leap from womb to world

    • Feeding your baby with confidence, whether that's breast, bottle, combo feeding or somewhere in between (breast/chest feeding, formula feeding, co‑feeding, induced lactation, and LGBTQI+ specific pathways)

    • Newborn care: Nappies, swaddling, settling, burping, bathing and all the practical baby stuff nobody is born knowing

    • Baby sleep, realistic expectations and how to survive the fourth trimester

    • Postpartum recovery, healing and adjusting to life with a tiny human

    • Protecting your mental health, your relationship and your energy during the transition to parenthood

    • Hormonal changes, what to expect and identifying red flags

    • The emotional rollercoaster of becoming a parent, what's common, what's not, and when to ask for extra support

    • How partners and support people can share the load, and support the birthing parent and themselves

    • Setting boundaries, visitors, unsolicited advice and giving yourself permission to do things your way

    • Emotional wellbeing and identity shifts

    • Building your village, finding your people and creating a support system that lasts beyond the newborn bubble