Parenting & Birth Education | 15 Years Experience: Birth Educator, Doula, Counsellor, Nat Meade

Do you want warm, caring and specialised, emotional and educational, support for your journey?

Engage with Nat About Nat

Hi, my name is Nat, I'm a friendly and down-to-earth, Private Birth Consultant (Birth Educator, Birth Counsellor, Birth Doula), located at the centre of the Newcastle/Hunter Region, NSW.

I counsel, guide and support women and families to help with birth anxieties and worries.

I provide "Hypnobirthing + EXTRAS" courses regularly, face-to-face, affordably! @Warners Bay

I attend Births as a Birth Doula (enquire quickly as my bookings fill up - I work with a low number of women to ensure my full presense).

I visit clients homes for antenatal emotional and educational support as a Birth Doula.

I support Mums 'n Bubs as they find their parenting groove. This can look like home visits, but also Mums 'n Bubs programs in groups (ask when the next group begins! A great way to learn, connect and make mum friends)

I am happy to share my mobile phone number, feel welcome to ring and chat, leave a voiemail or text: 0406 934 645

Nat Meade

(GradDipC, GradDipPsyc, GradDipEd, BSc (Hons), CCB, CH, ACA LEVEL 2)

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Clients hire me to ensure they have a POSITIVE journey

Jump into the next Birth Course!

As your birth approaches you may assume many things. This is very normal and myself and MANY women do this for their first birth.

But sadly, this is what gets many of us into sad experiences.!!

The stats are important to know, as ideally, you will put BIG PROACTIVE, CONSCIOUS EFFORT into ensuring your birth is a positive experience - FIRST time around.

Did you realise that only 2-4% of Australian women get the time and support needed to experience a natural physiological birth? AND, unfortunately, MANY, experience birth trauma.

QUOTE: "In Australia, 1 in 3 women view their birth as being traumatic. This is an alarming statistic that can have lifelong health and economic impacts on Australian women, birthing parents and their families" Ref: https://birthtrauma.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Your_Birth_Your_Voice_Annual_Survey_2024.pdf

Imagine if you could hire a Birth Doula, or Private Birth Consultant, and turn it all around!

YOU CAN!!!

Let's work together and ensure you experience birth the way birth was meant to be - with the birthing mother experiencing choice, control over her own body, loving care - and respect.

Nat Meade

(GradDipC, GradDipPsyc, GradDipEd, BSc (Hons), CCB, CH, ACA LEVEL 2)

Educator to the stars! I had so much fun Birth Consulting for the Norris Nuts!

Assumptions to look out for!

Common Assumption 1

A really common mistake (which I made for my first birth!) is to go into birth assuming that midwives/OBs can calm us and tell us how to birth.

The truth is, birth is extremely HORMONAL and emotional and there is little a careprovider can do once a women enters her labour in a panic response.

(the work and preparation is needed WELL BEFORE labour day)

Find Upcoming Courses/Events: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/hunter-birth-education-with-nat-meade-1501729

Common Assumption 2

Another common mistake is women, supporters and partners, going into birth THINKING that are well prepared!

For example, thinking the hospital course is enough - when it barely scrapes the surface.

For example, listening to tons of podcasts that can make us feel well educated, but maybe not get us prepared in the positive way we actually need once the hormones get intense.
For example, thinking online videos for education are enough - when the HUGE value is in face to face work.
For example - knowing things in THEORY, but not having worked them deeply into our body wisdom yet.

Find Upcoming Courses/Events: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/hunter-birth-education-with-nat-meade-1501729

Solutions!!

Hire the right people for the right job!

You can't be a specialist in everything. Hiring a specialist is smart.

You can't reply on a government, health department employee. They are only there for you at appointments, rarely, for limited times and covering limited topics.

A midwife is great to have at the birth, especially for the medical midwife care. BUT, for extra emotional support and personal care during EVERY day of your pregnancy and every hour of your early labour and birth, it is a BIRTH DOULA that women hire.

Let's talk.

I'm available to chat if I answer, otherwise, leave me a message and I'll get back to you soon :) Mobile: 0406 934 645

Nat Meade
(GradDipC, GradDipPsyc, GradDipEd, BSc (Hons), CCB, CH, ACA LEVEL 2)

Birth is my Career

15 Years Birth-Support Experience Guided and Helped over 3000 Families Science and Psychology Studies Relationship and Birth Counsellor Hypnobirthing and EmbodyBirth Positive-Birth and Newborn Support

The "Wisdom System"

I have learnt so much during my life, my births, and my career as a Birth Consultant.

Long, long, ago, when I birthed my first child, I had no birthing wisdom of any kind, I was panicking and fighting my own body during that birth and it meant that birth felt torturous and scary.

The Birth Course I had attended gave me nothing to ground me and nothing to have faith in. I didn't even know what was happening to my own body.

A year after my birth, I was awakened to the world of excellent and amazing birth education. (examples such as: Hypnobirthing, Embody Birth, Calm Birth, Shebirths, Birth Into Being etc)

Fast forward fourteen years and I’ve now educated over 1,000 families as a Private Birth Educator, and I have guided and emotionally supported at least another 2,000 families as a Doula, Counsellor and Birth-Community-Project Coordinator.

Extensive University Studies

(GradDipC, GradDipPsyc, GradDipEd, BSc (Hons), CCB, CH)

Broad Professional Development:

Parent Feedback

Natalie's support, experience and knowledge is amazing. I felt so understood, seen, loved, and heard.

Celine

You gave me: trust in my body, you gave my hubby: confidence and in-depth understanding of birth.

Lisa

Your dedication, knowledge, tact, care and diligence were exceptional.

Moonmoon

Your teachings protected my headspace and transformed me as a birthing woman.

Indigo

Face to Face in Warners Bay - with Nat

Counselling
Face to face, Edgeworth or Hamilton, NSW

Birth Counselling
Gottman Relationship Work
Couples Counselling
Hypnotherapy
Trauma Support
Grief Counselling

Birth Doula Services
Newcastle + Surrounds

The full package!
Specialising in supporting Natural Physiolgical Birth - in a hospital (or home) setting

Emotional, physical and mental support for pregnancy, labour, birth, placenta birth, breastfeeding, skin to skin and parenting.

Online LIVE around Australia and the World

Online: Raw, Real, Effective Antenatal Education: "Psyched For Birth" World Wide

My own original program from working with over 3000 families over 15 years.
Includes much needed mindset and psychology, plus the best of the best of Hypnobirthing, EmbodyBirth International and much more.
Work with me LIVE from the comfort of your own home

Community Birth Project Committment

Proud Coordinator of the NBM

A unique and special birth community project!

Centrally located at Warners Bay

Everything we do is professional, high quality, AND best of all, not-for-profit and affordable!

Come along for a large array of workshops, birth circles, birth courses, Mums groups a and EVEN preloved maternity, breastfeeding and baby wear!!!

Proud Editor of the
Newcastle Baby Magazine.

Your local, FREE, Mum-Bump-'n-Baby Magazine

One of my huge passion projects, welcome to a whole lot of connection, collaboration, and support, for local women, mothers, babies and families.

All in the form of a very cute, very informative, A5 Magazine - circulating the Hunter!

Click here to find a copy online.

Essential Emotional Preparation!

Mindset Readiness

Psychological Preparedness

Partner reassurance, support and coaching

Authentic Discussions

Fun & Curious Education

The Newcastle Birth Movement Project

As a pregnant woman, I wanted childbirth to feel special and celebrated during my care.

Born from this dream, the Newcastle Birth Movement is my gift to the local community, located in Warners Bay, Newcastle, NSW.

At the space, myself and our volunteer team, run a counselling room, a preloved maternity clothing room and many wonderful workshops.

We also offer complimentary birth circles, trauma counselling debriefs and doula chats + more.Drop in for a cup of tea anytime in our public drop in hours!

Newcastle Birth Movement

Pregnant and wanting information to enjoy a positive birth?

Welcome to my birth choices information and birth services website, Natalie Meade.

Birth Education

BIRTH CAN BE AMAZING - I promise!!

To experience the highest potential of your birth experience, ensure you get the highest quality of private, specialist, education (standard hospital courses don't cut it) and private support (eg a doula).

The time and energy you invest in your birth will reward you for your entire lifetime, subsequent births and your next generations too!

You are very welcome to chat choices and/or do a birth course with me. Nat

Birth Doula

A Birth Doula is a very special and helpful part of any families' birth journey.

Other supporters can end up too stressed, freaked out or too worried, to be present emotionally. IN the meantime, your Birth Doula remains steadfast by your side, believing in you and sending you the vibe “you’ve got this”!

A Birth Doula is there for you for the entire journey (pregnancy, birth and postpartum) – she brings birth education and information, she is emotionally supportive, reassuring and calm.

Online Birth Course

You can be anywhere in Australia (or the world) and we can work together via online, zoom, LIVE sessions. A new group starts each month. Always beginning on the the first Tuesday night of the month. You are very welcome to chat choices and/or do a birth course with me. Nat

You are in great company!

Here's what other parents are saying

Natalies’ Birth Education course enabled me to have a calm pregnancy and an empowering birth experience. My husband and I both learnt a great deal about natural birthing and nurturing parenting methods.

Amy and Rob - Newcastle, NSW

Natalie taught my husband and I amazing life skills that we have applied with our parenting technique and our work.

Ben and Gem - Central Coast, NSW

The classes definitely helped me to cope…In my birth I chose some minor interventions and I felt in control and happy about my choices!

Elisa - Sydney, NSW

I would recommend The Hunter Birth Education Centre to any prospective parents who want to alleviate the worries of parenthood.

Benjamin - NSW

Natalie gave me birthing confidence and confidence as a mother. The relaxation skills I learnt – I still use today

Emma - Nelsons Bay, NSW

Respect and honour to the Awabakal and Worimi people as the original and wise custodians of this land. Honour to those who have birthed and breastfed their babies on this sacred land for more than 65,000 years.