Holistic Maternity Care for— Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond
From conception to postpartum, you’ll be supported by a trusted, highly skilled midwife, in the comfort of your own home or alongside you in hospital.
Meet The Midwife
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Meet The Midwife ✦
The Heart Behind
Birth Southwest
Hi, I’m Tina Dumitrache, the founder of Birth Southwest. I’ve worked in healthcare since 2011 as a Midwife and Critical Care Nurse in both busy city hospitals and small country sites.
My own pregnancies changed everything. Twice I battled hyperemesis gravidarum, feeling isolated and powerless, even as a health professional. Those experiences, along with my hospital and home birth journeys, lit a fire in me to ensure women receive care that is personal, respectful, and centred on their needs.
Leaving the hospital system was a choice for my family and my future clients. I wanted flexibility to raise my two beautiful children and the freedom to create the kind of care I believe should be the norm: holistic, woman-led, and deeply nurturing.
At Birth Southwest, I walk beside you every step of the way, ensuring you feel safe, heard, and supported. Because no woman should have to navigate the journey to motherhood feeling alone.
Our Approach to Holistic Birth Care
We believe that when women receive individualised, holistic maternity care from a known midwife, they step into motherhood empowered, strong, and deeply connected to their experience.
Birth Southwest provides midwifery continuity of care to families across the South West - proudly servicing Bunbury, Busselton, Preston, Blackwood, Harvey, and all the beautiful towns in between.
Our philosophy is simple yet powerful: birth is a transformative rite of passage in a woman’s life. We honour your right to bodily autonomy and create a safe, respectful space where your physical, emotional, spiritual, and cultural needs are acknowledged and supported.
Why Birth Southwest Exists
Evidence shows that continuity of care with a private midwife results in the best outcomes for both women and their babies, and this is the gold standard of care we are committed to delivering.
Our ultimate goal is for you to emerge from pregnancy, birth, and early motherhood not only physically well, but also emotionally strong and spiritually fulfilled.
Founded in 2025 to fill a gap in private midwifery in the Donnybrook-Blackwood region, Birth Southwest is proud to be the first Private Midwife Service local to this area. Unlike hospital-based models, our care is in-home, personalised, and continuous, walking beside you from pregnancy through birth and into postpartum, ensuring your vision for your birth is respected every step of the way.
Qualifications
and Credentials
Bachelor of Science – Nursing (ECU)
Postgraduate Certificate – Clinical Nursing (Notre Dame University)
Critical Care Advancement Program – ICU/ED (EMHS)
Postgraduate Diploma – Midwifery (Curtin University)
Postgraduate Certificate – Prescribing for Midwives (Griffith University)
Acuneedling – Pending Completion
