Rachel Di Ré - Integrated Midwife

23/09/2026

What are your thoughts? Would you want to birth here…?

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10/09/2026

I’m now on Substack! ✨

A little corner of the internet for my thoughts, ramblings, professional musings, curiosities, things I’m questioning, things I’m learning, things I think we should probably be talking about… and undoubtedly the occasional rabbit hole I disappear down. 😅

Expect conversations around pregnancy, birth, postpartum, women, motherhood, health, midwifery, the system, informed choice, nourishment, matrescence — and probably a few things that have absolutely nothing to do with any of the above. 🤌🏽

If that sounds like your kind of reading, come and join me over there.

👇🏽 Substack link is in the comments.

Warmly,
Rachel Di Ré
The Integrated Midwife

17/06/2026

I always feel the love when receiving flowers and a card at a 6 week discharge appointment 🥰

13/05/2026

What are your thoughts on the new name?

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Wow. PCOS finally has a new name. After years of debate, the consensus has landed on PMOS for polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome.

The name change was needed because the so-called "cysts" of "polycystic" are not actual cysts, but really just follicles or eggs, which are normal for the o***y.

What are your thoughts on the new name? As Dr Fiona McCulloch ND points out, it does sound a bit too similar to PMS.

Image by New Scientist.

Links:
- New Scientist (paywall) https://www.newscientist.com/article/2526084-pcos-has-been-officially-renamed-pmos-and-its-a-momentous-move/
- Australian news: https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2026-05-12/polyendocrine-metabolic-ovarian-syndrome-pcos-new-name/106668902
- Lancet article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2826%2900717-8/fulltext

10/05/2026

Today, on Mother’s Day, I’m thinking about the power of Mothers.

Not the filtered version. Not the perfect version. The real version.

The women who grow life while still holding everyone else together. The women who birth with fear, surrender, intensity and transformation. The women who mother babies, children, teenagers, partners, communities and sometimes entire generations of people around them.

Motherhood is a powerful force.

And I believe this:
Empowered birth creates empowered Mothers. Empowered Mothers raise empowered children. And empowered children become the adults who create the necessary change this world needs.

But the transformation of a woman does not begin and end with birth.
Women are continually evolving through seasons of becoming.

Matrescence is not simply the transition into motherhood. It is the ongoing unfolding of a woman throughout her life.
The continual reshaping of identity, body, nervous system, relationships, purpose and self.

And still… women rise each day and continue loving.

When a woman is heard… respected… informed… trusted… supported… loved… something profound happens.
She remembers her power.
Not because life is always easy. Not because motherhood is always gentle. But because being deeply seen and supported changes a woman.

Mothers are the nervous systems of families. The pulse of homes. The soft place and the fierce protector. The memory keepers. The cycle breakers.
The glue.
The wisdom.
The warmth.
The exhaustion.
The magic.

And to every Mother today — however you came to motherhood, wherever your babies are, whatever your story holds — I see you.

To the women mothering after loss. To the women longing to mother. To the exhausted Mothers in the trenches. To the grandmothers. To the stepmothers. To the women mothering their communities and holding everyone else up while quietly running on empty themselves…

You matter deeply. And it is time to mother yourself now too…
To give back to yourself as you do so many others. Your own nourishment will fill your cup and continue to propel you. This is not a luxury, it is a necessity.
How will you create this in your world? Please share in the comments. I’d love to hear your way.

So… Thank you for what you carry. Thank you for what you give. Thank you for the love that so often goes unseen.

Happy Mother’s Day 🧡

05/05/2026

Today is International Day of the Midwife 🧡

And I’m sitting here thinking… what a wild, beautiful, complex, heart-expanding, raw profession this is.

To be a midwife is to live in the in-between.
Between physiology and emergency.
Between power and vulnerability.
Between deep trust in the body… and knowing when things deviate and we must act.

It’s holding space in the quiet, dim-lit hours while a woman meets herself in ways she never has before.
It’s witnessing strength that doesn’t always feel like strength in the moment.
It’s knowing when to be hands-on…
and when to step back and protect what is already unfolding perfectly.

It’s not just catching babies.
It’s walking beside women as they cross one of the biggest thresholds of their lives.

And if I’m honest?
It’s also navigating a system that doesn’t always make that easy.

Holding the line between safety and autonomy. Advocating when it’s uncomfortable. Bridging worlds that don’t always understand each other.
It’s a fine balance… and it asks a lot of us.

But still — I wouldn’t choose anything else.
Because there is nothing quite like this work.

To every midwife — in hospitals, in homes, in birth centres, in communities…
To those who are thriving, and those who are quietly burning out…
To those who stay, and those who have had to step away…

I see you.

This work matters.
You matter.

And to the women and families who trust us with their stories, their births, their babies…
Thank you.

It is the greatest privilege to walk beside you.
🧡

28/04/2026

Are any of my colleagues or past clients interested in checking out the birth centre? If so, see you on the morning of Saturday 9th May 9:30-12:30 🥰

11/02/2026

It was such an honour to support this incredible Woman 💗

Podcast Episode · The Natural Birth Podcast · 08/02/2026 · 45m

21/08/2025

Vale Michel Odent what a legend you were. Thank you for your contribution to humanity 💗

16/08/2025

Information session

Matrescence Birthing Centres – Gold Coast Trusting Women, Honouring Birth

We are excited to invite you to an Information Session for endorsed midwives interested in learning more about visiting rights and opportunities at our new birthing centre.

📅 Date: Tuesday, 2nd September 2025

🕤 Time: 9:30 AM

📍 Location: Tallai (address provided on RSVP)

This is a chance to:

✨ Hear about our vision and values – woman-centred, safe, and respectful care

✨ Learn more about our visiting rights and credentialing process

✨ Connect with our leadership team and ask questions

✨ Be part of an exciting new chapter in maternity care on the Gold Coast

Morning tea will be provided ☕🍓

📩 RSVP essential – Please email [email protected] or message me directly to confirm your attendance and receive address details.

🌐 www.matrescencebirthingcentres.com.au

📲 Socials:

We look forward to welcoming you and sharing how we are building a space that trusts women and honours birth.