Educator Profile
Calmbirth® is the only childbirth education program that requires all its educators to be practising midwives or trained birth professionals
Maja Batista
Accreditation
Registered Midwife, Calmbirth Educator, Yoga Teacher
Location
Newcastle
NSW 2300
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- Phone: 0425350407
- Mobile: 0425 350 407
- Email: [email protected]
Biography
Maja completed her Midwifery in Germany in 2005.
She worked as a community midwife in Frankfurt, a hospital based midwife in Dublin and until recently she worked in a Birth Centre in Sydney.
Maja has worked in a variety of midwifery settings throughout her 17 years in the profession and feels privileged to be a part of midwifery.
She has been teaching Parent Education classes for the past 9 years, including Pregnancy Yoga and since 2017 she is a registered Calmbirth Educator. She also proudly facilitated the Rainbow Family classes in Sydney.
She is passionate about quality education and with her extensive midwifery practice and experience observes the results of this in a multitude of situations.
Maja looks forward to bringing her skills and expertise to the Calmbirth program at John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle.
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"We 100% recommend Calmbirth with Maja! After completing the weekend course with Maja, my husband and I felt extremely confident heading into the last stage of my pregnancy. We felt ready for Labour, and ready for the birth! I felt more confident knowing about each stage of labour, what my options were, and what could potentially not go to plan. My husband also felt confident that he could absolutely help me through my labour.. which was my FAVOURITE part. Maja didn't just focus on what us women go through, but how our partners can be there for us through each stage. It was incredible".
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As a parent educator till recently I would walk into a room filled with becoming parents and with knowledge, experience, my presence, my voice and my hands I would deliver good quality education mixed with the groups involvement, hands on as well as a slight twist of humour and a tinge of a German accent. Only recently I found myself walking into my bedroom to sit in front of a screen to teach Calmbirth to couples.
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As I sit writing these words on my due date, I reflect on my own journey through pregnancy and thoughts of my impending birth. Coming into this as a midwife, yoga teacher and Calmbirth educator, from the outside it would seem I had all the necessary tools to deal with pregnancy. I am fortunate that so far, my pregnancy has been completely normal but the enormous impact it has had on my mind and body, has taken me somewhat by surprise.
