Empowering your pregnancy journey
Holistic care for pre-conception, pregnancy and birth
Julia is passionate about providing patient centred, evidence-based care.
Caring for families during their fertility and pregnancy journey is an incredible privilege. Julia’s aim is to walk alongside families, meeting them with warmth, care and connection.
Services she provides
Pre-pregnancy consultation
Preparing for pregnancy is important. Julia provides individualised pre-pregnancy counselling to optimise health and fertility outcomes.
Personalised early pregnancy care
Early pregnancy consultation and ultrasound surveillance for patients experiencing early pregnancy bleeding or with a history of miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy.
Obstetrics
Care with a dedicated and trusted practitioner from conception to delivery and post-partum.
About Julia
Julia received her medical degree with Honours at Monash University in 2008 and while undertaking her specialty training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, gained clinical experience in a variety of settings. During her specialty training, Julia was recognised by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists for achieving the highest score in her clinical exam.
Frequently asked questions
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Congratulations! Pregnancy is such an exciting time, but it can often feel overwhelming at the beginning. Your GP is an amazing place to start. I usually recommend making an appointment to see your GP soon after you’ve had a positive pregnancy test. Your GP will assess any medical conditions or medications that might be impacted by pregnancy, support you with any symptoms, request routine blood tests and refer you on for ongoing pregnancy care.
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There are lots of different care models available to you and what’s right from person to person may be very different. If you have questions about private care, please don’t hesitate to contact the practice.
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Early pregnancy ultrasound is valuable for numerous reasons – confirming that the pregnancy is developing normally and in the right place, establishing your due date and checking for twins! Julia will complete an early pregnancy scan as part of your booking visit so there’s no need to do this prior to your first appointment.
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Ideally the first visit occurs early in the first trimester 7-10 weeks to perform a scan as above and to set up the remainder of pregnancy care. The exact schedule of visits from there depends on your unique pregnancy circumstances, but you can expect monthly visits to 28 weeks, fortnightly visits after that and then weekly reviews from then till baby arrives.
Pregnancy care located at The Mercy Hospital for Women
Julia provides pregnancy care and birth at the Mercy Hospital for Women, a tertiary Women’s hospital. Whilst pregnancy and labour and birth are very often smooth and uncomplicated, it is re-assuring to have ready access to onsite neonatal intensive care and operating theatres available at Mercy Hospital, as well as access to Austin Hospital’s blood bank and critical care services’.
