About Us

Jillian is a UK trained registered nurse and registered midwife, who has worked in Sydney and Cairns for the past 30 years. Jillian completed her nursing training in 1990 and worked as an intensive care nurse prior to completing her midwifery training in 1993. 

She became an international board-certified lactation consultant in 2009 and an endorsed midwife in 2020.  Jillian has worked as a midwife at Cairns Hospital since 1993 and has also worked in the private practice of specialist obstetricians for 17 years, offering antenatal and postpartum care, including lactation support to many Cairns families.

Jillian has enjoyed a diverse career of over 30 years as a midwife, but feels her greatest achievement is as the mother of her two beautiful sons, Jacob and Oscar. She has been married to Chris, a Cairns-based chiropractor, since 1994. She is passionate about bringing families compassionate, evidence-based support, education and care.