Melbourne
Andrea Quanchi
Education
- General Nursing Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne 1979-1982
- Midwifery Training Western General Hospital Footscray 1984-1985
- Bachelor of Nursing (Post-Registration) Deakin University (1993)
- Master of Clinical Nursing (Maternal, Child & Family) La Trobe University 2003)
Experience
- Nursing at RCH (1979-1988) and rural hospital (1989 onwards)
- Midwifery in Metropolitan, Regional and Rural Midwifery Units across the full scope of practice, pregnancy, labour, birth and postnatal care.
- Private Midwifery Practice since 1999
- Maternal & Child Health visits including sleep and settling.
Midwifery Interest
Anything to do with birth and working towards all women having the choice of a known midwife for pregnancy, labour and birth. Supporting midwives young and not so young to embrace working in continuity of care models and hospitals to give admitting rights to privately practicing midwives.
Personal Interest
My family (Husband Ian, three grown children (Peter, Hannah and Stuart), four grandchildren (Hazel, Otis, Ari and Sylvie) and friends (who are very patient and supportive of this crazy life midwives lead).