About Us

Nest is led by Anand and Alyssa Ramineni – a neonatologist and paediatric nurse, and parents to three wonderful children: Isabelle, Oliver and Charlie.

Anand has spent his career caring for newborns at the most vulnerable end of medicine – babies as small as 300 grams, born as early as 22 weeks, in some of Queensland's most specialised intensive care units. Alyssa trained as a paediatric nurse in Queensland's largest paediatric intensive care unit, caring for infants with the most complex medical needs. Between us, we have spent years looking after sick newborns and supporting families through their most uncertain moments.

When we became parents ourselves, something shifted. We saw the gap between the depth of expertise available in intensive care and what families typically receive in the early weeks – routine checks too brief to feel meaningful, and families discharged home to navigate the early months with fragmented support. And we knew we wanted to build something different: care that begins before birth, holds steady through the newborn months, and continues as a child grows.

We created Nest as a calm, dedicated space where families feel supported and never alone. Every part of our approach is shaped by the care we would want for our own children. If there's a single line that says what Nest is, it's this: let our family look after yours.

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What makes Nest different

Family-owned and family-centred

Nest is owned and run by our family – independent, clinician-owned, and accountable to no one but the families we care for. The people who built Nest are clinicians and parents themselves, hands-on in the service every day, and every decision – from longer appointments to capped fees – is made to better serve you. And family shapes the care itself: we keep you and your baby together wherever we can, involve you in every decision, and build each plan around your family rather than a fixed protocol.

Focused, not generalist

Most paediatric services try to cover everything. We made the opposite choice. Nest is built around two highly specialised services – newborn care and children's developmental care – each led by clinicians who have dedicated their careers to that work, rather than a little of everything. We believe families deserve genuine depth of expertise in the things that matter most. It's a deliberate decision to do a few things exceptionally well – and it shapes everything about how we care for your family.

Hospital-level expertise, at every age

The clinicians who care for your family trained where the most complex cases go. Your newborn is cared for by neonatologists with newborn intensive-care expertise; your child by paediatricians with real depth in development and behaviour. It's the kind of specialist capability usually found in major hospitals – brought into a practice built around your family, so more of what your family needs can happen close to home, with people who truly know it.

Care that looks at the whole picture

We don't treat a symptom in isolation. Whether it's a newborn's feeding and settling or a child's development and behaviour, health is shaped by the foundations of daily life – sleep, nutrition, activity, environment and family. We build those into care alongside thoughtful, evidence-based medical management. When medication has a role, we use it deliberately, as one part of a broader plan rather than a stand-alone answer. It's an approach that takes more time and more listening – which is exactly why we built Nest to allow for both.

Exceptional care, openly priced

We wanted expert care to be both exceptional and accessible – and we wanted you to know exactly what it costs. Our fees are capped and published in full, kept in line with typical paediatric care despite our advanced expertise, and many services – including antenatal consults and phone reviews – come at no cost at all. We also keep that cost the same for every family, with or without Medicare, so no one pays more, or misses out, for not yet having it. Specialised care shouldn't mean unpredictable bills – or a different price depending on who you are.

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How we care

Beyond what we offer, we care about how it feels.

We meet every family with warmth, clarity and a full belief in your ability to care for your child. We treat your family as we would our own – with kindness, empathy and genuine care.

We practise what's known as family-centred care – which simply means your family is part of the team, not just the people we treat. You know your child better than anyone, and we treat that as something to listen to, not work around. It shapes the practical things too: keeping you and your baby together wherever we can, including skin-to-skin at caesareans; involving your partner; and building each plan around your family, not a fixed protocol. Care is something we do with you, not to you.

Every family is different. Nest is a safe, inclusive space for families of every background and structure – including same-sex parents, solo parents, blended families, surrogacy and adoptive families. We honour your unique journey rather than offering a one-size-fits-all path.

And if your road has been complicated – by an intensive care stay, fertility challenges, loss, a difficult diagnosis, or things simply not going to plan – we offer care that is sensitive and without judgement. You don't need to explain or justify anything. We'll meet you where you are.

Whatever the day brings, we're here. No question is ever too small.

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