Newborn care
From before your baby arrives through the first months at home, Nest provides one continuous pathway of neonatologist-led care – a free antenatal consult, specialist care in hospital at Mater Mothers’ Private Gold Coast, and unhurried follow-up once you’re home.
Whether you’re welcoming your baby, finding your feet at home, or navigating an early concern, we’re with you at every step.
What makes Nest different
The expertise and family-centred focus of a tertiary hospital’s newborn service, brought into private maternity – without making families choose between them.
With you from before birth
A free antenatal consult and close contact with the Mater Mothers’ maternity team and Grace Private – so you already know us when your baby arrives.
NICU-trained specialists
Our neonatologists are trained in newborn intensive care, so if your baby needs extra support, they’re already in expert hands.
Family-centred from the start
Owned and run by our family. We protect bonding – including skin-to-skin at caesareans – and keep you close if your baby needs the nursery.
Close by when you need us
Mater Mothers’ Private Gold Coast is the only maternity unit where we care for babies, and our clinic is right next door.
Where your baby is bornNeonatologist-led care at Mater Mothers’ Private Gold Coast.
Where we see you afterClinic consults at RDX Lumina, right next to the hospital.
Your baby’s care journey
From a free consult before birth to ongoing care through childhood – one familiar team at every step.
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Before birth
Video consult, from homeThird-trimester video consult
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In hospital
Mater Mothers’ Private Gold CoastInitial review
Progress review
Discharge review
A specialist is reachable throughout your stay, with extra reviews whenever your baby needs them – all part of one fee.
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Follow-up
RDX Lumina, next to Mater Private Hospital Gold CoastPhone consults at about 2 and 4 weeks
6-week clinic consult
4-month clinic consult
8-month clinic consult
Between visits, you can reach us directly – there’s no fee just to ask.
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Nest Children’s
Ongoing care with one of our paediatricians
Same team, same rooms.
More about each stage
The details of each part of your care – what happens, who you’ll see, and what it costs.
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Meaningful support should begin before your baby arrives – which is why we offer something unusual: a free antenatal video consult, a chance to meet our team ahead of time and talk through your baby’s care. By the time your baby is born, Nest is already familiar. You’ll have met us, asked your questions, and know exactly how your baby’s care will work – rather than meeting your baby’s specialist team for the first time at birth.
Third-trimester video consult (30 min, free)
A chance to meet us, get ahead of any worries, and feel prepared. We typically cover:
Introducing our team and how Nest works
Your pregnancy so far, and any concerns or complications
Planning ahead for care during and after delivery
What to expect in the first hours and days after birth
Your preferences and early parenting questions
Our approach to bonding, skin-to-skin and the first feeds
Our hospital care pathway and follow-up schedule
If complications arise, we’ll adjust the timing or add consults to support you at every step. Our antenatal consults are free for every family (bulk-billed where eligible).
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Nest provides direct, specialist care for babies born at Mater Mothers’ Private Gold Coast, in close collaboration with the maternity team. From the moment your baby arrives, we support bonding, skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding – minimising separation, and trusting your family to lead the way.
Every baby’s care is led by a neonatologist with subspecialty training in newborn intensive care. That means we can safely care for a wider range of newborns – including smaller, more complex, or unexpectedly unwell babies who might otherwise be transferred elsewhere. More of those babies stay where they belong: with you. We know when to step in, and when to step back – caring for your baby in hospital and following through with seamless continuity as your family moves from hospital to home.
Initial review (Day 0–1) We attend your baby’s birth if needed, or review them shortly after delivery. Even in well babies, this early review offers reassurance and helps detect issues before they escalate.
A full newborn examination
Monitoring early adaptation (breathing, tone, colour, reflexes)
Identifying concerns like temperature instability or poor feeding
Supporting bonding, skin-to-skin and the first feeds
Answering early parental questions
Creating a personalised care plan
Progress review (Day 1–3) We work closely with the midwifery team to coordinate care and take the time to answer your questions. We review your baby’s:
Feeding, hydration and weight gain
Jaundice, urine/stool output and settling
Any new or evolving concerns
Discharge review (Day 3–5) We aim to leave you feeling prepared and confident to take your baby home. Before discharge we complete a second detailed examination to:
Confirm weight gain and feeding establishment
Address any unresolved concerns
Explain what’s normal – and what’s not – in the early weeks
Plan follow-up care and ensure you know how to reach us
Throughout your stay we remain available – for jaundice, vomiting, unsettled behaviour, or simply a sense that something’s not right. We roster ourselves so a specialist is always reachable during your stay – for a longer review, an extra question, or simple reassurance. Midwives contact us directly when needed, and we stay in daily communication with the team. Even outside scheduled visits, your baby is under expert oversight.
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The early weeks can be beautiful and challenging. Our follow-up care supports you well beyond discharge – structured consults, 45-minute appointments, and a calm space to ask questions early, before small concerns escalate. We consult from our own dedicated, family-designed space at RDX Lumina next door to Mater Private Hospital Gold Coast.
Postnatal phone consults (two 30-minute calls, free for every family) Scheduled calls at about 2 and 4 weeks with our neonatal nurse practitioner or one of our neonatologists – spanning the “three-week dip”, when questions, fatigue or feeding concerns commonly arise. We typically cover feeding, sleep and settling; early growth and weight gain; tailored tips and reassurance; and planning for any extra support.
6-week clinic consult (45 min, generally with a neonatologist) Your first in-person consult – an extended session that goes far beyond a standard check-up: a full physical and developmental assessment, a review of feeding, growth, digestion and sleep, attention to parental wellbeing, and personalised guidance.
4-month clinic consult (45 min, with a neonatologist or paediatrician) A milestone visit that captures a stage of rapid change – often missed if care ends at six weeks. We cover motor and social development, starting solids, sleep changes, milestone tracking and early identification of any red flags.
8-month clinic consult (45 min, with a neonatologist or paediatrician) A milestone visit at a stage when babies become mobile, social and opinionated – and when subtle concerns are easiest to address. We cover sitting, crawling and early mobility, babbling and communication, established solids and finger foods, sleep consolidation, teething and milestone tracking, with careful screening for any red flags. It also settles your family into Nest Children’s, with ongoing paediatric care from here.
Between visits, you’re never on your own. You can reach us directly for non-urgent questions – no fee just to ask something simple, and no layers of admin to get past. Our practice manager is a paediatric nurse, so when you call you’re often speaking with someone who can talk through a clinical concern and help work out what’s needed, then and there. You also have the option of extra appointments whenever you need them, plus our Newborn Guide for each stage.
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Medicare and private health cover can be confusing with a newborn, so we take care of it for you. You’ll receive a personal estimate before birth, there’s nothing to pay while you’re in hospital, and we lodge every claim on your behalf.
Antenatal and phone consults – free for every family
Hospital care, whole stay – most families pay $220–$383, and never more than $740
6-week consult – most families pay about $100, and never more than $275
4-month and 8-month consults – most families pay about $60, and never more than $275
Our fees reflect specialist neonatologist-led care, and we keep what families pay capped and predictable. Our Fees page has the full details, including how Medicare and your health fund work for your baby.
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Newborn Guide
Our Newborn Guide walks you through each stage of your baby’s care – from your antenatal consult and birth to the nursery, the first weeks at home and when to get help. We’ll often send you a link to the guide that fits where you are.
Nest Network
We work closely with a trusted network of allied health professionals who specialise in infant and child care. As part of your journey, we may recommend or coordinate support from lactation consultants, paediatric physiotherapists, speech pathologists, infant dietitians, and tongue-tie and circumcision providers – so your child’s care is truly holistic.
GP referrals – newborns and infants
We welcome referrals from GPs and other health professionals for newborns and young infants – including feeding and settling difficulties, reflux, jaundice, growth concerns, prematurity or complex birth history, NICU/SCN follow-up, and early developmental questions. After every consult, you’ll receive a clear, timely letter – and you’re always welcome to contact our clinicians directly to discuss a patient.
Referrals can be sent via Medical Objects, email (hello@nestclinics.com.au), or Halaxy. For developmental, behavioural and general paediatric referrals, see the Nest Children’s page.