About Carmen:
Our naturopath Carmen Farrugia is a consultant pregnancy & fertility Naturopath, midwife and registered nurse. Navigating natural and mainstream medical pregnancy and fertility services can be quiet daunting when you want the best of both worlds. Having over 25 years of experience as a registered nurse and midwife, Carmen bridges this gap giving her fertility couples a major advantage. Carmen began her career working as a midwife at the Women’s Hospital in 1992 as well as Frances Perry House.
Her focus and passion include; couples fertility, pre-pregnancy & pregnancy, IVF support, guiding couples through pre-conception, pregnancy and postnatal periods, creating positive pregnancy and childbirth experiences for women and holistic family health. Carmen also enjoys working with menstrual disorders, PCOS & menopause. She also has vast experience with anxiety and depression which are often linked to hormonal health.
Understanding that each of us is a unique individual, Carmen will thoroughly assess and investigate the factors underlying your health concerns and take into account personal goals, circumstances as well as genetics when designing treatment plans. She uses nutrition, herbal medicine, dietary planning, lifestyle adjustments, pathology testing and stress management techniques.
We are fortunate and thrilled to have a pregnancy and fertility practitioner of her calibre as she brings an exemplary standard of care that patients have come to expect at Brunswick Health.
Qualifications
- Advanced Diploma of Naturopathy
- Bachelor of Applied Science Nursing
- Graduate Diploma of Midwifery
- Natural Fertility Lecturer, Author and Mentor
Professional Achievements (Includes professional role at Royal Women’s Hospital)
- Author of a pregnancy-specific eBook that has been very popular and useful in guiding women through their pregnancies. It contains practical tips and advice that cover a range of pregnancy-related issues. This ebook is gifted to all her patients as part of their care.
- Developed webinars to teach health practitioners how best to support their patient pre and post-conception which includes mentoring of graduate midwives and student naturopaths.
- Developed the implementation of the triage process and guidelines for pregnant women at the Royal Women’s Hospital.
- Developed maternity services that reflect a team midwifery model and women-centred approach to care at the Royal Women’s Hospital.
- Developed and implemented evidence-based antenatal guidelines at the Royal Women’s Hospital.
- Developed and implemented a mentoring program for graduate nurses within the outpatient department at the Royal Women’s Hospital.
- Developed and implemented a midwife protocol for mid-trimester issues.
- Delivering evidence-based women-centred care, within a multi-disciplinary team in all areas of the outpatient department.
- Liaison between nursing, medical and allied health teams.
Australian Government Regulatory Bodies & Professional Associations
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA): Midwife Registration Number NMW0001034617
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA): Division 1 Nurse Registration Number NMW0001034616
Australian Natural Therapist Association (ANTA): Registration Number 8255