Launching soon in Melbourne · IVF, pregnancy and postpartum care

Motherhood, held.

Home help, vetted carers and nutrition for every stage, from IVF to the first 40 days after birth. Mostly paid for by brands.

Free. No commitment. 500 Motherly Points when you join.

  • From $84 a week
  • Five-round vetted carers
  • Up to 80% paid by brands

Support from IVF to day 40.

Trying or IVF

Lighter days during treatment

Meals and housework off your plate on the hard days, and nutrition guidance written with a dietitian.

Pregnancy

A home ready for baby

Batch-cooked meals in the freezer, baby clothes washed, nursery set up and a recovery plan in place.

The first 40 days

Someone else runs the house

A vetted carer cooks, cleans and does the washing while you heal, sleep and feed.

Care built around you.

Home cooking

In your family’s cuisine, planned around what your body needs.

Washing and cleaning

Folded, wiped down and put away. Nothing for you to direct.

Baby-minding

Once you trust your carer, so you can nap or shower.

Nutrition and lessons

With a dietitian and a psychologist, for every stage. Explore

Motherly in numbers.

40days of help at home after birth
5vetting rounds for every carer
80%of care paid by brands in suburbs that need it most
$0to join the waitlist

Every carer is vetted five times.

  1. Care simulation
  2. Behavioural interview
  3. Panel interview
  4. Psychologist
  5. Our founder

Plus police, Working with Children and first aid checks. Carers are employed through partner providers or freelance with their own insurance. Meet example carers

Not sure how much help you need?

Compare plans from $84 a week, or see how booking works in the app.

See pricingWatch the app demo

Rest is recovery. Let Motherly do the washing.

Join the waitlist

Free. No commitment.

Motherly in detail

How Motherly works.

Everything about the first 40 days with Motherly: the steps, what you can count on, the New Mum 101 box and Motherly Points.

How it works

Trust is earned in the kitchen before it's earned in the nursery.

See the booking flow in the app demo

i. Before baby arrives

Meet on video

Watch carers' video intros in the carer portal, then meet your pick on a video call to set the schedule and agree what matters most.

ii. From day one

The house runs itself

Meals cooked, washing done and folded, groceries in, surfaces clean. Nothing you have to direct.

iii. When you're ready

A second pair of hands

Once you know your carer, they can mind your baby while you nap or shower. They wear a body camera the whole time, and only you can watch the footage.

iv. After every visit

Rate it, both ways

You review each visit and each carer builds a public track record. Good carers rise. Poor fits don't come back.

What you can count on

Care you'd let into your home.

Checked, five times over
Every carer passes five interview rounds, including a panel interview, a session with our psychologist and a final interview with our founder. Plus a National Police Check, Working with Children Check and three references.
On camera with your baby
Whenever a carer minds your baby, they wear a small body camera. The footage is encrypted so only your family can view it. Motherly can't. It never records in bathrooms.
Insured, whoever they work for
Carers are either employed through one of our partner home care and nanny providers, or freelance with their own public liability insurance. Either way, Motherly vets every carer to the same standard and stays your point of contact.
Known to your local hospital
Before their first family, we introduce each carer to the maternity unit, emergency department and urgent care clinic near you. If you ever need them, your carer knows the way, the people and the handover.
Ready if something goes wrong
Every carer holds current first aid, checks your first aid kit on day one, and knows your nearest GP, urgent care clinic and children’s emergency department before they arrive.
Chosen by you
See reviews from other mothers, meet on video, and swap carers any time.
Scheduled around sleep
Visits fit your baby's rhythm. Change them in the app when the night goes badly.
Funded by brands
Consumer brands who want to reach new families pay for most of your care, so help doesn't depend on your budget.
$19.95 for every Motherly family

The New Mum 101 box.

Brands pay for what’s inside. You pay $19.95 for packing and delivery. Sent before your due date, so you can try what works before you buy.

  • Nappies and wipesA starter pack in newborn size
  • For your recoveryMaternity pads, nipple balm, a peri bottle
  • Bath timeGentle baby wash and a soft washcloth
  • Night-feed snacksOne-handed snacks and a big water bottle
  • Around the houseLaundry liquid and cleaning basics
  • Your Motherly cardEmergency numbers and your first-40-days checklist

Mostly samples and trial sizes, with a few full-size products. Some full-size items are stock close to its best-before date that brands would otherwise waste, and every item arrives in date. Rate what you try in the app, and never get a sales call.

Motherly Points

Earn points for looking after yourself.

Every week of care, review and friend you bring earns points. Spend them on extra help, treats for you, or give them to another family.

Earn

  • Join the waitlist+500
  • Every $1 you pay for care+1
  • A friend joins the waitlist+1,000
  • A friend books care+5,000
  • Review a visit+200
  • Finish a nutrition or baby lesson+20

Redeem

  • New Mum 101 box refillNappies, wipes and recovery basics2,000 pts
  • Brand vouchersNappies, baby care, meal delivery1,500+ pts
  • Postnatal massageWith a partner therapist near you8,000 pts
  • Extra 3-hour visitAny tier, any carer15,000 pts
  • Give to a familyYour points fund care in a most-support suburbAny pts

Points are worth about 1 cent each in vouchers. Rewards are stocked by our brand partners. Points last 24 months.

Learn while you rest

Understand your baby. Feed your recovery.

Short lessons on how your newborn develops, written with a psychologist, and a nutrition guide built around your family’s own cooking, from congee to khichdi.

Open the nutrition guide
Questions

What Melbourne families ask us.

Can I join while I’m pregnant or doing IVF?

Yes. Motherly helps from IVF through pregnancy to the first 40 days after birth: meals and housework on hard days, getting your home ready before the baby arrives, and nutrition guidance for each stage. Leave the due date blank when you join if you’re not pregnant yet.

Who employs my carer?

Some carers are employed by our partner home care and nanny providers. Others are freelancers on their own ABN, with their own insurance. Each profile shows which. Every carer passes the same five-round vetting, and you deal with Motherly for booking, payment and any concerns.

Why is it so cheap?

Consumer brands in baby care, home and wellness want to reach new families. Instead of spending that budget on ads, they fund your care and stock a New Mum 101 box you get for $19.95. Your carer will never sell to you during a visit.

What's in the New Mum 101 box?

Samples and full-size products from our brand partners: nappies and wipes, recovery basics, baby wash, night-feed snacks and household essentials. Some full-size items are close to their best-before date, which is part of how brands can give them away, and everything arrives in date. It costs $19.95, which covers packing and delivery, and nobody will follow up to sell you anything.

Who are Motherly carers?

Experienced nannies, doulas, early childhood educators, cooks and parents, plus nursing and midwifery students working part time while they study. Students do household support only, never clinical care. Every carer passes the same five vetting rounds and is either employed through a partner provider or freelances with their own insurance.

Is it safe to have a stranger in my home?

Every carer passes a care simulation, five interview rounds including a psychologist and our founder, a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, first aid and three references. You meet them on video first, review every visit, and baby-minding shifts are recorded on a body camera only you can watch.

What does joining the waitlist commit me to?

Nothing. It's free. We'll email you before we open in your suburb, and you decide then.

Which suburbs will you cover?

We're starting in metropolitan Melbourne and opening suburb by suburb, where waitlist demand is highest. Tell your friends and your suburb moves up the list.

What if I don't click with my carer?

Swap any time in the app. No questions, no awkward conversation.

Do I need to follow zuò yuèzi?

No. Motherly is inspired by it, but it's for every family. Keep whichever traditions feel right to you, or none.

How do Motherly Points work?

You earn points for joining, paying for care, reviewing visits and bringing friends. Spend them on box refills, brand vouchers, a postnatal massage or an extra visit, or give them to a family who needs more help. They’re worth about 1 cent each in vouchers.

Can I buy Motherly for someone else?

Yes. Partners, parents and friends can join on someone's behalf. Join with your email, and use their postcode and due date.

Rest is recovery. Let Motherly do the washing.

Save my free place

Free to join. No commitment.

Care levels

Real care, mostly paid for by the brands you already buy.

Consumer brands in baby care, home and wellness want to reach new families. Instead of spending that budget on ads, they fund your care. In suburbs with less advantage, they fund more. Plans can start during IVF, in pregnancy or after birth.

Brands pay just over half your care. You pay the rest.

Not sure? We confirm your level from your postcode when you sign up.

Light support

Essential

For when you have some help at home and just need meals and washing off your plate.

You pay$189 / week2 visits a week, 3 hours each

Consumer brands cover $231 of the $420 weekly value.

What's included
  • Meals batch-cooked for the week
  • Washing done and folded
  • Video call to meet your carer and set your schedule
  • All baby and nutrition lessons in the app
  • A New Mum 101 box before your due date, $19.95

Total value: 6 household hours × $70 = $420 a week, about $2,400 over 40 days.

Regular support

Supported

For when your partner is back at work and the days feel long.

You pay$504 / week4 visits a week, 4 hours each

Consumer brands cover $616 of the $1,120 weekly value.

What's included
  • Everything in Essential
  • Cleaning and grocery runs
  • Meals cooked from your nutrition plan
  • Baby-minding while you rest, once you trust your carer

Total value: 16 household hours × $70 = $1,120 a week, about $6,400 over 40 days.

Full support

Complete

For a caesarean recovery, twins, or no family nearby.

You payCustom5 or more visits a week, built around you

Brand support still applies, based on your suburb.

Contact us for a custom plan
What's included
  • Everything in Supported
  • Fresh meals cooked every visit
  • Errands and appointment help
  • A named backup carer if yours is unwell
  • A plan built with you on a call

How your suburb sets your price

We use the ABS index of relative advantage for your postcode, the same measure governments use to target funding. You'll see your exact price when you sign up.

Consumer brands payYou pay
Most supportLeast advantaged suburbs
80%20%
Some supportMiddle suburbs
55%45%
StandardMost advantaged suburbs
30%70%

What an hour of care costs

Motherly carers earn $50 an hour for household help and $70 for nanny care, well above a typical Melbourne nanny. Consumer brands pay part of every hour, so you pay less than the full value.

Household help

$70 an hour

$50 carer$14

$50 carer’s pay · $6 super · $14 employer costs, insurance, training and the app

Nanny care

$100 an hour

$70 carer$21.60

$70 carer’s pay · $8.40 super · $21.60 employer costs, insurance, training and the app

What you pay vs a typical nanny

Per hour, after brand support. A typical nanny is about $37 an hour in Victoria, and covers only their pay.

Household helpNanny care
Typical Melbourne nannyabout $37about $37
Motherly, most support$14$20
Motherly, some support$31.50$45
Motherly, standard$49$70

Every Motherly hour includes five-round vetting, insurance, a body camera on baby-minding shifts, the app and a backup carer. A nanny you hire yourself usually comes with none of these. Typical rate: 2026 Victorian average for nannies.

Indicative prices in AUD for the 40-day program. Final prices are confirmed before launch.

Rest is recovery. Let Motherly do the washing.

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Our mission

Every mother deserves 40 days of rest.

Families who can afford it book confinement centres and live-in help. Most new mothers go home alone. Our mission is to make that care affordable for every family, from IVF to the first 40 days after birth.

Why 40 days

Most cultures gave mothers a month of rest. We gave them a six-week check.

For generations, women were fed, kept warm and relieved of housework for about 40 days after birth. Someone else ran the home.

Today most new parents come home from hospital within 48 hours, often with a partner back at work inside two weeks. The recovery is the same. The help is gone.

Motherly brings the help back, starting with the jobs that pile up fastest.

  • Zuò yuèzisay “zwor yoo-eh-zuh”China
  • La cuarentenasay “kwa-ren-TEN-ah”Latin America
  • Sanhujorisay “san-hoo-JOR-ee”Korea
  • Jaappasay “JAR-pa”India
Inspired by zuò yuèzi

The care of a confinement centre, without the confinement‑centre price.

In Chinese tradition, new mothers “sit the month” (坐月子, zuò yuèzi, said “zwor yoo-eh-zuh”): 30 to 40 days of rest while others cook, clean and care for them.

Families lean on a mother-in-law, a live-in yuèsǎo (said “yoo-eh sow”) or a hotel-style confinement centre. The centres work. Most families can't afford them.

Motherly keeps what matters most: someone else running your home while you recover. Consumer brands fund it, so you can afford it. Keep whichever traditions suit you.

In confinementWith Motherly
Warming soups and ginger dishes cooked for herHome-cooked meals from your own culture, planned around what your body needs
The household taken off her handsLaundry, cleaning and groceries handled
A yuèsǎo who moves in with the familyA vetted carer you meet on video and review after every visit
A month protected from visitors and choresVisits scheduled around your recovery and your baby's sleep
Confinement centres at hotel pricesMostly funded by consumer brands

Rest is recovery. Let Motherly do the washing.

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For brands

Reach new mothers when they choose.

From IVF to the first 40 days, families pick the brands they’ll use for years. Put your ad budget into care they’ll remember, not another ad they scroll past.

Care hours

Fund home help

Pay for care in suburbs that need it most. Families see your brand in the app on every visit you fund.

New Mum 101 box

Get into the box

Samples, trial sizes or short-dated stock in every box. Families rate what they try.

Motherly Points

Become a reward

List your products as rewards, so families choose your brand with points they’ve earned.

What your budget funds

See the care your budget buys.

Based on Essential care for families in most-support suburbs, where brands cover 80% of a $70 hour.

357hours of home help
10families supported for all 40 days
119visits with your brand credited
Our rules

Good for brands. Safe for families.

No personal data
We never share families’ names, contact details or health information with brands. You get aggregate results: boxes delivered, ratings and redemptions.
No selling in the home
Carers never promote products during visits. Your brand appears in the app, the box and rewards only.
No infant formula
We don’t accept infant formula, bottles or teats, in line with the MAIF Agreement.
Everything in date
Short-dated stock is welcome. Every item must reach families before its best-before date, and never past use-by.
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Privacy policy

How we look after your information.

Last updated 5 October 2026

Who we are

Motherly (motherly.club) is an IVF, pregnancy and postpartum care service launching in Melbourne, Victoria. You can contact us about privacy at hello@motherly.club.

What we collect

  • Families: your email, postcode and pregnancy due date if you give it, and how you found our website (for example, which ad you clicked).
  • Carers: your name, email, mobile, suburb, experience, background, the checks and qualifications you hold, languages and availability.
  • Care providers and brands: your organisation and work contact details.

Your due date is health information. We only collect it with your consent, and it’s optional.

Why we collect it

To tell you when Motherly opens near you, plan where we launch, assess carer applications and reply to partnership enquiries. We won’t use it for anything else without asking you.

Where it’s stored

We store your details in Google Workspace. Google may store data on servers outside Australia. Only Motherly staff who need your details can see them.

Who we share it with

We never sell your details, and we never share them with the brands that fund Motherly. Brands only see totals, such as how many boxes were delivered. We use Meta and Google to measure our ads. They can see that someone visited our website or joined the waitlist, but not your due date or other health information.

Your choices

You can ask to see, correct or delete your details at any time by emailing hello@motherly.club. Every email we send has a way to unsubscribe.

Complaints

If you’re unhappy with how we’ve handled your information, email us first and we’ll reply within 30 days. If we can’t resolve it, you can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at oaic.gov.au.

About us

Why I started Motherly.

Hi, I’m Sharon! I’ve spent the last five years in medical diagnostics, working with hospitals, urgent care clinics and women’s health teams across four states in Australia and New Zealand, with a background in neuroscience and psychology.

I kept seeing the same gap. Pregnancy comes with scans, tests and appointments. Then a new mother goes home with her baby, and the support mostly stops. The cooking, the washing and her own recovery all land on her, just as she’s learning how to raise a child.

Motherly is the help I wish every mother had: vetted, affordable and in her own home.

Sharon Zhu, founder

Rest is recovery. Let Motherly do the washing.

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Nutrition and learning

Understand your baby. Feed your recovery.

Short, research-backed lessons in the app, paced across the 40 days so you get what you need when you need it.

For your baby

How a newborn develops

Written with a registered psychologist, based on research into how babies’ brains grow.

  • Days 1–7Telling when your baby is hungry or tired
  • Days 8–14Calming your baby when they cry
  • Days 15–28Why chatting to your newborn helps their brain grow
  • Days 29–40Bonding with your baby, and checking in on your own mood
For you

Nutrition to heal

Developed with an Accredited Practising Dietitian and tailored to your family’s cooking, from congee to khichdi. Your carer cooks from the same plan. See the nutrients.

  • Days 1–7Foods that rebuild your strength after birth
  • Days 8–14Eating and drinking for easy digestion
  • Days 15–28Eating well while breastfeeding
  • Days 29–40Warm, gentle meals inspired by confinement food

Motherly's lessons are education, not medical advice. Keep seeing your GP, midwife and maternal and child health nurse.

What's on the plate, and why

Six nutrients that do the heavy lifting after birth.

Pick your stage and your family’s cooking, then tap a nutrient to see what it does, how much you need and three easy dishes from your own kitchen. Your carer cooks in the same style.

Your stage

Trying, doing IVF or in early pregnancy? Australian guidelines recommend a folic acid supplement of at least 400 micrograms a day, from a month before conception through the first three months.

Your family's cooking

Your carer cooks from this plan.

Save my free place

Free to join. No commitment.

App demo

From first swipe to first review.

Follow a booking from both sides. Sarah is 36 weeks pregnant in Brunswick. Mei is a Motherly carer in Coburg. Tap the buttons on either phone, or step through below.

Prototype. Example people and data, to show how booking, confirming and reviewing will work.
    1

    Browse carers

    Sarah · mum
    9:41●●●

    Mei · carer
    9:41●●●

    Booked in minutes. Trusted over weeks.

    Save my free place
    Meet carers

    Meet your carer before they meet your baby.

    Every Motherly carer records a one-minute video introduction. Watch a few, read how they work, then request a video call with the ones who feel right.

    Example profiles. These show how the portal will work at launch. They aren't real carers yet.
    Vetted

    Passed all five vetting rounds. Police, Working with Children and first aid checks current. Every Motherly carer starts here.

    Trusted

    20+ visits, 4.8+ overall, no review category under 4.5 and on time 95% of the time.

    Exceptional

    60+ visits, 4.9+ overall, no category under 4.8 and on time 98% of the time. Reviewed every quarter.

    Families rate every visit on baby care, cooking, cleanliness, communication, reliability and respect for your home. Any safety concern pauses a carer’s badge until we’ve reviewed it.

    Language
    Care
    For carers · Melbourne

    Look after new mothers. Earn up to $70 an hour.

    Two pay rates, both well above the going rate in Victoria. Work two ways: employed through a partner care provider with super and WorkCover, or freelance on your own ABN.

    Victorian average nanny rate
    about $37 / hr
    Motherly household
    meals, washing, cleaning
    $50 / hr · +35%
    Motherly nanny
    caring for the baby
    $70 / hr · +89%

    Both rates plus super.

    Apply to be vetted

    Five minutes now. Next we'll send you the Motherly care simulation. Try a sample.

    How do you want to work?
    What work do you want?
    Your background (pick any)
    Checks and qualifications you hold
    When can you work?

    We only use this to assess your application.

    Two ways to work

    Employed or freelance. Your choice.

    Employed

    Through a partner provider

    $50 an hour household, $70 nanny

    • Super, WorkCover and insurance covered
    • Paid leave if you work regular hours
    • Shifts offered to you in the app
    Freelance

    On your own ABN

    You set your rate

    • Choose your families, days and hours
    • Invoice and get paid through the app
    • You cover your own tax, super and public liability insurance
    • Work for others too

    Same five vetting rounds, training and safety standards either way. Families see whether you’re employed or freelance before they book.

    Market rate vs Motherly

    Same hours. More pay. Your schedule.

    Nanny work needs a Cert III or two years' nanny experience.
    Typical nanny jobabout $37 an hour
    Motherly

    more a week, about more a year.

    Employed rates, before tax. Your employer pays super on top. Freelancers set their own rate. Market rate is the 2026 Victorian average for nannies. A year is 48 working weeks.

    Typical nanny jobMotherly
    Hourly payAbout $37$50 household, $70 nanny
    Who sets your hoursUsually the familyYou choose your days and times
    Shift lengthSet by the family3 to 5 hours a visit, you pick
    Type of workUsually one fixed roleHousehold, nanny or a mix
    How many familiesOften oneAs many as suit you, matched near home
    TrainingRarely paidPaid Motherly training
    Your reputationWord of mouthReviews and badges that grow with you
    EmploymentOften cash in hand, or an ABN with no superEmployed by a partner provider with super and WorkCover, or freelance on your ABN
    When something goes wrongOften on your ownMotherly support, body camera record, local hospital introductions
    Nursing and midwifery students

    Paid experience with new families, around your timetable.

    Studying nursing or midwifery at a Melbourne university? Spend a few hours a week helping new mums at home, and see the weeks after birth from the inside.

    Paid properly

    $50 an hour plus super for household support. This is a real job, not unpaid work experience.

    Fits around uni

    Pick shifts around lectures, placements and exams. Pause whenever you need to.

    Experience that counts

    Learn how families cope after birth, and earn a reference for your graduate applications.

    Students pass the same five vetting rounds as every Motherly carer. Motherly work is household support, not clinical care, and doesn’t count toward placement hours. Apply to be vetted

    Motherly Points for carers

    Great care earns more than your pay.

    On top of your hourly rate, every visit, great review and new carer you bring in earns points. Spend them on things that make the work easier.

    Earn

    • Every visit completed+50
    • A 5-star review+100
    • 10 on-time visits in a row+500
    • A Motherly training module+200
    • Refer a carer who passes vetting+5,000

    Redeem

    • Fuel or myki top-up$25 to get to your families2,500 pts
    • Comfortable work shoesFrom a partner brand6,000 pts
    • Massage or physioYou're on your feet all day8,000 pts
    • Course fee contributionToward your Cert III or a first aid refresher25,000 pts

    Points are worth about 1 cent each in vouchers, on top of your pay and super. Rewards are stocked by our brand partners.

    Round 1 · The Motherly care simulation

    Before the interviews, show us how you'd handle a real shift.

    Eight common moments from the first 40 days, drawn at random. We watch what you do, what you say, how fast you act, and whether you raise it with the family, Motherly or 000 when it matters. Try a sample run now.

    How vetting works

    Five rounds. Every carer meets our founder.

    Families let you into their home in the hardest weeks of their lives. So we hire the way medical companies do: several rounds, a panel, a psychologist and a final interview with our CEO.

    1. Round 1

      Screen

      • Online application
      • Motherly care simulation: timed scenarios, written answers, about 20 minutes
      • 20-minute phone screen
      • Gallup CliftonStrengths assessment
    2. Round 2

      Behavioural interview

      • Structured video interview: real situations, how you handled them
      • Three references, including a recent family or employer
      • National Police Check and Victorian Working with Children Check
    3. Round 3

      Assessment day, in person

      • Panel interview with our Director of Care
      • Cook a meal from a Motherly nutrition plan
      • Role-play: a tired mother, a crying baby
      • Nanny candidates: hands-on newborn care and safe sleep
    4. Round 4

      Psychology interview

      • One-on-one with our in-house psychologist
      • Judgement, boundaries, and how you stay calm under pressure
    5. Round 5

      Final interview with our founder

      • Every Motherly carer meets our CEO before their first family

    Pass all five and you start work, employed through a partner provider or freelance on your ABN, beginning with Motherly training: newborn safety, Red Nose safe sleep, postpartum recovery, infant first aid, knowing where to go in an emergency, cooking from the nutrition plan, using the body camera and respecting traditions like zuò yuèzi. Then introductions to the maternity unit, emergency department and urgent care clinic near your families, a shadow shift with an experienced carer, and your first family.

    First shift, first job

    Know where to go before anything goes wrong.

    Before your first visit, the Motherly app saves the family's nearest GP, urgent care clinic and children's emergency department, with travel times. On arrival you find the first aid kit and check it. Here's the guide every carer trains on.

    You'll already know the local teams. During onboarding we introduce you to the maternity unit, emergency department and urgent care clinic near the families you'll support: where to go, who to ask for, and how to hand over clearly.

    Call 000Life-threatening, right now

    Not breathing, turning blue or grey, floppy or unresponsive, a seizure, bleeding that won't stop, a large burn or any burn to the face.

    Emergency departmentChildren's emergency for the baby

    A fever of 38°C or more under three months, any burn on a baby, a fall or knock to the head, a baby who won't feed or is hard to wake.

    Urgent care clinicSame day, no appointment

    Cuts that need stitches, sprains, minor burns or infections for mum or older siblings, especially after hours and on weekends.

    GP, midwife or MCH nurseToday or this week

    Rashes, feeding worries, yellow skin (same day if the baby is very sleepy), mum's wound or mood, anything you're unsure about.

    Numbers every carer saves

    • Emergency000
    • Nurse-On-Call, 24/71300 60 60 24
    • Maternal and Child Health Line, 24/713 22 29
    • Poisons Information, 24/713 11 26
    • PANDA perinatal mental health1300 726 306

    Children's emergency in Melbourne

    • Royal Children's HospitalParkville
    • Monash Children's HospitalClayton
    • Joan Kirner Women's and Children'sSunshine

    Your nearest GP and urgent care clinic are set for each family in the app.

    First aid kit check

    • Digital thermometer
    • Sterile saline and gauze
    • Non-stick dressings and tape
    • Hydrogel burn dressing
    • Disposable gloves and tweezers
    • Infant paracetamol, given only with the parents' and a doctor's OK
    • Emergency numbers card

    Missing something? Tell the family and log it in the app on your first shift.

    For home care and nanny providers

    Your carers. Our families.

    Motherly partners with established home care and nanny providers in Melbourne. You employ the carers. We bring brand-funded families, vet to our standard, match and run the app.

    You provide

    • Employment under the right award, with payroll and super
    • WorkCover and public liability insurance
    • Your carers’ existing checks and records

    Motherly provides

    • New families, paid partly by consumer brands
    • Five-round vetting, training and body cameras
    • Matching, booking, reviews and family support in the app
    • Paid hours for your team’s quieter times

    Partner with Motherly

    Tell us about your organisation and we’ll be in touch.

    Why carers choose Motherly

    Better pay. Your hours. Work that builds a reputation.

    $50 an hour
    Employed rate for household support: cooking, washing, cleaning and errands. About a third above the Victorian average nanny rate, plus super.
    $70 an hour
    Employed rate for nanny work, when you're caring for the baby. Almost double the average rate, plus super. Open to carers with a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care or two years of paid nanny experience, plus a current Working with Children Check and first aid. Nanny shifts are recorded on a Motherly body camera.
    Flexible hours
    Choose your days, your shift lengths and how many families you take on. Short morning visits or full days, it's up to you.
    Flexible work
    Do household support, nanny work or a mix. Start with housework and move into nanny work with families who've come to trust you.
    A camera that protects you too
    If a family ever questions what happened on a shift, the footage shows it. We supply the camera. The family holds the footage, and it never records in bathrooms.
    Badges you earn
    Start as Vetted. Families rate every visit, and strong reviews move you up to Trusted, then Exceptional. Higher badges show first to families and get first pick of longer placements.

    The work is quiet. The difference it makes isn't.

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