Aliza is an Australian midwife and perinatal mental health specialist and the founder of Bumpnbub. Bumpnbub is an educational platform, sharing midwifery information with expectant and new parents.  

“My mission is not only to provide education for families, but to also help women know they are not alone in motherhood. Bumpnbub is a community for families to connect and share their pregnancy and parenthood journeys. I have always been a huge fan of Franjos Kitchen (they are my favorite new mama gift!) and I cannot wait to continue collaborating with Franjos Kitchen.

Calmbirth is Australia’s leading & most highly acclaimed, evidence based & trusted childbirth education program. The program was founded by midwife, Peter Jackson in 2004 and is now under the leadership of his daughter & Midwife Director, Karen McClay, who has grown the business to making it the most sought after and fastest growing Childbirth Education program in Australia by incorporating the Calmbirth program into the existing antenatal structure of several maternity hospitals both public and private in NSW & NZ. Soon to be expanding into hospitals in other States as well. 

Karen has also managed to consolidate many collaborations and partnerships with other like-minded organisations and allied health professionals specializing in birth, postpartum and parenting. 

“We see this collaboration with Franjos’ Kitchen, an Australian owned business that was created by two Calmbirth mums, Fran and Jo - two passionate mums who put their heads and skills together to create a natural, delicious, healthy and functional range of lactation cookies as a perfect fit that supports every stage of life – from pregnancy and breastfeeding through to toddlerhood and beyond – supporting the woman’s breastfeeding journey.”

Epworth Maternity was born in 1991 in East Melbourne and continues to help families welcome more than three thousand babies into the world every year, across Epworth Freemasons and Epworth Geelong.

Epworth Maternity is renowned for personalised care with dedicated midwives by your side to support and empower you through pregnancy, the newborn days and beyond.

The Epworth Maternity experience includes restaurant quality food and luxury surrounds for you to enjoy and soak in those early days together.

Epworth Maternity prides itself on delivering quality childbirth education programs, as well as  exceptional breastfeeding and wellbeing support. 

We’re very proud to partner with Franjo’s Kitchen to deliver delicious and nutritious treats to our Epworth mums.

For more information on how to have an Epworth baby, please visit their website 

For 35 years PANDA has been supporting individuals and families to recover from perinatal anxiety and depression. This topis hits very close to home with our team at Franjos Kitchen. Your ongoing support allows us to support others, by donating to PANDA.