Dr Mairaed Crawford and Brigitte Corcoran

Dr Mairaed Crawford is a GP at Neighbourhood Medical with special interests in pregnancy care, women’s health and mental health. Mairaed holds a Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology through the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and loves the breadth of care she can provide to families in general practice spanning from pre-conception, pregnancy, post-partum and beyond.

Mairaed has experiencing supporting families with the transition to parenthood and has additional skills in providing holistic breastfeeding support/feeding difficulties, infant cry-fuss and sleeping issues and parents experiencing perinatal mental health challenges.

Mairaed’s other area of interest is mental health and wellbeing. She is an accredited provider of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Focused Psychological Strategies), which can be used in the management of a wide spectrum of mental health conditions including depression and anxiety.

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Brigitte Corcoran is a highly experienced Paediatric Dietitian with over 28 years of expertise in paediatric nutrition. She has advanced skills in managing infants with feeding and growth challenges, as well as children with immediate and delayed-onset food allergies.

Widely recognised as an authority in infant feeding, Brigitte has worked across diverse healthcare settings, including major tertiary hospitals, regional hospitals, and community health centres, both in Queensland and internationally. She is frequently invited to speak at professional forums, where she shares her expertise on the nutritional management of infants and supports upskilling healthcare professionals in this field