Dr Mairaed Crawford
Dr Mairaed Crawford completed her medical degree at Deakin University in Geelong in 2015. She was drawn to general practice as it affords an opportunity for patient-centred holistic care through the many stages of life.
Mairaed enjoyed a variety of training experiences during her early career before settling into general practice. She has worked at hospitals including The Austin Melbourne, Alice Springs Hospital and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney. She was awarded fellowship of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in 2021.
With special interests in pregnancy care, women's health and mental health, Mairaed has completed further training in all three of these fields. She had over twelve months of Obstetric & Gynaecology experience at Alice Springs Hospital and RPA and completed her Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology through the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 2018. This provided extensive experience in all aspects of women's health including pre-conception care, GP-led antenatal care, post-partum care, contraceptive advice and care for women during menopause.
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 settling issues and parents experiencing perinatal mental health challenges.
Mairaed is also certified in Implanon insertion, and administration of medication for medical termination of pregnancy. Mairaed is one of the GPs at Neighbourhood Medical consulting in the endometriosis and pelvic pain clinic.
Mairaed’s other area of interest is mental health and wellbeing. She is an accredited provider of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Focused Psychological Strategies), which can be used in the management of a wide spectrum of mental health conditions including depression and anxiety. Although she has a special interest in caring for people with eating disorders, as of August 2023, Mairaed does not have capacity to accept new patients for monitoring of eating disorders in addition to her current caseload.
Special Interests
Women’s Health including:
Pre-conception counselling/pregnancy planning
GP shared antenatal care
Breast-feeding Support ( Gestalt Method)
Contraception including Implanon insertion
Menstrual abnormalities
Sexual Health
Infant Sleep/ Unsettled infant support
Mental Health including:
Perinatal/Maternal Mental Health
Depression and Anxiety
Eating Disorders - existing patients only as of August 2023
Mairaed is new to Brisbane, having recently moved from Sydney. Outside of work life you can usually find her chasing after her little boy, running, cycling or indulging in a strong coffee with a good book.
Mairaed is currently consulting on Wednesdays and Fridays at Neighbourhood Medical.