Hi, I am Jane Barry

Qualified health writer and writing coach.

I am an award-winning Australian health writer who creates quality content for general health, dental and parenting websites.

Do you want a highly experienced professional in your team to write evidence-based, engaging and practical information? I am the freelance parenting and health writer you’ve been looking for.

I am qualified as a registered nurse, midwife and child health nurse, with a tertiary Applied Science degree and have over 40 years of clinical experience. This means I am uniquely positioned to write clear, evidence-based information about children, parents and general health.

I will help you build trust with clients so they know where to come and return to for up-to-date, practical parenting and health information.

Contact me for all your health and parenting content needs.

Work with Me

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How I can help you

I write about conception, pregnancy, birth, infant feeding and nutrition, development, sleep, behaviour and all the unique delights of caring for children.
I'm also an experienced dental writer and cover all aspects of oral health, including preventative and restorative dentistry as well as orthodontics.
In 2018 I won the Australian Dental Association (ADA) Excellence in Dental Journalism Award - Print Media.
Patient newsletters, blogs and information sheets are my special interest. Let me know what you need.
I am a health literacy consultant and provide consultancy services to companies delivering goods and services in the parenting and general health space.
My 40 years of clinical experience enables me to provide businesses with unique insights into issues important to parents and health consumers.
I mentor and support professionals to write more clearly.
My experience includes supporting:
- Engineers
- Executive assistants, particularly those in the healthcare industry
- Marketing and public relations staff
- Professionals whose first language is other than English.
I am a highly experienced mentor to industry professionals who need to write complex information more clearly.

Writing for a Parent Audience

I am a freelance content and copy writer for health and parenting websites. As a content creator I provide information on conception, pregnancy, birth, infant feeding and nutrition, development, sleep, behaviour and all aspects of caring for children.

I write engaging and useful content to help parents provide the best possible care. I also support companies to connect with their users so they return.

I’m skilful in combining the art and science of SEO writing to obtain higher ranking in search engines.

Writing for the Dental Industry

My special interest is dental writing and I cover all aspects of oral health, including preventative, restorative and orthodontic dentistry.

I am an Australian Dental Association (ADA) Award recipient.

I am very experienced in writing a diverse range of dental health-related patient information including:

patient newsletters
blogs
social media posts
information leaflets.

I can teach your team to write more clearly

I write and teach the principles of plain English so that complex information can be more clearly understood by the reader. I help build confidence for professionals who need written language support.

I am a highly personable and engaging speaker, experienced in delivering writing seminars, workshops and 1 on 1 support to professionals in the engineering, public relations and health domains.

I’m passionate about clear, concise writing and its teaching.