Home Birth Aotearoa Trust

Home Birth Aotearoa

Our organisation, our people, our whānau. Home Birth Aotearoa informs and celebrates the home birth choice and supports the home birth community.
About Us

Planning
a Home Birth

If you are wanting to learn more about your choices and if home birth is right for you, discover the benefits of birthing at home and check out the statistics.
Why Home Birth?

Preparing for a Home Birth

Home birth can be an empowering experience for whānau and gives your pēpe a great start to life. Explore our pregnancy, birthing and early parenting information.
Your Home Birth

Arm Yourself with Knowledge

If you are yearning and willing to learn more about pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and parenting styles. We have a range of books and films that we recommend and our education series.
Resources

Voices of Tane A Fathers Perspective

Testimonials

Stories

Supporting Home Birth

Great Fathers Website

A deeper dive

into pregnancy and giving birth at home;
watch our Home Birth Education Series.
View Videos

Birthing Techniques

The following birthing techniques are often used for natural childbirth and home birth plans.

Water Birth
Massage and Touch
Self Hypnosis
Breathing and Relaxation
Read More About Labour and Birth

A closer look

into the world of home birth in New Zealand;
articles from our Home Birth Matters magazine.
Read Articles

Home Birth Stories From New Zealand Families

The Emergence of my Twins
A Little Owl is Born
Calm Birth at Christmas
Beren's Breech Birth
Aria's Birth
First Time Home Birth
Nikau Grew Me
Mud Hut Birth
Gaby Gives Birth
More Home Birth Stories

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