About
Us
The Association started life, in the late 1980s, as the Dunedin Home
Birth Association. A name change occurred in 2005, in order to
reflect our New Zealand identity, and our commitment to the
principles of The Treaty of Waitangi, Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
The Association’s purpose is to promote physiological birth and home
birth as safe and viable options, and to assist families who choose
to birth at home.
We have links to Home Birth Aotearoa, formerly the loose affiliation
of New Zealand home birth associations. Representation takes place
in the form of regular participation in an email group, monthly
teleconferences, biannual Hui, and biennial conferences.
Meetings
Dunedin Home Birth members
meet monthly, with alternating business and social meetings.
Contact us for more information.
Library
• Books on birth,
parenting, breastfeeding and more
• Videos/DVDs
• The “Pink Kit” (birth preparation education pack)
• Sibling Kits (for the transition of sister/brother)
• Newsletters
• Childbirth education publications and other publications from
around New Zealand
Positive Birth
Antenatal Classes
Facilitated by our own
educators, these classes have a special emphasis on natural birth,
and are designed for families who are planning to birth at home or
in a hospital environment. These classes are funded under contract
to the District Health Board, and are FREE to all expectant parents.
See also our brochure entitled “Positive Birth Classes”.
Newsletter
Our monthly newsletter,
“Positive Birth Dunedin” includes
• Birth stories
• Current goings-on
• Articles relating to pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and parenting
• Contact information for the Association and other community groups
• Business contacts that work to support women and families
We love to include members’
birth stories, and other literary and pictorial contributions.
Fundraising
From time-to-time, we have
items available for purchase. See the Home Birth Aotearoa
merchandise page for current
fundraising items.
Equipment hire
• Portable birth pool ($50
+ $50 bond)
• Midwives Kit ($50)
• Parenting equipment (eg slings, stroller, front pack) (koha)
Equipment is available for hire to members only. (membership = $20.)
We welcome any donations of equipment to use in our hire pool, and
will consider paying for these.
Meals for New Families
Meals are available for
members who have a new baby. These meals are made by other members
of the Association and are a practical way for the us to support
each other at this special time.
Membership
Standard Membership
• Eleven issues of “Positive Birth Dunedin” delivered per year
• Ability to hire the Association’s Portable Birth Pool
• Access to the Association’s library
• Invitation to attend social and official functions
Professional Membership
• Standard membership PLUS
• An additional 4 copies of the newsletter per month, available for
new client handouts
• FREE advertisement in “Positive Birth Dunedin”
Association Contacts
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Postal Address:
c/- 13 Roebuck Rise, Broad Bay, Dunedin.
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Email
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General Enquiries and Positive Birth Classes:
Rachel Harwood, Home Phone (03) 472 7519, Mobile (021)
616 994,
Email
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Co-ordinator: Georgina Young, 13 Roebuck Rise,
Broad Bay, Dunedin. Phone (03) 4780643, Mobile (021)
1673418,
Email
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Librarian: Vicky,
49 Mayfield Avenue, Helensburgh, Dunedin 9010
