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Contact details for midwives offering home births are listed below under area and then alphabetically.  These details are for your information only and we recommend you follow this link for information on choosing a Home Birth Midwife.

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Please note we are currently (December 2009) undertaking a full review of the details on this page.  This will involve all midwives listed being contacted (by phone) to verify their details.  If you have any queries' please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

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Northland

  • NAME: Susan Crowther
    AREA COVERED:  Kaipara and north Rodney districts
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile:  (021) 936 326,  Home Phone (09) 431 2168, Postal: 280 Baldrock Road, Maungaturoto, Email
    COMMENTS:  I am passionate about women and their families receiving the care that they wish for and that they are able to make choices that work for them. I have been facilitating homebirth for 15 years. I am happy to work with alternative therapies and am experienced in waterbirth both in hospitals and at home.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:   Annetta Davis
    AREA COVERED:  I cover the Whangarei area and surrounding districts.
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Pager (086) 843 168,  Home Phone (09) 432 3837  Email
    COMMENTS:  I love looking after home birthing women.  I offer home birth and/or water birth in my practice.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME: Laura Drewet, Rodney Coast Midwives
    AREA COVERED:  Northern Rodney - approximately Hatfields Beach to Kaiwaka and across to Mangawhai, based in Warkworth
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (021) 459 727,  Home (09) 425 9270, Fax (09) 425 9272,  Email,  Postal:   56 View Road, Warkworth
    COMMENTS:  Antenatal visits usually in a clinic at Warkworth or Wellsford, birth at your desired location and postnatal visits in your own home.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Leanne Going
    AREA COVERED:  Whangarei & surrounding districts
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile:  (027) 367 2375
    COMMENTS:  Having had 2 lovely little girls at home I fully believe in the wonder of homebirth.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Sue Lee
    AREA COVERED:  Prefer Doubtless Bay only, will consider through to Kaitaia
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (027) 481 6012, Home (09) 406 1658, Email
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No
    COMMENTS:  I love births in a woman's home. It is the natural place to be within your own safe environment, with the people you love surrounding you and protecting you, and your midwife being a part of that. I have 11years experience in home birth. It is my first choice of birth environment because you bring into your home the real magic of new life

  • NAME:  Anne Nichol
    AREA COVERED:  All areas around Whangarei
    CONTACT DETAILS: Pager: (086) 840 802,  Home Phone: (09) 434 7454, Fax: (09) 434 7459, Postal: RD 9 Whangarei,    Email
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes
    COMMENTS:  I work in partnership with women and their families to provide a full range of Midwifery Services for women.

  • NAME:  Betty Ras and Claire Forrest-Chambers, 'Natural Birth'
    AREA COVERED:  Bay of Islands, Kerikeri and surroundings. (Kawakawa till Kaeo)
    CONTACT DETAILS:  027-2488422,  Phone (09) 4017110 or (09) 4078886,  WebsiteEmail, PO Box 953, Kerikeri 0470
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes
    COMMENTS:  We provide total maternity care, home, hospital and waterbirths. We inform, support and empower women to make their own decisions and to achieve the best birth outcome with the minimum of interventions.

  • NAME:  Tina Sherman
    AREA COVERED:  Whangarei and surrounding district
    CONTACT DETAILS:   Mobile:  021 286 1123,   Pager:  026 323 1667, Phone / Fax:  09 4350 445,  Email
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:   Yes
    COMMENTS:   Hi, my name is Tina and l am an Independent Midwife working in the Whangarei and surrounding area. I have been in Independent practice for 9 years now and have a great midwifery partner in Don Ballard who covers if l am unavailable.  Have got a wonderful supportive partner in Gary and we have 2 boys and 1 daughter. I love the way we work and supporting women and there families at such a special time in their lives, it is a real privilege to be there for them.

 

Auckland

  • NAME:  Kirsten Augier, "The Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:  West Auckland
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (021) 229 9914, Postal: 33 Godley Rd, Green Bay, Auckland
    COMMENTS:  I'm an independent midwife passionate about homebirth. Last year I had a 13% homebirth rate.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Unknown

  • NAME:  Luise Brandt, Midwives Collective
    AREA COVERED:  Central Auckland 
    CONTACT DETAILS:  1 Taylors Road, Mt Albert, Auckland.   Mobile (021) 477 383, Phone (09) 845 5558, Email
    COMMENTS:  I especially love to look after women and their families who plan to give birth at home but I am also able to continue care if the need to transfer to hospital arises. I work as part of a group of midwives that has an enormous collective experience and I believe that this enables me to give the best care to women. I have worked as a midwife for 13 yrs and have given birth at home myself.  I am also able to provide care at Birthcare Auckland.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Janine Clemons, "Counties Independent Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:  Franklin District ( South Auckland and North Waikato)
    CONTACT DETAILS: Mobile (021) 884 176,  Fax (09) 238 3855,  Email,  Postal:  233 Buckville Road, RD2, Pukekohe, 2677
    COMMENTS: Waterbirth, Homeopathy, Pregnancy acupuncture, Positional techniques, Natural birth
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:  Ruth Davison, "Counties Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:  Papakura, Pukekohe, Waiuku, Awhitu and surrounding Franklin District
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (021)490 019, Fax (09) 237 0666, Email,  Postal:  P O Box 678, Pukekohe.
    COMMENTS:  I offer home birth and water birth, and use acupuncture, homeopathy and herbs in my practice.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Heather Donald, 'Maternity Matters Ltd'
    AREA COVERED:  West Auckland
    CONTACT DETAILS:   WebsiteEmail,  Mobile (027) 584 8444,  Office Address:  7 Woodford Avenue Henderson Auckland.
    COMMENTS:   I am an experienced midwife providing Hospital and home births. I work in a supportive team of midwives who provide back up cover when required. I work within the philosophy and guidelines of the NZ College of Midwives.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:  Karen Hall, "Albany Midwives Collective"
    AREA COVERED:  North Shore and Hibiscus Coast.
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile: (021)464 84,  Email,  Postal:  3/231 Statehighway 17, Albany.
    COMMENTS:  I work with women to enable them to make informed chioces of care and support during thier pregancy and birthing experience.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: No

  • NAME:  Lesley Hinson, 'Know your Midwife'
    AREA COVERED:  Howick, south to Manurewa, east to Beachlands/Maraetai, west to Panmure/Mt Wellington. Will always help find midwives in other areas if possible.
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone  (09)5341276,  Fax (09) 537 9390, Mobile (021) 360 738,  Email   Postal:  PO Box 39173, Manukau 2145, Auckland
    COMMENTS: 
    Home for most people is their sanctuary, their 'safe' place, consequently labour and birth at home tends to flow more steadily. A woman is able to focus on her 'instincts' and not feel vulnerable to 'unknown' surroundings/people. Birth is a celebration and I have been privileged to be part of that special time for over 20 years.. I visit at your home and after baby's arrival, postnatal visits go on for 4 -5 weeks, depending on mum's/parents confidence.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: Yes

  • NAME:  Diane Hirst, "Full Bloom Midwifery"
    AREA COVERED:  North Shore of Auckland
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Rooms in two locations North Shore City:  6 Knights Road, Rothesay Bay and 134 Birkdale Road, Birkdale.  Phone (021) 951 190, Fax (09) 478 7901, Email, Website
    COMMENTS:  There really is nothing in the world quite like the partnership that develops between a midwife and a pregnant woman. It is such a privilege to share that journey. My aim is to help every woman have a fulfilling childbirth experience that makes her feel powerful - in whatever way that is meaningful to the woman and her family. For some women, this will mean birthing at home, or in water, (or both) and for others, this will mean birth in hospital or in a birthing unit. Some women may need specialist input for an underlying medical problem, or perhaps a complication may arise: all can be appropriately supported by midwifery care. You will be encouraged to be flexible and confident in your ability to give birth and become a parent.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: Unknown

  • NAME:  Gillian Jenkins
    AREA COVERED:  Auckland East & Bays Suburbs
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile:  (021) 160 5037,  Email,  Postal:  58 Pembroke Crescent, Glendowie, Auckland.
    COMMENTS: Full LMC Care.  Had 3 homebirths myself. 
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:  Gail Kiss, 'New Life Midwives'
    AREA COVERED:  West Auckland
    CONTACT DETAILS:   Mobile (021) 023 58546,  Fax (09) 838 0399,  Email, Postal:  7 Pine Ave, Henderson, Auckland
    COMMENTS:  Having had 5 homebirths myself I am deeply committed to non interventionist, natural birth that empowers women and focuses on the family.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:  Jodie Lambert
    AREA COVERED: 
    Manukau / Manurewa / Papakura
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile:  (021) 416 081,  Email,  Postal: 
    19 Ysabel Crescent, Manurewa.
    COMMENTS: Waterbirth / All Natural.  
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: No

  • NAME:  Noreen Quinn Mckenna
    AREA COVERED:   Central Auckland and West Auckland
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile:  (021) 807 526, Fax:  (09)  834 4779,  Email   Postal:  35 Weston Ave Mt Albert, Auckland
    COMMENTS:  I am an experienced midwife who believes that birth can be natural and undisturbed. I have experienced homebirths myself. I live in central Auckland and would love to be available to provide homebirth care for central Auckland women and their families. I can continue care if a tranfere to hospital occurs. I have access to Auckland hospital, Birthcare and Waitakere hospital.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: No

  • NAME:  Kerry Martin, "The Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:  West and Central Auckland
    CONTACT DETAILS:   Mobile (021) 537 791
    COMMENTS:  I gave birth to both of my babies at home 17 and 14 years ago. My own birth experiences were powerful and life changing... leading me to wish to support other women and their partners to experience the magic that is homebirth.  I am dedicated to supporting women and their partners to birth their babies in the privacy and safety of their own homes. I believe women labour and birth best at home and I love the natural way the rest of the family are included in the whole process of welcoming the new family member.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:  Cariad Milmine, 'New Life Midwifery'
    AREA COVERED:  Botany, Howick & Pakuranga
    CONTACT DETAILS:   Mobile:  (027) 2921244, Home / Fax:  (09) 5347645, Email   Postal:  9 Jern Place, Eastern Beach, Auckland
    COMMENTS:  I am a mother of four married children and grandmother of nine.  I am a Christian and love being involved with women birthing at home.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:  Tina Patrick
    AREA COVERED:  Central and West Auckland
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone (09) 378 9395
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Unknown

  • NAME:  Anna Ramsay, Close to Nature Midwifery
    AREA COVERED: North Shore including
    north to Orewa, the Central City and west to Hobsonville. 

    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile:  027 477 9515, EmailWebsite  Postal:  44 O’Donn Avenue, Beachhaven, North Shore City
    COMMENTS:  I love homebirth, but also offer support in hospital and birth units as required.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:  Lynden Shanahan, "Hauraki Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:  North Shore Auckland
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (027) 475 8687,  Phone (09) 445 1032,  Email,  Postal: 36 Williamson Ave, Belmont 0622, Auckland
    COMMENTS:  Our philosophy of practice is that pregnancy and child birth are normal and natural life events.  Our clients are generally well women who we encourage to be proactive in their own health and self care during pregnancy.  We are happy to support women to birth at home, hospital or birthing centres and offer water births if circumstances permit.  We embrace the use of complimentary therapies in pregnancy - e.g. Acupuncture, massage, homeopathy, herbal preparations if our clients choose.  Alternatively we also work collaboratively with other health professionals should any complications of pregnancy, labour or birth arise.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Unknown

  • NAME:  Glenda Southey,  "The Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:  West Auckland
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (021) 980 466,  Home Phone  (09) 813 4003,  Email,  Postal:   85a Pleasant Road, Titirangi, Auckland.
    COMMENTS:  Been a midwife attending homebirths for 9 years. My interest in midwifery was inspired by my own birth experiences over 20 years ago, my 2nd baby was a homebirth & I joined the Auckland Association & ran homebirth antenatal classes as a consumer. Belong to a collective group of midwives strongly committed to natural birth, particularly at home. Experienced in water birth. We run special antenatal classes focused on homebirth & have a huge commitment to fathers/partners being fully involved & hands on during the birth of their baby. Am 100% behind exclusive breastfeeding and choose to be an advocate for babies by not having any information on artificial feeding.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:  Beatle Treadwell
    AREA COVERED:  Women living on Waiheke Island
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (021) 372 293, Clinic (09) 372 9847, Email, Postal:  20 Manuka St, Waiheke Island, Auckland
    COMMENTS:  On Waiheke we have a 30-40% home birth rate and, having had a waterbirth at home myself, I truly believe that home the best place for well women to birth their babies.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Unknown

  • NAME:   Nimisha Waller
    AREA COVERED:  Botany, Howick, Pakuranga, Beachlands and surrounding areas
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile  (021) 474 057, Home Phone / Fax (09) 537 5568, WebsiteEmail Postal:  23 Westview Court, Howick, Auckland 1705
    COMMENTS:  Offer birth at home, waterbirth, birth at Botany Maternity Unit and Middlemore Hospital.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME: Cathi Wintle, "Counties Independent Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:  Franklin District inluding Awhitu, Otaua, Waiuku, Pukekohe, Tuakau, Glenbrook, Karaka, Bombay.
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (027) 494 6859, Email
    COMMENTS:  I provide full LMC care for normal pregnancy, and will do shared care with an obstetrician for high risk women (eg twins). I do homebirths and deliveries at Pukekohe Maternity Unit. I will provide antenatal and postnatal care and will attend delivery for women planning elective C-sections at Middlemore. I also do waterbirths.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Unknown

     

  • NAME: Miranda Woodward
    AREA COVERED:  Helensville, Muriwai, Kaukapakapa, Waimauku
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (021) 881 121, Home Phone (09) 420 8228, Fax (09) 420 7202, Email
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:   Carolyn Young
    AREA COVERED:  West Auckland
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile:  (021) 612 7778, Home Phone:  (09) 412 7778, Fax: (09)412 6173, Email, Postal Address:  150 Nixon Rd., RD 2, Henderson, Auckland
    COMMENTS:  I am a founding member of the Home Birth Association and birthed my own children at home, many years ago! It is my preferred option of practice despite the more personalised care now possible in a hospital setting.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

 

Coromandel

  • NAME:  Belinda Beetham, "Home Birth Midwife"
    AREA COVERED:   
    Within an hours radius of Waihi (Will come up to Hikui)
    CONTACT DETAILS:  
    Mobile Phone 0274847049, Home Phone 07 8639205, Email  Postal: 9 Somerset Street, Waihi
    COMMENTS: 
    I have been a Home Birth Midwife for over 15 years. I do home visits and care for women from conception to 6weeks postpartum.  I believe Birth is a normal part of life and a family affair!  I am also a mother of 5 children, aged 23years down to 3years!
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

 

Waikato 

  • NAME:  Rose Babbington
    AREA COVERED:    Ngaruawahia, Huntly and outlying districts
    CONTACT DETAILS:   Mobile (027) 0274504012, Fax (07) 824 4856, Email, Postal:  RD 2, Taupiri
    COMMENTS:  Full midwifery care from antenatal, birth, and 4-5 weeks postnatally.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Anita Bain, "Anita Bain Holistic Midwifery Care Ltd"
    AREA COVERED:    Otorohanga & Te Kuiti
    CONTACT DETAILS:   Phone 07 873 8181, Pager 086506527, Fax 07 873 9191, Email
    COMMENTS:  Please see my website.   Gas Caliphont for Birth Pool available for hire.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME: Maggie Banks, Home Birth Midwife
    AREA COVERED:    I live in Tamahere close to the Hamilton airport and provide home birth services within an hour's drive of my home. This includes Hamilton city, Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Pirongia, Morrinsville, Matamata, Putaruru and Ngaruawahia.
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone: (07) 856 4612, Fax (07) 856 4612, EmailWebsite
    COMMENTS: I commenced home birth practice in 1989 and provide care only for women who plan to birth at home. This means the only time I attend women in hospital is if there is a need to transfer in when a home birth has been planned. All care is provided in the woman's home. Books, videos and birth pool available. I am a member of the New Zealand College of Midwives, Waikato Home Birth Association and the Home Birth Midwives Collective in Hamilton.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Lindz Carmichael,  Midwife and Herbalist
    AREA COVERED:   
    Hamilton and outlying areas
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone
    (07) 856 8929,  Mobile (021) 238 0821, 90 Grey Street Hamilton 3216, EmailWebsite 
    COMMENTS: 
    Childbirth is an instinctual, primal experience with its own rhythms and the process works best with as little as possible interference.  Birthing women need to be supported to have as much control over their care and should be encouraged to be active participants in self-care and informed decision-making.  Women who take responsibility for their births under their own power and strength emerge from the experience empowered. I believe that birthing at home is the safest option for well women. I am passionate about healthcare, women’s health, pregnancy and childbirth. My holistic approach to your care combined with partnership, honesty and trust can help you achieve a positive and rewarding birth experience.  Continuity of care with your midwife is one way to achieve this during your pregnancy, birthing and postnatal time with your new baby.  I believe that breast milk is the perfect food for your baby and will ensure that you are supported to breastfeed your baby.  I support women to achieve a natural birth by utilising many non-pharmaceutical methods of pain management such as the use of herbal medicine, water, massage, hot and cold packs, aromatherapy, homeopathy, relaxation and encouragement.  I am a fully trained herbalist and weave natural remedies and herbal medicine into my practice.  I practice under the code of ethics and standards for practice of the New Zealand College of Midwives, of which I am a member.  I am also part of the Waikato Home Birth Midwives Collective and supported by my colleagues.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Karene Clark
    AREA COVERED:    Hamilton, Waipa district - Arapuni to Otorohanga, Kawhia, Pirongia, Ngahinapouri, Ohaupo, Te Awamutu, Whatawhata, Cambridge and surrounding areas
    CONTACT DETAILS:   (07) 871 9114
    COMMENTS:  I have been a midwife since 1990 and choose to work with women who plan to birth in the comfort and safety of their home. I provide complete midwifery care. I believe that pregnancy and birth are normal, healthy processes and I work to support and encourage woman through this wonderous journey into their early parenting weeks. I have homebirthed both of my children. I offer home visits, a birthpool, books and other information . I am supported by other midwives who also belong to the Homebirth Collective.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME: De Cleaver
    AREA COVERED: Hamilton and outlying areas of Raglan, Te Awamutu, Huntly, Cambridge and Morrinsville
    CONTACT DETAILS: Phone (07) 855 2081, Mobile (027) 224 0094, Email   

    COMMENTS:  I have been a midwife since December 1999.  I provide homebirth care only, however if during the childbearing experience the need arises for care to be received in hospital I continue to provide midwifery care.  I believe that the journey of becoming a parent is one of the most transforming.  I feel honoured to walk alongside families during this most special and wondrous time.  I am a homebirth mother also.  I have three gorgeous children and a wonderful husband who support me well.  Happy Birthing!!
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Bronwyn Crossland
    AREA COVERED: Hamilton but happy to care for families in outlying areas too
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (027) 259 2834,   Email
    COMMENTS:  I am a midwife practising in the Waikato, based in Hamilton but happy to care for families in outlying areas too. I provide natural midwifery care to families in pregnancy, birth and early parenting. I aim to mainly support families choosing to birth at home, but I am also a passionate advocate for women giving birth after caesareans, with breech-positioned babies and multiple pregnancies. I am a member of the New Zealand College of Midwives, the Waikato Homebirth Association and the Homebirth Collective of Midwives in Hamilton. I also have a birth pool (Made in Water brand) which I am able to hire to clients. I consider midwifery my gift and blessing, and am delighted to be able to serve families at this amazing time in their lives.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME: Juliet Dagnall, "Midwifery Birth"
    AREA COVERED:  Hamilton, Cambridge and all surrounding areas
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile / Pager (027) 293 3376,  Home Phone (07) 827 5172,  Fax  (07) 827 5174, EmailWebsite
    COMMENTS:  Complete woman-centred midwifery care including homebirth and waterbirth options.  Clinic - Hamilton City Midwives, 361 Cobham Drive, Hamilton.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME: Claire Eccleston
    AREA COVERED: 
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone (07) 8533266 Fax:(07) 8533267 Mobile:(027) 5398495
    COMMENTS:  I am passionate about supporting women and their whanau to birth at home. I provide sensitive , gentle
    care for the pregnancy , birth and postnatal period. I also provide home visits, a small library, birth pool and caliphont( mobile hot water system). I incorporate natural therapy's into my midwifery practice. I teach pregnancy and postnatal yoga and I work closely with my partner Andrew who is an acupuncturist. I am a member of the New Zealand College of Midwives and the Waikato Homebirth Collective.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Hillary Hoover
    AREA COVERED:  Morrinsville, Te Aroha & surrounding areas
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (027) 474 5123, Fax (07) 887 6801, Email 
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: No

  • NAME: Kerry Houghton
    AREA COVERED:   Morrinsville, Matamata, Te Aroha (40 min drive from my home)
    CONTACT DETAILS:   Mobile (027) 451 9051, Home (07) 887 3804, Postal 149 Maungakawa Road, Morrinsville, Email
    COMMENTS:  I believe that pregnancy, birth and the postnatal experience are experienced by women and families in their own special way. I believe that it is always a great honour to accompany woman and their families along this journey.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:   Michelle Keen
    AREA COVERED:  
    Hamilton, Cambridge, Te Awamutu, Raglan, Pirongia, generally within 1 hour of Hamilton.
    CONTACT DETAILS:    Mobile (027) 296 8630, Home (07) 834 4346, Fax (07)
    834 4347, Email , Postal:  17 Hillsborough Terrace, Hamilton 
    COMMENTS:   Supporting women and families in their own home to prepare and welcome their babies is an incredible privilege and pleasure. I provide unhurried, relaxed home visits, birth pool, books and videos and holistic midwifery care up to 6 weeks after your baby's birth. I am supported by like-minded midwives (Waikato Homebirth Midwives Collective). I have one daughter who was born gently at home into warm water and loving hands.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:   Yes

  • NAME:  Melanie Levinsohn, "Natural Midwife"
    AREA COVERED: Raglan/Hamilton and all areas within an hour & half of Raglan/Hamilton
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (021) 48 48 07,  Home Phone
    (07) 825 4487, Email
    COMMENTS:  Birth is our most natural and our most sacred expression - I weave into my practice holistic care and natural remedies to enhance wellness and health. Natural approaches and home birth require a commitment to holistic care that takes time... sharing and strengthening wisdom and trust.  From pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period all care is provided in the home - in warmth and in privacy - a place I believe best supports the love, power and sacredness of this time
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: Yes

  • NAME:  Maureen O'Hara,  "MOMS"
    AREA COVERED:  Hauraki Plains
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile:  (021) 278 3393, Email
    COMMENTS:
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: No

  • NAME:  Lyn Santorik
    AREA COVERED:  Hamilton & Raglan
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone (07) 825 8202, Mobile (021) 401 646, Email  
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:  Jo Simpson
    AREA COVERED:  Hamilton, Raglan, Ngaruawahia, Huntly, Te Awamutu, Morrinsville, Putararu, Cambridge (Generally no more than an hour from Hamilton.
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (027) 203 9510, Phone/Fax (07) 846 9226, Email Postal Address: 103c Rimu Street, Hamilton
    COMMENTS:  Birthing my son , Wiremu at home has simply been one of the most powerful and enjoyable achievements of my life.  Becoming a mother, a gift I can not even begin to put into words.  When as women we plan to birth at home we open ourselves up to a positive birth experience. The amazing journey birthing takes us on gives us the confidence and ability to parent and live the way we choose.  My practice is based on supporting you through this journey.  I offer home visits, a birthing pool, natural therapies, a library of books/videos and loving support in labour.  I work in a continuity of care model, which means providing you with antenatal, birth and postnatal care. I work closely with a group of homebirth midwives who support me in my practice. Happy birthing!  Jo
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:  Lena Williams
    AREA COVERED:  Hamilton and other outlying areas
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (021) 650 890, Home Phone (07) 846 6551, Fax (07) 846 6551,  Email,  Postal Address:  10 Clancy Place, Hamilton
    COMMENTS:  Kiaora Koutou, Ko Lena Williams toku ingoa. Ko Ngati Maniapoto, Nga Puhi oku iwi.  I have recently joined the midwifery profession with great passion and excitement, and have a strong philosophy in supporting pregnancy and birth as a natural and empowering life event. I believe positive birth experiences are best achieved with as little intervention as possible and encourage non-pharmaceutical methods of pain relief including water, massage and homeopathy.  I am a mother of three, who were all birthed in the gentle and loving environment of our own home and support women who wish to choose or consider home birth as a safe, relaxed and empowering birthing option.  I provide full midwifery care throughout antenatal, labour, birth and postnatal periods.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: Yes

  • NAME:   Sheryl Wright & Sue Holdom, "1st Choice Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:   We cover the North Waikato area - from Hamilton North to Meremere and from Te Akau to Tahuna (including Ngaruawahia, Huntly & Te Kauwhata). 
    CONTACT DETAILS:    Please click here for our website
    COMMENTS:    As midwives we believe women and their babies are 'the stars' and our role is providing holistic midwifery care,  taking account of individual social, cultural, physical, spiritual and emotional needs.   We love to attend home births and have both birthed at home ourselves.  We provide free birth pool hire for our clients.  For more information about us and what we can offer you please see our website.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:   Yes


Bay of Plenty

  • NAME:  Joanne Anderson
    AREA COVERED:   Tauranga
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile  (025) 272 9091, Home (07) 543 2414, Email

    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: Yes

  • NAME:  Dinie Brady, "Rimu Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:  Rotorua and nearby rural
    CONTACT DETAILS:   Mobile: (027) 533 7158,  Email,  Postal:  1197 Amohia Street, Rotorua
    COMMENTS:  I have a strong homebirth philosophy. I enjoy working with women who like to make choices about their care and be informed about issues. A birthing/labouring pool can usually be sourced too.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: Yes

  • NAME:  Sue Bogaard 
    CONTACT DETAILS:  (07) 548 1221
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Unknown

  • NAME:  Jodie James, "Jodie James Midwifery Services"
    AREA COVERED:   I cover from Whakatane to Kawerau and most area in between.
    CONTACT DETAILS:   Mobile (0800) 456 343, Home Phone (07) 308 6661, Fax (07) 308 0663,  Email,  Postal:  218 James Street, Whakatane.
    COMMENTS:  I have a son who was born at home in 1996 and this started me on my Midwifery path.   I believe birth is a normal process for women and offer my sevices in the home and hospital setting.  I have a birthing pool for clients who wish to use it.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Zoe Lo-Giacco,  "Bay Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:  Mt Maunganui, Te Puke, Papamoa
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Email,  Mobile:  (027) 296 2780,   (07) 572 0612
    COMMENTS:  Philopsophy:  To allow birth to be the normal process that life's gift planned it to be. 
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Unknown

  • NAME:  Veronika Muller
    CONTACT DETAILS:  (07)  548 1033
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Unknown

  • NAME:  Vicky Louise Muller
    AREA COVERED:  The greater Tauranga area, including Mt Maunganui and Papamoa.
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (027) 280 1017, Home (07) 576 2990, Email ,  Postal:  8 Bristol Ave, Tauranga.
    COMMENTS: I offer full midwifery care, including home visits, within a homebirth Philosophy.  I believe that childbirth is a part of the normal life process and I trust in the ability of women to give birth naturally. I see the role of the midwife as a facilitator of birth, sharing knowledge and supporting women and their families in their journey to parenthood.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: Yes

  • NAME: Maureen O'Reilly, Rotorua Midwifery Centre (R.i.m.u.)
    AREA COVERED:  Rotorua City, and Rural as far as Paengaroa, Reporoa and Mamaku.
    CONTACT DETAILS:   Email,   Mobile:  (027) 220 3113, Home:  (07) 3477 375, Fax:   (07)  348 9545, Postal:  49 Mount View Drive, Mangakakahi, Rotorua.
    COMMENTS:  Birth is a normal event. You, the Woman and your family, are the focus for midwifery care.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: Yes

  • NAME: Kelly Pidgeon
    AREA COVERED: Ohope, Whakatane and surrounding areas
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone 0800 KELLYP (0800 535597),  Mobile (021) 069 8492, Home Phone (07) 308 2058, Email,  Postal:  9 White Horse Drive, Mokorua, Whakatane
    COMMENTS:  I am a midwife of 7 years, orginally in the UK. I have a strong belief in the power and strength of women to birth their babies in a natural way when they are not interfered with. Home birth provides a safe peaceful and private space. I have spent the last 7 years supporting women to make the chioces that feel right for them and their whanau. I am a mother of 3 children, (8, 5 and 2).  The 2 youngest  were home water births, that were both wonderful and beautiful experiences. I fully believe and support in the motto "Your Pregnancy, Your Birth, Your Baby, Your Way".  I have diplomas in aromatherapy, reflexology, and massage, and use other complementary therapies when appropriate, and at the wish of  the woman. I also provide all laundered linen, and a free use of birth pool.     
    MEMBER OF HOME BIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:  Ann Sharplin
    CONTACT DETAILS:  (07) 542 0200
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Unknown

  • NAME:  Janet Taiatini
    AREA COVERED:   Live In and Provide midwifery care and support for whanau home birthing in Rotorua. I may consider other areas
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone (07) 3461582, Mobile (027)3030157,   Email
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Unknown

 

Taranaki / Taupo

  • NAME:  Karen Donald,  "Midwives by the Lake"
    AREA COVERED:  The area surrounding Lake Taupo
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (027) 723 001,  Postal:  Midwives By The Lake, 4 Peach Grove, Taupo.  Email 
    COMMENTS:  My name is Karen Donald and I work with Teresa Mullen to offer home birth to women who would like to birth at home in the Taupo, Turangi and surrounding areas. Our collective is called "Midwives By The Lake" and we believe in 'birthing healthy mothers and babies'. For the majority of women, birth is a normal natural process and at home women and partners will relax better than in hospital, and have more of a chance to progress well and have healthier experiences in childbirth and after.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: Yes

  • NAME:   Jan Goss
    AREA COVERED:  Taranaki
    CONTACT DETAILS:  79 Bayly Road, New Plymouth.  Phone / Fax (06) 751 2025.  Email
    COMMENTS:  Offer homebirth & waterbirth
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:   Katerina Hohaia
    AREA COVERED:  New Plymouth and "The Coast"
    CONTACT DETAILS:   Mobile:  (025) 662 9557,  Phone:  06 7699651,  Fax:  06 7699652, Postal:  15 Mill Rd, New Plymouth.  Email
    COMMENTS:  Mother of three homebirthed children, prior to days of homebirth midwives and eleven homebirthed grandchildren. Wholistic philosophy.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Sylvie Robert, "Birds & Bees"
    AREA COVERED:  Coastal Taranaki / Opunaki
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile:  (027) 316 3706,  Pager:  026 103 662,  Home:  (06) 761 8267, Postal:  76 King Street, Opunake
    COMMENTS: 
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:  Kylie White,   "In2 Birth"
    AREA COVERED:  New Plymouth, Waitara, Inglewood, Stratford
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile:  (027) 427 928,  Home Phone:  (06) 756 6262, Email
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:  Andrea Willetts, "Bright Beginnings"
    AREA COVERED:  New Plymouth and surrounding areas
    CONTACT DETAILS:  199 Ngamotu Rd, New Plymouth.  Pager (026) 114 116, Home (06) 751 1066, Email 
    COMMENTS:  Mother of 2 homebirthed children, I see birth as a natural process that occurs in its own time for each birthing mother. I want to encourage women to be strong and face the challenge in their life that giving birth is. This will enable them to parent well and live well with their babies
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

 

Hawkes Bay / Manawatu 

  • NAME:   Lynley Allot. 'Midwifery Care'
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (027) 220 3510, Home  (06) 353 2052,  Fax (06) 3532057,  Email , Postal:  247 Vogel St, Palmerston North. 
    AREA COVERED:  Palmerston North and area
    COMMENTS:  I offer a family centred approach to birth. I love supporting women and their families to birth at home...a gentle, supportive, loving environment.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:   Cheryl Benn
    CONTACT DETAILS:   Mobile: (027) 242 3394,  Home Phone / Fax: (06) 359 5024,  Email,  Postal:  3 Hardie Street, Palmerston North   
    AREA COVERED:  Manawatu
    COMMENTS:  My main job is teaching midwifery at Massey Univrsity in Palmerston North so I take a small number of women each year and committed to home birthing.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:   Juile Carlyon
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (027) 407 9301,  Home Phone (06) 326 7089,  Postal: 
    931 Reid Line, RD 11, Palmerston North, Email
    AREA COVERED:  Himatangi, Tokamaru, Shannon, Feilding, Palmerston North, Opiki
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: Yes
    COMMENTS:  I am a dedicated midwife who would love to be involved in your life changing experience of having a baby. I am available for your antenatal, birth and postnatal experience. I am committed to providing care that supports women's cultural, spritual, physical and emotional needs

  • NAME:  Sue Crabtree, Homebirth Midwife, Community Birth Services, 
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone (06) 356 1394, Mobile (021) 323 920, Email
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:   Annemarie Gibbs
    AREA COVERED:  Wairarapa / Tararua
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Email,  Phone:  (06) 372 5698,  Postal:  50 Donovans Road, RD 2, Masterton.
    COMMENTS:  35% homebirth rate, physiological birth support.  Waterbirth an interest.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: No

  • NAME:   Tammi Heap, Independent Midwife, "Star Bundles Midwifery Ltd"
    AREA COVERED:  Feilding and surrounding districts.
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone (06) 323 4618, Mobile (027) 345 4298, Email
    COMMENTS:  Hi my name is Tammi Heap. I am a Registered Midwife & Registered Nurse, with 11 years of combined experience, who is committed to providing quality pregnancy, birth and postnatal care, for you and your family/whanau. I take a small caseload of 4-6 women a month. For women wishing to become pregnant, I also provide pre-conception information and advice to assist you in preparing for pregnancy. I am passionate about midwifery, and in keeping birth normal, with information and strategies to reduce the incidence of interventions. I strongly believe in empowering women and their families/whanau, in supporting their decisions and goals related to their desired pregnancy and birth experience. * Your choice of antenatal appointments, in your home or clinic. *Hospital, homebirth & waterbirth options available. *Continuity of care throughout your antenatal, birth and postnatal period. *At home visits offered in labour to avoid early admission/repeat trips to hospital (which results in an improved labour experience).
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: Yes

  • NAME:  Heretaunga Street Midwives (Jo Henwood, Megan Holloway, Daphne McKay, Emily Mason)
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone (
    06) 354 1946,  Fax (06) 354 1947, Webpage Email
    AREA COVERED:  M
    anawatu area
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No
    COMMENTS: 
    We are an established group of midwives who offer hospital or home births.

  • NAME:   Cyd Welsh
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (025) 289 3676, Home (06) 348 7889, Fax (06) 348 4889, Email 
    AREA COVERED:  Waverly,Wanganui,Marton.

    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes
    COMMENTS:  Homebirth, Waterbirth and Hospital birth as negotiated with birthing women.

 

Wellington

  • NAME:  Kristin Collings, "Nikau Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:  Otaki, TeHoro, Waikanae, Paraparaumu, Raumati
    CONTACT DETAILS:  P.O Box 104, Paraparaumu, Mobile (025) 457 624, Pager (04) 298 8836, Fax (06 364 3100, Email,  Website:  www.nikaumidwives.com 
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:  Lynley Davidson, "Nikau Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:  Offering homebirth from Te Horo to Pukerua Bay, including Waikanae, Paraparaumu, Raumati, Paekakariki"
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone (04) 298 8836,    Email,  Website:  www.nikaumidwives.com 
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Grada Dixon, "Nikau Midwives"
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Pager (04) 298 8836, Website:  www.nikaumidwives.com 
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Unknown

  • NAME:  "Domino Midwives Wellington" 
    AREA COVERED:  Offering Home Birth in the Wellington region up to and including the Porirua basin.  
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Pager (04) 801-0206.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Unknown

  • NAME:  Caroline Emment
    AREA COVERED:     Levin / Horowhenua
    CONTACT DETAILS:   Mobile Phone (021) 259 2434, Home Phone (06) 368 4171, Email,  Website: 
    www.levinmidwives.co.nz
    COMMENTS: I am a experienced midwife supporting homebirth, waterbirth and births at Levin Primary Maternity Hospital.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Not as yet.

  • NAME:   Margaret Mary Hadley, "Capital City Midwives"
    AREA COVERED: 
    Wellington and suburbs
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (021) 475 664, Postal: 
    c/o Karori Village Health Centre,146 Karori Road, Karori.
    COMMENTS: 
    Women led midwifery care.  Formerly a member of Kapiti Midwives
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:   Megan Heatherington, "BirthOptions"
    AREA COVERED:  Tawa to Plimmerton
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone (026) 111 575, Email
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:  Liz  Jull, Independent Midwife, "Otaki Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:  Otaki 
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone / Fax (06) 364 5001, Pager, (06) 364 0048, Postal:  c/- 288 Main Highway, Otaki.  Email
    COMMENTS:  Waterbirth, Complementary practices
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Bridget Kirkin, 'Birthworks'
    AREA COVERED:    Hutt Valley, including Wainuiomata
    CONTACT DETAILS:   Phone (04) 802 0771, Email
    COMMENTS: My experience as a midwife and a mother has led me to believe that women, and their families/whanau, can be truly satisfied with and joyful in the experience of their pregnancy, birth and early parenting. It is my aim to facilitate this process by offering support, information and positive, woman-centred midwifery care.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Robyn Maude
    AREA COVERED:    Wellington
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (021) 650 504, Pager (086) 503 305, Fax (04) 476 9315, Email 
    COMMENTS: Also a midwifery lecturer at Massey University Wellington.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Unknown

  • NAME:  Suzanne Miller,  "Birthworks"
    AREA COVERED:  Petone, Western Hills, Lower Hutt, Eastern Bays
    CONTACT DETAILS:   Pager (04) 802 0771, Email  
    COMMENTS:  I have been attending homebirths since 1990, have had my three babies at home, and am committed to assisting families to discover the magic of having safe and satisfying births at home.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Verity O'Connor, "Capital Midwifery Collective"
    AREA COVERED:  Wellington Suburbs up to Petone and Porirua.
    CONTACT DETAILS:   Phone (04) 5864669, Pager (026) 111 840, Email
    COMMENTS:  
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:  Gwen O’Neill, "Kapiti Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:  Kapiti Coast
    CONTACT DETAILS:   Mobile (027) 589 5560, Website Email
    COMMENTS:  I believe in a woman’s ability to naturally birth her baby.  I offer Acupuncture and homeopathy.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes (Wellington)

  • NAME:  Kass Ozturk
    AREA COVERED:  Wellington
    CONTACT DETAILS:   Phone (027)669 6736 or (04) 970 0887,  Email, Postal Address:  2/21 Bidwill Street, Wellington
    COMMENTS:  Home birth, water birth; trained to use acupuncture and homeopathy for childbearing year.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Catriona Pratt, 'Birth in Focus'
    AREA COVERED:  Hutt Valley/ Wainuiomata
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (021) 114 3434, Home Phone / Fax (04) 565 4138
    COMMENTS:  I offer both home and hospital births.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:  Fiona Pullar, 'Wellington Homebirth Midwives Collective'
    AREA COVERED:  Wellington and Porirua
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone (04) 9765910, Email
    COMMENTS:  I have been a midwife since 1994 and am the mother of three children.  I practice homebirth exclusively, though have an access agreement in order to continue care in case of transfer. My focus is on the relationship of trust and nurturing I have with the woman, and those important to her. I have a strong belief in woman's ability to give birth, and focus on pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding as normal life events. Waterbirth is an option some woman I give care choose. All antenatal and postnatal visits are provided in the woman's own home.   I encourage woman to meet me first and see if I am the midwife they are looking for.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME: Judi Slankard, "BirthWorks"
    AREA COVERED: Hutt Valley, Wainuiomata
    CONTACT DETAILS: Mobile (04) 565 0551, Pager 8020771, Fax (04) 565 0552, Email
    COMMENTS:  I believe in woman's ability to birth without interference in a loving supportive safe environment, antenatal and postnatal support to establish breast feeding
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Alison Wightman, "Birth in Focus"
    AREA COVERED: Upper Hutt
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile Phone (027) 4412 861,  Business Phone (04) 939 4122, Email,  Postal Address:  36 Chichester Drive, Pinehaven
    COMMENTS:   I am happy to provide midwifery care for births within the home and the local hospital.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: No

  • NAME:  Jo Williams, "Kapi Awa"
    AREA COVERED:  Te Horo thru to North Wellington
    CONTACT DETAILS:   Pager (04) 297 0117,  Email
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Unknown 
    COMMENTS:  Home & Water births offered. My role is to work as part of the support team to help women achieve the experience she and her family/Whanau want.

 

Nelson / Marlborough

  • NAME:  Wendy Earle & Carol Soutter, "Golden Bay Midwives"  
    AREA COVERED:  Takaka, Golden Bay.  Offering homebirths as far south as the Takaka Hill, east to Wainui and as far north as Collingwood
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone (03) 03 525 8858, Email , Website:  www.goldenbaymidwives.com
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Celia Rodley, "Midwifery Services Ltd"
    AREA COVERED:  Nelson
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone / Fax: (03) 5483685, Postal:  88 Bishopdale Avenue, Nelson.  Email  Website
    COMMENTS:   I am a registered nurse and midwife who trained in Wellington.  I have been self-employed as a midwife in Nelson for the past 15 years.  I am strongly committed to continuity of care to the women and their families.  I do all my visits at your home.  I support home birth if that is your choice.  I work with another local midwife, Wendy de Groot, and will make sure that you will meet her during your pregnancy if back up is required.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

 

West Coast

  • NAME:  Deena Robinson,  "Coastbirth Midwifery Care" (homebirth only service)
    AREA COVERED:  Homebirth within one hour of Grey Base hospital
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile: (027) 222 8312,  Pager: (086) 506 993, Home Phone: (03) 762 5500, Fax: (03) 762 5501,  Email,  Postal Address: 4 Waterloo St, Taylorville, Greymouth 7805
    COMMENTS:  I am passionate about supporting women to birth at home surrounded by people who share their lives. I believe the familiarity
    of home ensures a labouring woman feels safe to let go, relax and listen to her body…and that when a woman becomes one with her body she has the power to achieve the birth she desires and create a memorable experience for all who are present.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes 

  • NAME:  Caroline Selwood, Coast Birth Midwifery Care
    AREA COVERED:  From roughly 20km north of Reefton to 50km south of Hokitika
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (03) 732 4010, Fax (03) 7324015, Pager (086) 815 691, Email or Postal: PO Box 2 Blackball Greymouth 7840
    COMMENTS:  Pregnancy and birth are normal life experiences and can also be the most empowering and creative experience in a woman's life.  CoastBirth offers:  both home and hospital birth, all care is free, home visits in most areas - we come to you!, postnatal visits until baby is 6 weeks old.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes 

 

 


Canterbury

  • NAME:   Aileen Patton, "Shoreline Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:  Lower North Canterbury, North and East Christchurch
    CONTACT DETAILS: Mobile Phone (027) 438 7658, Business Phone (03) 351 4993, Fax (03) 312 8899, Email,  Website  www.shorelinemidwives.co.nz
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: No

  • NAME:  Jacqui Anderson, "Homebirth Midwives Christchurch"
    AREA COVERED:    Greater Christchurch area
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Pager (026) 356 6694,  Home Phone (03) 384 2400,
    COMMENTS:  I believe that birth is a normal life event and that birthing at home offers a woman the opportunity to maximise her potential for a normal birth.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Ashburton Independent Midwives:  Biddy Sheehan and Amanda Connelly
    AREA COVERED:  Mid-Canterbury area
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone (03) 3071389 or (03) 3020758, Pager (08 6) 819354,  Fax (03) 307 1389, Email 
    COMMENTS:  Free pregnancy testing, friendly, comprehensive care up to 6 weeks after the birth of baby. Also private antenatal classes.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:  Chris Barbier
    AREA COVERED:    Greater Christchurch Area
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (027) 227 3186, Pager (026) 356 1610, Fax (03) 981 4321, Home (03) 981 4121, Email 
    COMMENTS:  Diploma of Aromatherapy.  Call me to discuss your LMC options.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Unknown

  • NAME:  Megan Benson, "North Canterbury Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:  From the north side of the Waimakariri River to the Hurunui inclusive.
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile: (027) 254 7588 , Home Phone (03) 313 4033, Pager:  (0868) 43744
    COMMENTS: 
    North Canterbury Midwives is an established practice that has long held a reputation for our belief and support of women through the normalcy of pregnancy, labour and birth and early parenting.  We believe it is a privilege to be present at the birth of your special little bundle and work antenatally with you to ensure a healthy pregnancy as you journey towards a normal labour and birth and the exciting time of parenting a new baby.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:  Birthrite Midwives
    AREA COVERED:  Christchurch / Rangiora
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile:  (027) 247 8474, Postal:  254 Bowen Avenue, Christchurch.
    COMMENTS:  Committment to under 20yrs
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:  Emma Blackwell, Whanau Mai (Giving Birth)
    AREA COVERED:   Canterbury area - from Rangiora to Lincoln and all Christchurch suburbs 
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile 021593662, Home Phone 03 9807771, Email
    www.birthchoice.co.nz
    COMMENTS:  I believe that giving birth is a normal and natural event in a woman's life and view home as the normal and natural place to birth (in most cases).
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Katie Brewis, "Indigo Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:    Christchurch
    CONTACT DETAILS:   Mobile (021) 159 4099,   Home Phone (03) 331 6980,  Email
    COMMENTS:  I support women to birth in the safety of their own homes. Each birth journey is unique to the woman, her babe and family/whanau and each jourmey is deserving of support, love and trusting the process!!!
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:   Amber Clarke, "Birth Rite Midwife"
    AREA COVERED: 
    Otautahi/Christchurch
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Pager
    0865 06040, Home Phone 03 3828018
    COMMENTS:  Kaitiaki midwife and Mama offering all birthing choices for hapu women and their whanau including home.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:   Kelly Dorgan, 'Birth Rite Midwives'
    AREA COVERED:  Christchurch, Governors Bay, Diamond Harbour
    CONTACT DETAILS:  60 Birdwood Avenue, Christchurch.  Phone (03) 960 3576, Fax (03) 960 3577, Email
    COMMENTS:  I work to support women to keep their pregnancy/labour/postpartum as normal as possible - totally recommending the homebirth option.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME: Joanne Gordon "Matricaria Midwives"
    AREA COVERED: Christchurch
    CONTACT DETAILS: Phone (03) 942 6625, Email
    COMMENTS: I am a mother of two boys born in 1987 and 1999. The pregnancy and birth of my first began my passion for birth... I have been serving the childbirth community in Canada and attending births since 1989 as childbirth educator and doula. Since 1995 I have worked as a registered massage therapist and have experience in several areas of complementary therapies and holistic health. My interest and commitment to becoming formally trained as a midwife led me to relocate my family from Canada to New Zealand. I completed the Midwifery Degree in 2005. It is an honour and privilege to participate with women and their families in the powerful journey through pregnancy and birth.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: Yes

  • NAME:  Maureen Holland , "North Canterbury Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:  From the north side of the Waimakariri River to the Hurunui inclusive.
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile:  (021) 393 871, Home Phone (03) 314 4130, Pager:  (0868) 41181
    COMMENTS: 
    North Canterbury Midwives is an established practice that has long held a reputation for our belief and support of women through the normalcy of pregnancy, labour and birth and early parenting.  We believe it is a privilege to be present at the birth of your special little bundle and work antenatally with you to ensure a healthy pregnancy as you journey towards a normal labour and birth and the exciting time of parenting a new baby.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:   Molly Jakovickas, "Matricaria Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:  Christchurch and North Canterbury
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Contact Phone Number:  (03) 381 4125, Fax: (03) 381 4127, Pager: (086) 506 454
    COMMENTS:  I support women to birth at home which I believe is the safest place to birth, both on a physical and spiritual level. A woman's home is her sanctuary and I feel privileged to attend her there..
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Melanie Mein, "North Canterbury Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:  From the north side of the Waimakariri River to the Hurunui inclusive.
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Home (03) 314 8336, Voicemail (03) 313 8869
    COMMENTS:  My practice encompasses the belief in pregnancy and birth and parenting as being normal life experiences and offering support and information for women to be encouraged to trust in themselves, their babies and their intuition.  I encourage all well women with well babies to birth at home and that leaving your home is the first disturbance in the normal labour process! 
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

  • NAME:   Pene Marshall, "Matricaria Midwives"
    AREA COVERED: Christchurch and North Canterbury
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Contact Phone Number (03) 381 4125,  Pager:  (086) 507 350, Fax: (03) 381 4127
    COMMENTS:  I believe that birth is a normal yet intensely special life journey for the woman, her family/whanau, and her baby, and that home is where a woman's inborn ability to give birth is most powerful.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Kate Nicoll-van Leeuwen, "Birth Rite Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:   Christchurch
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Pager (086) 506 016,  Phone (03) 9815024
    COMMENTS:  Working with women to create the birth that is right for them. A focus on young women and providing them with informed choices.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: Yes

  • NAME:  Leianne O'Brien, "Shoreline Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:   All suburbs of Christchurch
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone (03) 351 4993,  Fax (03) 383 7995,  Email,  Website:  www.shorelinemidwives.co.nz
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: No

  • NAME: Julie Richards, Home Birth Midwives - Christchurch
    AREA COVERED:  Christchurch
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone (03) 337 2489, Email
    COMMENTS:  I believe pregnancy, labour, birth and becoming a parent are normal yet special and cherished times of our lives. I choose to work with families who plan this process in the safe and familiar environment of their home and draw in the support they need to make it happen.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: Yes

  • NAME:  Juliet Thorpe, "Homebirth Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:  Christchurch and within 45 minute drive from city centre
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Home Phone / Fax  (03) 942 5225,  Email,  Postal:  P O Box 21-106 Christchurch.
    COMMENTS:  Our group have offered a home birth service to women in Christchurch for over 15 years. I believe that birth should be returned to the family and viewed as a healthy normal life process.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: Yes

 

Otago

  • NAME:  Denise Black, 
    AREA COVERED:  Alexandra.  
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone (03) 448 8894,  Fax (03) 448 8896
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Tracy Botica
    AREA COVERED:  Greater Dunedin Area and particularly the Peninsula where I live.
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone (03)478 0411,  Email 
    COMMENTS:  The focus of my midwifery care is the promotion of health and wellness through the sharing of knowledge. I passionately believe that birth is a family event not a medical event so I choose to work with women who are planning a home birth. If a need for hospital services arises during your pregnancy or labour, I continue to provide midwifery care, as I am committed to supporting you wherever your journey may take you. I provide total midwifery care for a small number of homebirthing women so both your family and my family get the care and attention they deserve. I live on the Otago peninsula and provide home based care to women within an hours drive of my home. If you are looking for a midwife or would just like to know more about birthing at home, please feel free to call me on (03) 478 0411.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Chrissy Fallow
    AREA COVERED:  Offering homebirth services in Central Otago and  Queenstown Lakes District (ie Wakatipu area)
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Phone (03) 03 449 3151, Mobile (027) 417 4213, Fax (03) 445 1127, Email 
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME: Margaret Gardener
    AREA COVERED:
    Dunedin & the greater Dunedin area up to 1.30hrs from Dunedin.
    CONTACT DETAILS:
    Mobile Phone (027) 434 1974, Fax (03) 476 4669, Email
    COMMENTS: 
    I registered as a midwife in 1982 in the UK & have worked in small &/or isolated communities in NZ & Canada as a nurse & midwife. Since the birth of my son in 1990 I have been case loading as an independent midwife in Dunedin.  I offer home births throughout the greater Dunedin area . Maternity care is tailored to your needs & your wishes can usually be accommodated.  I feel strongly that woman need as much support after the birth  as they do during their pregnancies and the usual number of after birth visits is 10 - 12.
    MEMBER OF LOCAL HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME: Heather LaDell
    AREA COVERED:  Dunedin City. I am especially keen on doing local births from Blueskin Bay to Port Chalmers to the West Harbour.
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Home Phone:  (03) 482 2586, Postal Address: 54 Hill Street, Purakanui, RD 1 Port Chalmers 9081, Email
    COMMENTS:  I am delighted to be in my first year of practice as a midwife, and I am also a registered nurse. I am passionate about attending women and families through the transformation of pregnancy, birth, and early parenting. I promote homebirth as a safe and gentle option for most women, and I also work with women choosing to birth in hospital. I aim to provide each woman with the support and information she needs to make her own journey through growing, birthing and mothering. I am working in partnership with Adrienne Mulqueen and together we provide 24 hour cover for our practice.
    MEMBER OF LOCAL HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes
     

  • NAME:  Vicki McMillan
    AREA COVERED:  Not specified
    CONTACT DETAILS:  
    16 Tomahawk Road, Andersons Bay, Dunedin.  Phone 03 454 6989, Mobile:  0275 771885, Email
    COMMENTS: 
    My philosophy for midwifery practice is working in partnership with woman and their families and I believe that pregnancy and birth are normal life events.  I aim to deliver midwifery care in a manner that is flexible, empowering, respectful and supportive. Fundamental to this is the sensitivity to acknowledge the woman and their families as individuals. Therefore I am motivated to meet women who will need support, guidance and nurturing on their life's journey.  I also believe that birth is a unique experience for every woman. I recognize the importance of the journey a woman makes through pregnancy, childbirth and into motherhood.
    MEMBER OF LOCAL HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Adrienne Mulqueen
    AREA COVERED:  Dunedin City. I live on the Otago Peninsula so am especially keen on doing local births.
    CONTACT DETAILS:   Home Phone:  (03) 478 0315,  Email,  Postal Address: 246 Harington Pt Rd, R.D.2 Dunedin 9077
    COMMENTS:  I have been attending home births since 1983. I have had a couple of years off recently but found I was missing attending births so I have restarted my practice again. I love working with women and families as they prepare for and have their babies. My main focus is making sure that everyone has all the information they need to make informed choices that are right for them. I enjoy the variety that this brings and find it rewarding to help facilitate the unique experience that is birth. I am working in partnership with Heather LaDell and together we provide 24 hour cover for our practice.
    MEMBER OF LOCAL HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Sarah Stewart
    AREA COVERED:  Dunedin and surrounding area
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Work Phone (03) 479 3642, Home Phone  (03) 476 1090, Email , Web Page www.midwife.net.nz
    COMMENTS:  (Philosophy of practice)  I am committed to providing total midwifery care in partnership with women and their families. I believe in the 'normality' of childbirth, yet am experienced in recognising when women and their babies need to be referred to another health professional. I aim to provide midwifery care that is flexible, supportive and enables women to make their own decisions about their birthing choices.  I base my practice on the New Zealand College of Midwives (NZCOM)Code of Practice and Ten Standards of Midwifery Practice. I believe midwifery care should be focused on the woman, and that every woman has the right to informed choice and consent. I am accountable to the woman for my practice, and have the responsibility not to interfere with the normal processes of childbirth.   I consider it an honour and privilege to be able to share the birthing experience with women and their families.  I am an active member of NZCOM, and regularly have my midwifery practice reviewed by the NZCOM Midwifery Standards Review Committee.  My professional interests include home birth, vaginal birth after caesarean section, non-pharmaceutical forms of pain relief in labour and evidence-based practice. Services I offer: Free maternity care, Continuity of care, Free pregnancy testing, Information about options of care, Antenatal care, Blood tests/ultrasound scan, Home visits, 24 hour cover, Care during labour and birth, Referral to Specialist when outside my scope of practice, or problems occur for mother and baby,  Prescriptions for pregnancy related conditions, Postnatal care up to 6 weeks after the birth of the baby, Contraceptive advice.
    MEMBER OF LOCAL HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Cecil Tamang
    AREA COVERED:  Dunedin area
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile (021) 207 3785, Pager (086) 505 515, Home Phone (03)472-8683, Email
    COMMENTS:  As a homebirth midwife, I offer full midwifery services for women and families planning to birth their baby at home. I see birth as a sacred, safe and unique journey for each baby, mother and family. My role is to support you in your own journey. It is my privilege to help families welcome their new babies in the gentlest and most loving possible way.  Services I offer:  Preconception preparation and clearing, Confirmation of pregnancy, Early pregnancy support/ information about birthing options and homebirth, Full antenatal care aimed to maximize mother and baby's health and vitality, Labour and birth care in your home, Support and advocacy in hospital should transfer become necessary, Postnatal care up to six weeks, Breastfeeding support and advice, All care is in your own home
    MEMBER OF LOCAL HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Yes

  • NAME:  Margo Townsend,  "Mountain Mamas Midwives"
    AREA COVERED:  Central Otago, Wanaka, Hawea, Cromwell
    CONTACT DETAILS:  107 Tenby Street, Wanaka.  Mobile (021)373 165, Home Phone / Fax (03)443 4950, Email
    COMMENTS:  Complete antenatal labour and post natal care offered. Antenatal classes available.
    MEMBER OF LOCAL HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  No

 

Southland

  • NAME:   Donna Fowles
    AREA COVERED:  Invercargill and rural Southland
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile:   (027) 733 4933, Email, Postal Address: 99 Black Rd Otarara
    COMMENTS:  It is my privilege and joy to support families with their pregnancy and home births.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: Yes
     

  • NAME:  Jo Lundman
    AREA COVERED: 
    I am able to offer women the choice of Homebirth, Tuatapere Maternity, or Winton Maternity.  I also have access to Southland Base hospital if transfer is required.
    CONTACT DETAILS:  Mobile
    (027) 291 8085,  Pager (086) 506 989, Email
    COMMENTS: 
    I live in the Heddon Bush area.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION:  Unknown

  • NAME: Sandra Scott
    AREA COVERED: Gore, Tapanui, Riversdale, Wyndham
    CONTACT DETAILS: Mobile (027) 477 4954, Home Phone (03) 208 7887, Postal: 
    32 Redmond St Gore, Email
    COMMENTS:  I believe women need to be able to feel safe, to be able to birth. I support women to birth at home.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: Yes

  • NAME: Liz Whyte, Southland Independent Midwives
    AREA COVERED:  Central Southland, Rural Southland, Invercargill
    CONTACT DETAILS: Email, Mobile (027) 2736879,  Pager (026) 114427, Home Phone/Fax (03) 236 8793, Postal Address:  991 Winton -Wreysbush Highway, RD 3, Winton. 
    COMMENTS:  Provide care to women choosing homebirth or birth at Winton Maternity Centre. I am able to provide care to women in Southland Hospital if the need to transfer arises. All midwifery care is provided in the woman's home.
    MEMBER OF HOMEBIRTH ASSOCIATION: Yes

 

 
 

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