Glenda Southey

Midwifery Direct, Auckland Institute of Technology, New Zealand, 18 December 1997

Years of practice: over 10 years.

Philosophy of care: I belong to a practice of midwives strongly committed to keeping pregnancy, birth and parenting as natural as possible, whilst ensuring any concerns are followed up closely, involving other health professionals if indicated.

Back up midwife: all the team back each other up at The Midwives Green Bay.

Birth facilities attended: home birthing, water birthing, Waitakere and North Shore Hospitals.

General bio: I have been a midwife attending home births & hospital births for over 14 years.  I am experienced in water birth. Our practice has a huge commitment to fathers/partners being fully involved during their partner's pregnancy and during the birth of their baby. I belong to the NZ College of Midwives and the Home Birth Association.

18 December 1997

English