Home visits from a midwife (from birth to age 4 - 6 weeks)

Your midwife will provide weekly home visits from after you give birth to when your baby / pēpi is 4-6 weeks old. Your midwife will provide support, assist with breastfeeding and monitor your baby’s growth and development.

A midwife will visit you at home 5-10 times, until 4-6 weeks after baby has been born. This includes one home visit within 24 hours of being discharged from a maternity facility.

You will usually receive approximately two visits in the first week, but more frequent visits if you have gone home straight away, after the birth to check on you and your baby's progress and to assist with any breastfeeding challenges.

Discharge from the care of the midwife can be any time from 4 to 6 weeks postnatally and she will pass on your care to a Well Child provider of your choice. Your midwife will discuss this with you.