Description
Congratulations on discovering you are going to be a mum, what a wonderful journey you have ahead! It is my privilege to encourage, support and empower women and their families throughout the extraordinary journey that is pregnancy, childbirth and parenthood. Aided by youthful vitality and a BHSc (midwifery) qualification, my aim is to work in full partnership with women while providing up-to-date evidence based information. I feel confident to involve the appropriate health professionals when required to ensure the safety of you and your baby. I strive to ensure women are fully informed of all of their options and allow them to make the best decisions involving maternity care.
I am happy to support women who want a vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC) and water births. I also provide supportive care for younger mums to be. At home I live with a supportive partner. I do not work in isolation; I am a part of an extremely supportive practice of midwives who share the same philosophy. I have gained various clinical experiences including working in a birthing unit in Fiji’s tertiary hospital. I take a small caseload of women each month to ensure I am able to provide exceptional, individualised care.
I work as an LMC midwife across the West Auckland area and I look forward to supporting you on your journey.
My back up midwife is Ayla Thomas
Midwives
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Brooke Phillips
Midwife
How do I access this service?
Contact us
Please contact me on 021 117 1584 by phone/text or email me at
Languages Spoken
English
Birthing Facilities Midwife/s Attend
Waitemata DHB Maternity Services - Waitakere Hospital
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Waitemata DHB Maternity Services - North Shore Hospital
Click on the following link for more information on Waitemata DHB Maternity Services - North Shore Hospital.
Helensville Birthing Centre
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For postnatal care
Birthcare
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Services Provided
Your midwife will support and care for you during your labour and will help deliver your baby / pēpi.
Your midwife will support and care for you during your labour and will help deliver your baby / pēpi.
Your midwife will support and care for you during your labour and will help deliver your baby / pēpi.
Your midwife will provide pregnancy care including regular checkups, organising any tests as required and planning your labour plan. Pregnancy care is free for New Zealand citizens and permanent residents. For more information view the New Zealand Government website.
Your midwife will provide pregnancy care including regular checkups, organising any tests as required and planning your labour plan. Pregnancy care is free for New Zealand citizens and permanent residents. For more information view the New Zealand Government website.
Your midwife will provide pregnancy care including regular checkups, organising any tests as required and planning your labour plan. Pregnancy care is free for New Zealand citizens and permanent residents. For more information view the New Zealand Government website.
Your stay at a birthing centre or hospital after giving birth will usually be up to 2 days, or 2-5 days if you have had a caesarean. During this time you will have regular visits from your midwife and be supported to care and feed your baby. After the birth you will be tired and busy getting to know your new baby. Most women who have had a normal birth stay in the hospital or birth centre for 48 hours. If you have had a caesarean section, the usual hospital stay is 3-5 days. There may be an option to have your postnatal stay in a primary unit if you have given birth at hospital. Some women choose to go straight home after birth, this is called a planned early discharge. Talk to your midwife about your postnatal stay and make sure your family know what your plan is.
Your stay at a birthing centre or hospital after giving birth will usually be up to 2 days, or 2-5 days if you have had a caesarean. During this time you will have regular visits from your midwife and be supported to care and feed your baby. After the birth you will be tired and busy getting to know your new baby. Most women who have had a normal birth stay in the hospital or birth centre for 48 hours. If you have had a caesarean section, the usual hospital stay is 3-5 days. There may be an option to have your postnatal stay in a primary unit if you have given birth at hospital. Some women choose to go straight home after birth, this is called a planned early discharge. Talk to your midwife about your postnatal stay and make sure your family know what your plan is.
Your stay at a birthing centre or hospital after giving birth will usually be up to 2 days, or 2-5 days if you have had a caesarean. During this time you will have regular visits from your midwife and be supported to care and feed your baby.
After the birth you will be tired and busy getting to know your new baby. Most women who have had a normal birth stay in the hospital or birth centre for 48 hours. If you have had a caesarean section, the usual hospital stay is 3-5 days. There may be an option to have your postnatal stay in a primary unit if you have given birth at hospital. Some women choose to go straight home after birth, this is called a planned early discharge. Talk to your midwife about your postnatal stay and make sure your family know what your plan is.
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.
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.
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.
Your midwife will help connect you with a Well Child/Tamariki Ora service once your baby / pēpi is 6 weeks old. Well Child/Tamariki Ora services provide free health checks for your tamariki from 6 weeks old to 5 years. It is also important to register your baby with a local GP for ongoing medical care and to organise immunisations. All babies born in New Zealand are registered with the National Immunisation Register.
Your midwife will help connect you with a Well Child/Tamariki Ora service once your baby / pēpi is 6 weeks old. Well Child/Tamariki Ora services provide free health checks for your tamariki from 6 weeks old to 5 years. It is also important to register your baby with a local GP for ongoing medical care and to organise immunisations. All babies born in New Zealand are registered with the National Immunisation Register.
Your midwife will help connect you with a Well Child/Tamariki Ora service once your baby / pēpi is 6 weeks old. Well Child/Tamariki Ora services provide free health checks for your tamariki from 6 weeks old to 5 years.
It is also important to register your baby with a local GP for ongoing medical care and to organise immunisations. All babies born in New Zealand are registered with the National Immunisation Register.
Disability Assistance
Wheelchair access
Parking
Free parking is available at the clinic when you are attending your consultation with your LMC.
Website
Contact Details
7 Woodford Avenue, Henderson, Auckland
West Auckland
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Mobile
021 117 1584
Email
Website
Gentle Birth
7 Woodford Avenue
Henderson
Auckland 0610
Street Address
Gentle Birth
7 Woodford Avenue
Henderson
Auckland 0610
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This page was last updated at 7:03PM on October 11, 2023. This information is reviewed and edited by Brooke Phillips - Midwife.