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Hauraki Midwives

Midwifery Service

Description

Hauraki Midwives is a collective of registered midwives working to provide continuity of care to women and their families during the child-birthing year.  Each midwife has a caseload of 3-5 women per month and we provide antenatal, labour / birth and postnatal care.

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 or North Shore Hospital and offer water births if desired.

We embrace the use of complementary therapies in pregnancy – e.g. acupuncture, massage, homeopathy, herbal preparations, hypnobirthing and essential oils if our clients choose. Alternatively we also work collaboratively with other health professionals should any complications of pregnancy, labour or birth arise.

Our care is professional, holistic in nature, woman-centered and family friendly (for client and midwife) and aims to provide ‘continuity of care’ rather than ‘continuity of carer’.

Our midwives are:

Please note - Lynden Shanahan in only available for post natal, elective caesarean (public or private) in 2023.

 

Midwives

How do I access this service?

Contact us

Please contact us after your initial positive pregnancy test - we also have free pregnancy tests available if needed.  You can leave a message or text on our phone lines.

Directly contact the midwife you would like to book with or if you are not sure please email  

Languages Spoken

English

Birthing Facilities Midwife/s Attend

Waitemata DHB Maternity Services - North Shore Hospital

Click on the following link for more information on Waitemata DHB Maternity Services - North Shore Hospital.

Warkworth Birthing Centre

Click on the following link for more information on Warkworth Birthing Centre.

Birthcare

Click on the following link for more information on Birthcare.

Services Provided

Labour and birth care

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.

Pregnancy care

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.

Staying at a birthing centre or hospital after giving birth

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.

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.

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.

Ongoing care for you and your baby

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

Lots of free patient parking is available at the clinic.

Contact Details

Carla Smith: 021 256 6813
carlasmithmidwife@gmail.com

Lynden Shanahan: 027 475 8687
lynden@digit.co.nz

Tammy Jowsey: 027 255 4774
tam@lupton.nz

Anne Gouws : 021 773 595

Jay Hwang : 021 288 9880


Flexaclinic
160 Lake Road
Northcote
Auckland 0627

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Flexaclinic
160 Lake Road
Northcote
Auckland 0627

This page was last updated at 12:08PM on February 8, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Hauraki Midwives.