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Leonie Bowley - Midwife

Midwifery Service

Description

I qualified as a Nurse and Midwife in the UK in 1987, moving to New Zealand in 1988, where I have been a midwife looking after expectant mothers in the Central Auckland and Eastern Suburbs. 

I attend the following centres:

  • Birthcare
  • Auckland DHB Labour and Birthing Suite
  • Home Birth is also offered

Midwives

How do I access this service?

Contact us

Please contact me as soon as you have confirmation of your preganancy as I can get very busy and may not be able to support you.

If you call my mobile, leave a message and I will call you back as soon as I am able. We'll arrange a time to meet to discuss your requirements of a LMC and develop your birth plan.

Languages Spoken

English

Birthing Facilities Midwife/s Attend

Auckland DHB Labour and Birthing Suite

Click on the following link for more information on Auckland DHB Labour and Birthing Suite.

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.

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.

Parking

There is ample free off street parking at both of my clinic locations.

Contact Details

641 Manukau Rd
Royal Oak
Auckland 1023

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Street Address

641 Manukau Rd
Royal Oak
Auckland 1023

Postal Address

PO Box 78185
Grey Lynn
Auckland 1245

This page was last updated at 8:28PM on October 11, 2023. This information is reviewed and edited by Leonie Bowley - Midwife.