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Midwives For You

Midwifery Service

Description

Midwives for You is a group practice of experienced midwives, whose priority and commitment is to ensure the safety of you and your baby. Depending on your circumstances, we offer you a choice of locations to have your baby:

  • Middlemore Hospital
  • Papakura Maternity Unit

We provide your midwifery care from normal births to more complex scenarios. During your pregnancy we will work with you and your family/whānau to create an appropriate birth plan for you and your specific needs. 

We look after mothers across the South Auckland region.

Our midwives are:

Midwives

How do I access this service?

Contact us

Please contact us as soon as you believe you are pregnant. We will arrange a time to meet to discuss your needs from a Lead Maternity Carer.

We ask you to contact us on our pager system:

  • 026 116 937 (calls cost 20c)

When your call is answered, leave your name, a contact number and a short message, and we will call you back as soon as we are able.

For general enquiries please call between 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday.

For emergencies and labour we are available 24hrs.

Please do not send TXT messages

Languages Spoken

English

Birthing Facilities Midwife/s Attend

Papakura Birthing Unit

Click on the following link for more information on Papakura Birthing Unit.

Counties Manukau Health - Middlemore Hospital

Click on the following link for more information on Counties Manukau Health - Middlemore Hospital.

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.

Parking

Free patient parking should be available at all of our clinics

Contact Details

1 Clevedon Road, Papakura, Auckland

South Auckland

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9 Halver Road, Manurewa, Auckland

South Auckland

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157 Great South Road, Manurewa, Auckland

South Auckland

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This page was last updated at 1:42PM on January 30, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Midwives For You.