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Vivian Wei - Midwife

Midwifery Service

Description

My name is Vivian Wei. I completed my midwifery training at Auckland University of Technology and I am a registered midwife. It is a privilege to work alongside women and their families as they make the transition to parenthood. I enjoy sharing my knowledge and experience to make the transition as smooth as possible for the entire family. 

I moved into LMC practice as of February 2012 from Auckland City Hospital core midwifery. I practise mainly at North Shore Hospital and Auckland City Hospital. As a midwife working in a special partnership with each woman as her professional caregiver, I seek to practise in a way that harmonises with the woman’s natural physiological processes and promotes health.

My back up midwives are Jingping Wang & Sophia Chen.

I speak English and Mandarin.

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How do I access this service?

Contact us

Please contact me as soon as you believe you are pregnant. Call during business hours, Monday to Friday in the first instance.

We will arrange a time to meet to discuss your needs from a Lead Maternity Carer.

Languages Spoken

English, Mandarin Chinese

Birthing Facilities Midwife/s Attend

Waitemata DHB Maternity Services - North Shore Hospital

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Auckland DHB Labour and Birthing Suite

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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

Suburbs Covered by Midwifery Service

Albany, Bayview, Beach Haven, Belmont, Birkdale, Birkenhead, Browns Bay, Campbells Bay, Castor Bay, Chatswood, Coatesville, Dairy Flat, Devonport, Forrest Hill, Glenfield, Greenhithe, Hauraki, Highbury, Hillcrest, Long Bay, Mairangi Bay, Milford, Millwater, Murrays Bay, Northcote, Northcote Central, Northcote Point, Northcross, North Harbour, Ōrewa, Pinehill, Rosedale, Rothesay Bay, Schnapper Rock, Silverdale, Sunnynook, Takapuna, Torbay, Totara Vale, Unsworth Heights, Waiake, Wairau Valley, Westlake, Windsor Park

Contact Details

Castor Bay, Auckland

North Auckland

Castor Bay
Auckland

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Castor Bay
Auckland

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This page was last updated at 12:35PM on September 18, 2023. This information is reviewed and edited by Vivian Wei - Midwife.