Name: Birthplace: Month: Region: West Auckland A rea: Printed: 09/23/2018 NAME ABOUT ME PHONE

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1 Name: Birthplace: Month: Region: West Auckland A rea: Printed: 09/23/2018 NAME ABOUT ME PHONE Cindy Zheng Congratulations on your pregnancy, what an exciting time for you and the adventure ahead! I take a small caseload in the central-west Auckland area, working with my back up Emma- Jane on alternate weekends. Our clinic is at Green Bay with 7 other midwives in the practice. I am happy to support your choice of birthplace at home, Birthcare, Waitakere and Auckland Hospital. Mobile: Victoria Chammanee Congratulations on your pregnancy! There is nothing more special in my mind than the creation and birth of a baby. I feel privileged to work as a midwife, sharing with women and their families at such a significant and life-changing time. I take a holistic approach to midwifery and am committed to providing safe, positive care that supports family bonding and the best possible start to a beautiful new life. I work with a wonderful group of midwives who share this philosophy of care. My midwifer... Mobile: Roseanne Garty Hi. My name is Roz Garty. Congratulations on your pregnancy. I am a self-employed midwife working in Green Bay servicing West and Central Auckland. It never ceases to amaze me how strong women are and it is this strength in women that gives me my passion for midwifery. My aim is to provide safe, up-to-date, woman-centred midwifery care care that helps you have a birth experience you feel positive about. I provide complete care from early pregnancy up to 6 weeks post birth and care for women... Mobile: Nikita Parker-James Congratulations on your pregnancy and the exciting journey ahead! As a midwife it is such a privilege to support women during such an important and incredible time in their lives. I am passionate about providing continuity of care and building relationships with women and their families throughout the pregnancy journey. I provide women-centred, individualised care and facilitate informed consent/decision making. My goal as your midwife is for you to have a safe and positive pregnancy, child... Mobile: Lucy Chen Childbirth is a normal, physiological life event which offers the opportunity for significant personal growth. It is a rite of passage that has the potential to be an empowering and transformative experience in which the woman and her partner can achieve victory, strength and fortify their family bonding. As a midwife working in a nurturing and synergistic partnership with each woman, I strive to practise in a way that facilitates, protects and harmonises with the physiological processes of pre... Home: Mobile: Work: Hannah Scheigis I believe childbirth is a momentous time in a woman s life, changing and challenging her very core. I am very passionate about supporting women in owning and leading their own birth experience. I provide individualised, safe, woman centred care during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal period up to six weeks. I believe childbirth is a natural and normal life event. Women should be empowered to make informed decisions around their pregnancy and their baby/s. I am happy and confident to sup... Mobile: Adriana Yianacou Congratulations on your pregnancy! I am a mother of three gorgeous girls and happily married for 17 years. I have been working as a midwife for 6 years and absolutely adore my job. It is such a privilege to support women in the unique event of becoming mothers. I am working with three awesome midwives at MAMA Maternity in Sandringham. I believe birth is a normal life event with the extraordinary outcome of a little person. I am a strong advocate for my clients and my passion is to empower wo... Mobile: Samantha Lauchlan Hi, Congratulations on your pregnancy. I am a self employed midwife that looks after women from West to Central Auckland. I provide care from early pregnancy up to six weeks after birth for women choosing to birth at home, Birthcare Parnell, Waitakere Hospital and Auckland Hospital. I work with an amazing group of midwives based in Green Bay. We pride ourselves in providing safe, sensitive and individualised care to women and their families. I have a passion for the work that we do as midw... Mobile: Glenis Paulette After working for many years as a Natural Therapist I studied midwifery in Australia with the intention of setting up a holistic, woman-centred maternity service. I worked in London for 14 years as a Homebirth and Birth Centre midwife. The strength and beauty of women birthing in a relaxed home environment never ceases to amaze me. I believe that women are designed to be pregnant and give birth. Our bodies know what to do; we need to be able to relax and let them get on with that, with the mini... Mobile:

2 Brooke Phillips 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 a BHSc (midwifery) qualification, my aim is to work in full partnership ensuring women are fully informed of all their options and allow them to make the best decisions involving maternity care. I feel confident to involve the appr... Mobile: Alisha Preest Congratulations on your pregnancy! I am a registered midwife working in the Whangaparaoa area. I work with a team of wonderful and experienced midwives to offer care for you and your baby throughout pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period, up to 6 weeks. I love caring for women and their families during this special time and I am passionate about normal birth and providing supportive and holistic midwifery care. I have worked as a core midwife at Auckland Hospital and am well trained to... Mobile: Marie-Clair McDonald Hi, I have been a registered midwife since 1998, I graduated in the UK and worked as a staff midwife at two busy maternity units. I moved to NZ in 2005 and became a core midwife at North Shore Hospital. More recently I have been working as an LMC midwife within an experienced midwifery practice on the North Shore. Congratulations on finding yourself on the journey to motherhood. I believe pregnancy and childbirth are normal life events and should be protected and celebrated as such. Working a... Mobile: Work: Emma-Jane Cooper I am a mum of 3 and an experienced midwife and I am very fortunate to be working within a group of 8 fabulous midwives. My work partner is Cindy Zheng and we back each other up for weekends off/holidays etc. Our clinic is in Green Bay and I am happy to provide care for women who choose to birth at Waitakere hospital, Auckland hospital, Birthcare Parnell and at home. I aim to promote normal birth while honoring and accommodating your own personal wishes where possible, and I am happy and comfort... Mobile: Sanaz Khodaverdian My name is Sanaz Khodaverdian I migrated to New Zealand in I completed my midwifery training at Auckland University of Technology. Being a midwife is a very special career and I consider it a privilege working with women. The uniqueness of maternity service in New Zealand made me more passionate to become a midwife and to offer continuity of care to women. I enjoy the satisfaction that comes from walking the journey to motherhood with a woman and her family and feel that being in a midwif... Mobile: Lauren Scott Congratulations on your pregnancy! With current research based knowledge and training, youthful energy and caring nature, I offer a balanced approach between research and holistic knowledge, always keeping the woman, baby and her family at the centre of my care. I believe that birth is a natural, normal process and as such I offer low intervention labour cares and empower women to birth naturally. If your care deviates from the normal I work closely with the midwives at the hospital to g... Mobile: Lisa Woodward Congratulations on your pregnancy. My name is Lisa Woodward, I am a midwife covering the north and west of Auckland. My personal philosophy is that the process of childbirth is a normal physiological event perfectly designed by nature to bring babies into the world. It is an instinctive experience that has rhythm and pace, the process of labour works well when the woman is well supported. Women should be encouraged to be active participants in all aspects of their pregnancy and birth. When infor... Mobile: Courtney Plank Congratulations! Pregnancy is one of the most precious times in a woman s life - what an exciting journey you have ahead. I am a wife and mother of a beautiful daughter and have the best job in the world supporting and empowering women and their families throughout pregnancy, childbirth and those first 6 weeks. With compassion, intuition and youthful energy, my care offers a balanced and holistic approach. I will journey alongside you, working in a partnership that is trusting and safe, encoura... Mobile: Bunny Cummings I have been providing Lead Maternity Carer (LMC) services in West Auckland since 1996 and know it is a privilege to walk alongside you while you make precious and unique birth memories. I provide Primary Midwifery Care at Waitakere Maternity Unit and believe that pregnancy and birth can be a natural and rewarding part of your life. I aim to help you believe and realise how strong you are through your magic journey of birth. I am passionate about pregnancy and birth and will provide you with t... Work: Emma Ostwind Congratulations on your pregnancy! Pregnancy and childbirth is incredible, resulting in one of the most rewarding experiences in a woman s life. As a midwife it is a privilege to be able to share this journey with you. In order to protect this natural process I offer care that is supportive, informative and empowering to you and your family throughout the antenatal, birth and postnatal periods, enabling you to make confident choices for your baby and yourself along the way. I am also a qualified... Mobile: Amber Izzard Congratulations on your pregnancy! What an amazing journey you are about to undertake. My name is Amber and I am a registered Midwife and Nurse, working with my back up midwife based in Central Auckland. I believe that pregnancy and childbirth is a beautiful experience, unique to you and your whānau. Together we will work in partnership, empowering you to make the right decisions for your care. I can identify when potential problems may arise and can refer and work alongside other health pro... Mobile:

3 Sarah Blackman Hi, I m Sarah Blackman, I originally trained and worked as a registered nurse before completing my midwifery training in I love being a midwife and feel very privileged to be part of such a special time in a woman's life. I believe that childbirth is a normal and natural event in life & appreciate that every woman is unique in their childbirth experience. I am committed to working in partnership with every woman/family I care for and safety of mother and baby are paramount. I listen, e... Land Line: Mobile: Olivia Fraser Congratulations on your pregnancy! It is a very exciting time for both you and your family. My name is Olivia and I am registered midwife providing care to women within the West Auckland community. It is my privilege to support and empower women and their families through the journey of pregnancy, labour & birth and parenthood. I believe pregnancy and childbirth is a unique experience and see every woman as an individual. I work to ensure that women are fully informed of all their options by pr... Mobile: Julie Bach Hi my name is Julie. I grew up in the U.K. and moved to west Auckland when I was 15 and have been here ever since. I have 4 gorgeous children ranging from I also have 2 beautiful grandchildren that I had the privilege of delivering. I am passionate about my job and love to work with women who experience anxiety and depression and enjoy watching them grow into confident mothers. I strive to empower women throughout their pregnancy, during childbirth and then in to motherhood. I treat every... Mobile: Cindy Zhou Congratulations for your pregnancy! I am a self-employed midwife who provides continuity of care to women throughout pregnancy, labour and birth, until 4-6 weeks postnatally. I speak both English and Mandarin. Before self-employed midwifery practice, I used to work as a core midwife in Auckland Hospital for nearly 3 years. Currently, my antenatal clinic is in Epsom. I do delivery in Labour and Birthing Suite of Auckland Hospital. After birth, I will do home visits. My back-up midwife is Lucy Lu... Mobile: Sarah Delooze Hi my name is Sarah Delooze and I'm a registered midwife working with Maternity Associates. I moved from the UK in 2001 and have 3 wonderful children. Pregnancy and birth are natural life events that should be celebrated and treasured. My role as a midwife is to empower you throughout this journey, offering you evidence based information and helping guide you to make the best decision for you and your growing family. I offer midwifery care to women throughout the antenatal, labour & birth and p... Mobile: Sandy Grey I have been practicing as a Midwife since I live in West Auckland and work from the Midwifery Focus premises, located in Glendene, Waitakere. I prefer to care for women who are birthing in West Auckland, however I will consider Auckland women who wish to birth at home or at Waitakere Hospital. As a Lead Maternity Carer (LMC) since 1990 I have had the privilege of meeting hundreds of lovely families across Auckland. I am passionate about Midwifery, still enjoying the work i do.... Mobile: Work: Tracey Wiles I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A MIDWIFE & I LOVE SHARING WITH WOMEN IN THIS AMAZING JOURNEY. MY EXPERIENCE WITH MY OWN 6 CHILDREN UNDERPINS MY BELIEF IN WOMEN TO TRUST IN THEIR ABILITY TO BIRTH THEIR BABIES-I HAVE A VERY NORMAL APPROACH TO PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH. WE BELIEVE IN THE NATURAL PROCESS & LETTING NATURE TAKE ITS COURSE. WE LOVE WATERBIRTHS & HOMEBIRTHS & ALSO SUPPORT WOMEN WHO WISH TO BIRTH IN THE HOSPITALS-I AM FLEXIBLE- I AM A MUM 2 6- FROM ADULTS DOWN TO PRESCHOOLERS- USUAL AREAS C... Mobile : Michelle Nasey I first thought of becoming a midwife when as a young student nurse I witnessed the magic of birth, twenty five years later I still find birth magical. I was further inspired by the wonderful midwives who supported me to birth my own four children at home. I am passionate about supporting women and their families along their pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding journey, giving them the information to make the choices that best suit them. I work in the North West area from Riverhead to Glorit, acr... Mobile: Tracey Smith Hi my name is Tracey Smith; I trained as a midwife in Aberdeen, Scotland over 25 years ago, but was born in England. I came to New Zealand in 1994 and immediately loved the lifestyle and people so my husband and I emigrated here. I have been back in role of LMC for last 5 years, previously working as a Clinical Charge Midwife at Waitakere Maternity Unit, specialising in women with complicated pregnancies and births. I love teaching and passing on my midwifery skills. I am passionate about prov... Work : Viki Wickliffe Kia ora, My name is Viki and I have lived and worked in West Auckland for a number of years. I registered as a Comprehensive nurse in 1992, and completed my Midwifery qualification I started working at Waitakere Hospital and stayed for years as a midwife. I enjoyed and loved my time at Waitakere hospital however it was time for a change. My Midwifery partner is Beatrice Leatham, and we work from Midwifery Focus rooms in Glendene. I am able to provide midwifery care to women and w... Mobile: Lorainne Cook I have always enjoyed working with women and their families. As my children are independent adults with children of their own, I am able to commit to the lifestyle that LMC midwifery requires. Over the last fifteen years I have supported many women and their families through their journey into parenthood. I am happy to provide midwifery care across my scope of practice, or to share care with a specialist obstetrician. Ensuring you are fully informed at all times and supporting you in your per... Mobile: Work:

4 Louise Lucas Hi! I am a self employed Midwife caring for women in the West Auckland area. I care for women choosing to birth at home, Parnell Birthcare and Waitakere Hospital. I belong to a wonderful group of Midwives in Green Bay, West Auckland. Glenda Southey and I share a caseload and pride ourselves in providing sensitive, individualised and expert care. Glenda and I take turns at working week about on call for labour and births while the other midwife looks after the antenatal and postnatal cl... Mobile: Dianne Squire Congratulations. I can still remember the first time I held my daughter in my arms, the intense love I felt for her. She is a grown woman now but the experience and joy of birthing her is still very much with me. I support women to birth naturally, surrounded by family and friends in a calm and positive atmosphere. I encourage the use of water for labour and birthing because I know how calming and relaxing warm water can be, but if water isn't your choice then I am keen to encourage active posit... Mobile: Irene Clare Hogan I am a Helensville midwife providing maternity care for mums and families in the Auckland area and Kaipara north of Helensville since Each birth is unique and individual. I provide full pregnancy care from pregnancy testing through antenatal time during labour and birth, then visit regularly for 6 weeks after the birth. Winter home visits are available for rural women. Your birth is planned in the place of your choice with chosen support people around you. All maternity care is free to yo... fax : Phone number Home : Mobile : Work : Sam Savage Hi my name is Sam and I would like firstly to congratulate you on soon becoming a mother, and embarking on an exciting and life changing journey. While a registered nurse, I gave birth to my beautiful son, aided by a midwife. Her care and positive influence during that event inspired me to want to give other women the same wonderful care and attention she first gave to me and then to my son. My experience includes working as a midwife at National Women s, working with the High Risk Team, th... Mobile: Work: Yuka Pakhomov Congratulations on your pregnancy. I was drawn to midwifery after experiencing the incredible miracle of birth of my own children. While each woman s experience in pregnancy is unique, I believe in the inherent strength of women together with their babies that play an important role in coping with labour and birth. My passion is to support women and their family through the journey to parenthood and to empower them to believe in themselves; This within itself encourages normal physiological bir... Mobile: Lizzie Pike Congratulations on your pregnancy! My name is Lizzie and I am a registered midwife and a mum of 2 school aged children. I love being able to support women and their families during pregnancy, birth and in the beginning weeks of parenthood. I strive to provide evidencebased information with safe individualised care and I approach each pregnancy without bias. I am supportive of a woman s choice and I am committed to providing a positive birth experience. I love to support women who wish to bi... Mobile: Leila Li I am Leila Li, I graduated with Bachelor of Health Science in midwifery at AUT University. I am a self-employed midwife and I am providing maternity care in Central Auckland and West Auckland. I can help you to give birth at Waitakere Hospital and Auckland City Hospital I am also a mother of two lovely girls, they are nine and six. My passion is to provide maternity care to the women. I believe childbirth is a unique experience for women and her family. I am glad to be part of the experience.... Home: Mobile: Cloris Li Congratulations on your pregnancy!!! The continuity of care is always my passion as an LMC midwife, as it allows me to spend enough time with women and their families, so that women will be empowered to make decisions regarding the care they wish. I provide continuity midwifery care throughout your pregnancy, the birth of your baby and postnatal period up to 4-6 weeks. I deliver babies at North Shore Hospital, and conditionally at Waitakere Hospital. I used to teach mandarin antenatal clas... Mobile: Rachel Williams Thank you for taking the time to view my profile. Being pregnant for the first time or adding to an existing family is a time of great joy and trepidation. Having a midwife that fits with your own philosophies and views is an important step to make. What can I offer? * Working in partnership with women during the antenatal, birth and postnatal experience * Provide evidence based care * Empower the women to make informed choices for her own care * Promote a physiologica... Mobile: Heidi Copland CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I have been working as a midwife since first as a labour ward midwife in the uk specialising in high risk births and then moving to NZ in 2005 and changing to work as a continuity of care midwife.my passion is promoting normal birth but also ensuring women who are considered high risk get the kind of birth they want. I look after around 4-5 women a month and take women from West auckland right up to Glorit and Waitoki in the North. I am very passionate about my job : Phone number

5 Geraldine Zulch CONGRATULATIONS - on your pregnancy I would be delighted to walk alongside you as your midwife during this very special time. I have children of my own and it was these childbirth experiences that inspired me to join the maternity profession. I believe that childbirth is a natural life event that should ultimately result in empowerment for every woman. Midwifery is unique in New Zealand and I m very fortunate to be given the opportunity to follow my passion and support each woman throughout thi... Mobile: Jenny Liu Congratulations on your pregnancy! My name is Jenny and I am a registered midwife. I have worked in Auckland city hospital and Northshore hospital. I am now an LMC midwife based in Northshore, central and west Auckland.I believe in the physiological process of birth and I am passionate about working with women and their families to achieve a positive birth experience, ensuring that you are fully informed of all your options. Clinic address: 20 Titoki street, Parnell, Birthcare.I can speak both... Mobile: Jihye Kim Congratulations on your pregnancy!! My name is Ji Hye Kim and I am Korean. I am married and have a 14 year old boy who delivered in New Zealand. Being a mother is special experience and I believe pregnancy and birth is part of our life journey. I acknowledge cultural difference and support the woman and her family in respect with good partnerships. I am a self employed midwife and work wtih Yoomi Kim and Vivian Wei as back up midwives. My clinic is West Harbour. I deliver the baby in North Sho... Mobile: Nicole Lawal Congratulations on your pregnancy and thank you for viewing my page. I am a UK trained midwife with 7 years experience within both the UK and NZ maternity systems. This experience has enabled me to provide safe, confident and individualised care to the women and families that I partner with during this empowering and life changing time in your life. I have the pleasure of being a part of a group of like minded Midwives who are not only very experienced and supportive but we are extremely dedicat... Yvonne Daji I have been a Registered Midwife for 20 years and an LMC midwife for 18 years.practising in the Easterns suburbs of Auckland for 11 years and for the last 5 years in West Auckland. I have a background in Intensive Care Nursing and high risk maternity care and was a grahic artist before changing careers to Midwifery. I am part Australian and part Indian so enjoy working with women from different ethnic groups. I currently practise with two other midwives at 'Midwives Out West' which is located in : Phone number Kerry Martin Congratulations! I am an experienced midwife having provided LMC midwifery care for the past 17 years. I care for women birthing in hospital, homebirths and water births. I am passionate about quality midwifery care from the beginning of your pregnancy until your baby is 6 weeks old. I love my work and feel it is a privilege to be a part of such a precious time in the life of a woman and her family. I work to protect and promote the normal process of birth and I will strongly advocate for you ev... Mobile: Laura Young Congratulations!! I completed my training here in Auckland Jan I spent 20 months in Brisbane at a tertiary hospital working with women with complex needs. I returned to New Zealand to work as a core midwife at Waitakere Hospital (7 years) :) I now work at ADHB as a clinical charge midwife but look after a very small caseload per year and love it!!!!!!. I have completed my postgraduate certificate in complex care and am now working towards my postgraduate diploma in midwifery. My philo... Mobile: Sharon Robinson I believe that birth is a sacred journey and women who are supported to birth in a normal physiological way usually become happy, confident mothers. A natural birth can be very healing especially if you have had a previous traumatic experience. Sometimes women choose interventions, like epidurals and Elective Caesareans and I do my best to support you with your choices. Dads are vitally important and I commend Dave Owens for his work with Great Fathers! I support Attachment Theory and my role mo... cell: home: Helen Bryant Hi everyone.i have worked as a midwife in various settings since qualifying in Scotland I have been practising as a midwife since At present I am working within the West Auckland area as an midwife, with Yvonne Daji and Linda Norman as backup midwives. I am also a registered nurse and the mother of two daughters. My interests are travellingpatchwork quilting-gardening and walking. Pregnancy and birth are a special time in your life. Each of you will have different needs and it... Mobile: Work: Deidre (DJ) Jeffries Kia ora, and congratulations on your pregnancy. My name is Deidre (DJ) and I am married with 4 children. When I am not running the children around with their afterschool activities I am usually playing touch, squash or netball or spending time with my friends and family. I decided to become a midwife as my husband and I have 4 children and during those pregnancies and births I had some incredible highs and some incredible lows but throughout all the highs and lows, I had some pretty amazing m... Mobile: Sam Salisbury Congratulations on your pregnancy! I am a self-employed midwife working in West to Central Auckland, with a group of 9 amazing midwives at our clinic in Green Bay. I am passionate about providing safe, woman-centred care, and providing information and support for women to make informed decisions. I believe that pregnancy, birth and motherhood are exciting, but normal life events, and support women to birth at home, in water or in hospital. If you require specialist intervention at any time durin... 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6 Carly Frances I have been an LMC midwife for 20 years and enjoy supporting women and their families who want to birth without drugs and to breastfeed their babies at home or Birthcare. I also enjoy working as a midwifery lecturer at AUT. I have 6 grown up tamariki and 8 mokopuna and live on a small organic farm where we grow vegetables and fruit and keep chickens, cows, sheep and goats. Mobile: Work: Lis Good Congratulations on your pregnancy! I am a warm, empathetic (and humorous) mature woman who loves her calling as a midwife. I like to focus on the individual needs of every woman to ensure she chooses the best care for herself AND her baby. I will provide safe and sensible care that recognises the need for appropriate intervention should it be required. Having been an antenatal teacher for 15 years and a nanny for some of that I will share all the valuable resources/skills I have acquired... Mobile: Annie Menzies I m Annie Menzies; I originally trained and worked as a registered nurse, predominantly in paediatric care before completing my midwifery training in 1995 and completed my BHSc (Midwifery) qualification in I am married to Keith and am a proud mother of two teenage boys. I have been a practicing midwife for 22 years and I am very fortunate to be working within a group of 8 fabulous midwives. Our clinic is in Green Bay and I am happy to provide care for women in the West to Central Auckland... Mobile: Jackie Graham A little bit about me, I'm a mother of five grown up children, seven grandchildren. It was the birth of my first two grandchildren that led me to midwifery and I feel quite blessed that I found a career that I love. I trained at AUT and worked at North Shore hospital before making the transition to LMC work. I love working as an LMC and I feel privileged that women allow me to be part of their journey from pregnancy to parenthood. Mobile: Work: Vanessa Wiblin Congratulations on being pregnant! It is an exciting time and I would happy to support you. I am an experienced midwife with 2 children. I feel my role is to provide support and information; to help women make safe choices and develop into mothers who trust in their innate ability to birth and have confidence in their parenting instincts. I believe that women are capable of making their own choices about what is right for them and their families. I encourage them to be self-determining in the... Fax: Mobile: Work: BIRTH 50 Lakshmi Venkataiah Congratulations! I am an experienced midwife with 8 years LMC practice. I am passionate about giving safe, woman centred care throughout the antenatal, labour/birth and postnatal period. I look forward to hearing from you. Mobile: Sherlyn Goh Congratulations on your pregnancy! My name is Sherlyn Goh, and I am a registered midwife. I have been working in Auckland City Hospital and North Shore Hospital. I am an LMC midwife based in North Shore, West Auckland and Central Auckland. I believe in the physiological process of birth and I am passionate about working with women and their families to achieve a positive birth journey. I can speak Mandarin, Cantonese and English. My clinic address is at Birthcare in Parnell, on level 3. I work w... Mobile: Glenda Southey I am an experienced LMC midwife and have been working in the West Auckland area for the last two decades. I enjoy my work immensely & love working aside my clients/families during this exciting time in their lives. I work in partnership with Louise Lucas, sharing a caseload where we take turns at being on call for births while the other midwife runs the antenatal clinics & postnatal visits. We work with a Practice of great midwives out of our lovely clinic in Green Bay. We offer home birth, w... Mobile: Karen Lovelock Congratulations on your pregnancy and the exciting times ahead. I qualified as a Registered Midwife in 1991, working in the UK for 13 years in a busy NHS Women's Centre covering all aspects of midwifery including community. I have been working as an LMC since moving to New Zealand in 2004 with my family. I enjoy the opportunity of being part of the whole childbirth experience from the initial booking visit right through to those exceptional first few weeks with a newborn. Being a mum of three bo... Mobile: Practice Number: 0800WEBIRTH Frann Dove I am a midwife living in West Auckland. I am now in my 25th year of LMC practice and have a lot of experience of looking after women in West Auckland. I birth primarily at Waitakere Hospital, but have access to North Shore when needed. I love the diversity that West Auckland women bring and the wonderful array of cultures that live here. I use an holistic approach to midwifery and am always mindful of what women want. Home: Mobile: Tricia Verryt It is a wonderful privilege to be able to witness the birth of a new life and observe and guide the path to motherhood. I aim to provide a considerate, holistic and individualised care to women and their babies. It is my absolute passion to support women and their partners as they navigate this road to parenthood and it is my goal that women uncover their strength and power and experience just what they are capable of by owning their own birth and creating their own environment, mentally, phys... Home: Mobile: Work:

7 Bronwynn Hambly Congratulations on your pregnancy. My aim is to empower women throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. I support choice, ensuring safe decision making as well as recognising the need for input from other health professionals as required. Childbirth is life changing; as a midwife it is a privilege to support women and their families. I feel my role is to help nurture women to become confident mothers, trusting their innate ability to birth and parent. Mobile: Cathy McCormick I believe that by creating a Calm Mother, Calm Father and Calm Baby then a positive life as a family can then be embraced, and restoring the balance that suits each families individual needs is achievable. I am a Mother of 3 children, a Midwife, an Antenatal Class Teacher, and I have facilitated Mothers Support Groups. I have practiced as a Midwife for the past 22yrs and prior to that I was a Comprehensive Nurse working mainly in the Psychiatric field. I am trained as A Happiest baby educator... Home: Phone number Mobile: Fiona Kerton I am a self employed midwife working in the Kumeu/Helensville area and only take a small caseload. I have a strong belief in birth as a normal process and work with women to protect and promote normal birth. However the journey of pregnancy, birth and parenting can be unpredictable and my job is to provide you with up to date information, support and, if necessary, intervention and input from other specialist services. I will be a strong advocate for you to help achieve the best outcome for y... Mobile: Wendy Messent Congratulations on your pregnancy :) My name is Wendy, and I am a midwife working with women and families in the West Auckland area. My philosophy is to protect pregnancy and childbirth as a normal life event. I aim to share my knowledge and experience to empower women to make informed choices and safe decisions throughout her childbirth experience. I have 10 years experience as a midwife at Waitakere hospital. My clinic is held in Glen Eden. Please feel free to contact me by phone or text or... Mobile: Mihi Eruera Kia ora, my name is Mihi Eruera. I have been a registered midwife since I am an LMC midwife working in Auckland. I provide continuity of care - care for women and whanau through pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period. I have a small caseload to balance with my family life. I believe in womens' ability to give birth, and aim to support women and whanau to have healthy pepi and a normal birth. I strongly believe that birth at home and in primary units is most appropriate for heal... Mobile: Amie Holt Hi I'm Amie, I've been working as a midwife in west Auckland since My practice incorporates research based training (BHsc) with holistic care, meaning that I am able to offer enthusiastic, passionate, and comprehensive midwifery care. I am proud to llive and work in the west and enjoy working with families in this area. I believe that birth is a normal life event but that it is anything but an ordinary experience for women and their families. I am able to walk beside you on this journey... Mobile: Creaghan Mitchell I was born and raised on the North Shore and moved onto the Coast over 10 years ago.i have been practicing midwifery for 15 years.i feel that birth is an extremely personal and powerful time and women need to feel confidant and supported with the choices they make. I am happy to support primary birthing at home, at Warkworth Birthing Unit and at North Shore Hospital, I am happy to facilitate water births and/or support women who need a higher level of care with obstetric input. Birth can be nat... Mobile: Arlene Easthope I offer midwifery care based in West Auckland and cover from Henderson up to Helensville. I have great confidence in women s bodies and in the natural process of pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum. I have a real passion for midwifery and aim to empower women by giving them up-to-date information to make informed decisions, to grow in confidence as mothers and as women and feel positive about themselves, their bodies and abilities. I believe that continuity of care is the key to effective... Mobile: Work: Louise Lilley As a case loading midwife with Kate Sheppard Midwifery, I have a passion for working in partnership with women throughout the childbirth continuum to provide women-centred care. I cover a geographical area encomapssing the Hibiscus Coast and the North Shore and birth at North Shore Hospital. The care of a midwife for the birth of my second child sparked my passion to pursue a career in midwifery, and a belief in the continuity of care and parternship relationship that is obtained through LMC... Mobile: Ylia Sawitzki Hello, my name is Ylia and I came here from Germany 18 years ago after just finishing my midwifery training over there. What drew me - besides the beautiful environment and people's friendliness - was NZ's amazing maternity system. I love the continuity of care model which allows me to build a trusting and supportive relationship with the women I care for over the course of their pregnancy, birth and for the first 6 weeks of their new baby's life! It's my inspiration as a midwife to contribut... Mobile: Gail Kiss I am a mother of seven, five of whom were birthed at home. I am passionate about birth being a beautiful and empowering event for all women, and am committed to providing excellent and compassionate care to achieve this. I specialise in waterbirths, homebirths and caring for women with PTSD. I feel privileged and honoured to share in your journey to parenthood and every family I care for holds a special place in my heart. 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8 Rachael Hastings Hi, I'm Rachael, I moved to NZ from London about 16 years ago with my kiwi husband. We have 3 wonderful active sons; Nate, Josh and Cam. I live in Huapai and enjoy providing midwifery care to the women in this area and surrounding communities; covering most of west Auckland. I believe that childbirth is a natural life event that should ultimately result in empowerment for every woman. Midwifery is unique here in New Zealand with the opportunity to follow my passion and support each woman thro... Home: Phone number mobile: Karen Morgan Please check my profile on maternity associates web sie Mobile: Work: Victoria Lin Hello, my name is Victoria Lin. I am currently a childbirth educator at waitakere and north shore hospital. I am also a lead maternity carer midwife with my clinic at mt Eden and west harbour during weekends. Prior to my midwifery studies I obtained a Bachelor's degree in veterinary Medicine. This training is a huge asset for my career as a midiwfe now because it has given me a solid foundation in medical sciences that very important for midwifery practices. I have a pleasant and friendly... Mobile: Sophia Chen Chinese speaking Midwife in Northshore Auckland since 2002 Mobile: Lorraine Milne I have been a LMC midwife for 23 years, and a midwife for 33 years..so I have done a few births by now. Each persons journey is individual and my job is to give you tools to help you on your journey. Wisdom to help you make choices and support to grow with those choices. I work doing both home and hospital births in west Auckland. I am passionate about midwifery and love seeing mothers and families in the making, families growing and coming back for more babies. I enjoy all aspects of midwif... Home: Mobile: Helen Han Congratulations on your pregnancy! I am a self-employed midwife working in Central & East Auckland. I can speak both Mandarin and English aiming to provide continuity of care for women especially the women with language barrier. I believe every woman has unique needs in childbirth. My passion is to respect and support women's social and cultural needs, work with them in a partnership relationship, and provide safe women-centered care. Home: Julie Wharton I have been working as a community Midwife since 2005 when I and two other Christian midwives set up Manna Midwives in Te Atatu. I have always had an interest in women s health and well-being and I sincerely believe that pregnancy and childbirth are events that have a very significant impact on a woman s life. I believe that childbirth encompasses the physical, spiritual and emotional aspects of our Being and our birth experience influences how we feel about ourselves as women and as mothers... Mobile : Beatrice Leatham Kia ora, I have been a practicing midwife for over 15 years now. During this time I have worked in various roles including education. I currently work as a lead maternity carer partnering with another Maori midwife, Vicki Wickliffe. We work within a practice called Midwifery Focus. I believe in the continuity of care that we, as a practice offer women. I value every experience I share with woman and their whanau and respect the privileged position we have as midwives. Although I predominate... Mobile: Work: Claire Wakefield It is my belief that each pregnancy is a unique journey. I provide holistic and supportive midwifery care throughout the course of your pregnancy, during your labour, and birth and for the first 6 weeks following your birth. My philosophy is grounded in the belief that pregnancy, labour, birth and breastfeeding are normal physiological processes. In my experience thus far, these physiological processes have been best supported when women are in good health; in an environment where they fee... Abbe Coppins I have been working as an LMC midwife in West Auckland for 11 years. I love working with women and their families and feel privileged to be invited to join in this special event in people s lives. I work in a practice in Green Bay with five other lovely like-minded midwives. We support each other for time off. Mobile: Joey Tao My name is Joey Tao, I'm a self-employed midwife providing continuity of maternity care to meet the unique needs for women and her families. I have had 3 year experience of working as a staff midwife at North Shore Hospital. With accumulated experience,i become to know more about childbirth in my own way and would like to extend my care to a wider community. I deliver babies in north, west and central Auckland. I believe childbirth is a normal and physiological life event. I work with women i... Home: Mobile: Work: Sue den Hartog My name is Sue den Hartog.I am an experienced midwife working throughout all areas in west Auckland. I am Married with 5 children, 1 girl and 4 boys. I also have 2 grandchildren. I am a Christian midwife who is sensitive and caring. I initially trained as a registered nurse in New Zealand then did midwifery through AUT after that in I work as a self employed midwife in a group of 4 midwives. I support women's choice and childbirth as a natural process. I am also happy to look after women... Mobile: Work:

9 Paula Ngaronga Kia Ora my name is Paula Ngaronga. I am a self employed midwife working in West Auckland. I take care of women through the ante natal period, labour and birth to 6 weeks post natal. I have worked in this manner for 10 years and am happy to support your choice to have baby at home or Waitakere Hospital. I see my mums to be at my clinic every Monday at 21 Lincoln Road, Henderson. Mobile: Work: Linda Norman Being a midwife has always held a keen point of interest for me. I started my nursing career in 1977 in Christchurch and became a registered midwife in 1983 so have had the pleasure of supporting women through one of the most important times of their lives for more than 25 years. I have worked in Cardio Thoracic and Neonatal units prior to becoming a midwife. Since I became an LMC midwife I have found a new passion for my work. I feel this is because of the opportunity to build relationshi... Mobile: Work: New Zealand College Of Midwives 2013