Maternity Care

• ​I am passionate about supporting women to birth how they choose. I provide home birth services and support woman to birth at Waitakere Hospital.
• I care for you throughout pregnancy, labour and birth. I have another trusted midwife to see both you and baby in the weeks following birth.
• I am a midwife and therefore a specialist in healthy, routine pregnancy and birth. I will refer you for consultation with specialist doctors for complexities as or if your pregnancy requires.
• I am able to offer scans, tests and prescriptions related to maternity care. You will continue to see your GP for other medical care.
• Pregnancy appointments are on Tuesdays 8.30am - 5pm at 28 Cirrus Way, Ranui. Map and directions are further down the page.

The first steps...

Sometimes we can be overwhelmed with all the information available about pregnancy and it can be useful to be guided as to where to start.

The first priority is looking after yourself. Learn what is safe to eat, what is healthy to eat and what supplements you are advised to take. You might need to make lifestyle changes; stop smoking; stop drinking alcohol; and do not use any recreational/illicit drugs - get help if you need it. Smartstart is a website created by the Ministry of Health that contains this and other important information. Head over to the information section to link to this site and find out what to look at in particular, or check here for more ministry of health information. You can also book for an "early pregnancy class" here.

You will of course need to choose a lead maternity carer (LMC) and a midwife is a popular option. Select the "Request Midwife" button below to fill in a form and check my availability. Again, smartstart has information about your options for care. Before choosing your LMC you should understand your rights as a user of the health care system. Read more here. To learn more about your midwife, her role and how and when to contact her select the  "Your midwife"  button below.

Information

Request Midwife

Your Midwife

Get In Touch

I welcome your enquiries. I am on-call for labour and birth and this means my hours of work (and sleep) are variable. It also means I have to be especially protective of time with my own family. I find that email helps me manage this so please use the contact form to get in touch.

Request Midwife

Contacting your midwife

Finding the clinic

My midwifery clinic is in the lower section of a house located at
28 Cirrus Way. Ranui

Parking is available on the road in front of the house

Head past the main front door to the right. Follow the wooden path to the first sliding door. On clinic days this door is unlocked. Come straight in and take a seat in the waiting room.