Formerly Counties Manukau Health Maternal & Fetal Medicine Midwifery Service
The Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) midwives are a small team of community midwives with expertise in caring for women where the mother and/or baby has a medical or pregnancy complication, or some pre-existing medical conditions.
The MFM midwives work as part of a multidisciplinary team including Obstetricians, MFM Specialists and Obstetric Physicians (medical specialists with a particular focus on pregnancy). Clinics are run either in Middlemore Hospital or Manukau SuperClinic.
The MFM midwives provide support to self-employed and Te Whatu Ora midwives with advice and education regarding common medical conditions and their management. MFM Midwives are able to liaise with specialists on behalf of other midwives when required. MFM Midwives also provide antenatal and postnatal care for women with very complex pre-existing medical conditions where pregnancy can cause potential problems to either mum or baby. Care during labour and birth is provided by midwives employed by Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau at Middlemore Hospital.
When the midwife first contacts you she will give you her cellphone number so you can contact them during their working hours. Out of hours contact for support and advice is given via Birthing and Assessment on (09) 276 0056.