Franklin Midwives

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  Megan Hurst

  Midwife

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  Amy Newman

  Midwife

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  Megan Swarbrick

  Midwife

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  Cathi Wintle

  Midwife

Working hours are hard to document for midwives as they vary day to day. Most of our clinics are held on weekdays and we all provide a combination of morning and afternoon clinics to try and meet your other responsibilities. 

When we are not in clinic we are out and about visiting new mum's and their babies at home or in Pukekohe Maternity Unit or even assisting a mum to birth her new baby.

At times these activities can take longer than anticipated and of course labours happen at any time. This means there may be times when we need to cancel and reschedule your appointment. This can be at short notice so keep an eye on your phone on days you have an appointment. We suggest you put your appointment in your phone and we will write it on your booklet.

Weekends and evenings after 6pm and until 8am are for urgent work only and we really appreciate your support by keeping non-urgent communications to weekdays and daytime. It make a very big difference to our down time while we are on call. 

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Pukekohe Birthing Unit

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

Counties Manukau Health - Middlemore Hospital

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

Our group provide care for women if they need to continue labour and birth at Middlemore or if, for obstetric/medical reasons this is the safest birth location for them. There are times when we will need to hand over this care to our Counties Manukau Midwives such as if we have minimal numbers of midwives on duty, if we have a home birth labouring as this requires 2 midwives or if a labour is very long or complex. When you go to Middlemore there are other midwives but if you are birthing at home or a primary unit the responsibility is completely with us.

Some women choose to go to Middlemore for birth and this is currently a choice. But we would encourage you to look at the primary care options as for low risk mothers and babies it is just as safe. 

Wheelchair access

Travelling along Manukau Road in Pukekohe from North to South, Glasgow Road is on the right hand side. 

Our clinic space is upstairs (there is an elevator) above local businesses such as the Cake Shop, Music Mānia etc. 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/5+Glasgow+Road,+Pukekohe,+Auckland+2120/@-37.2072399,174.9066664,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x6d12aa8d7d8ff9a1:0x857943aec5b4bbc0!8m2!3d-37.2072399!4d174.9088551

There is parking outside our clinic location. Whilst there is a lot of signage from nearby businesses, it is fine for you to park in any space. However, it is a busy area so we advise you to park for the duration of your appointment and then move to another car park if you have shopping to do etc.