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Hauraki Midwives
Midwifery Service
Services Provided
Labour and Birth Care
If your midwife is self-employed, they will attend your labour and birth. In the event that they are away or busy, they will have arranged a back-up midwife to be available instead. Make sure you know who the back-up is and how to contact them.
If your midwife is a hospital-based community midwife, your labour and birth care will be provided by a hospital-based midwife. Please ensure you know the correct number to call for both your community midwife and the hospital birthing suite directly.
Make sure you understand the signs of labour and when to call your midwife. Every labour and birth is different and not all go according to plan. Make sure you understand what can happen and be prepared to change your birth plan. Your midwife will talk to you about what may happen and also about what strategies you can use to manage labour pain.
Some midwives provide care for women who have been given an epidural by an anaesthetist, have an oxytocin drip and abnormal fetal heart trace, others do not. Please check to see if the midwife you choose offers these services.
Contact Details
160 Lake Road, Northcote, Auckland
North Auckland
Carla Smith: 021 256 6813
carlasmithmidwife@gmail.com
Lynden Shanahan: 027 475 8687
lynden@digit.co.nz
Tammy Jowsey: 027 255 4774
tam@lupton.nz
Anne Gouws : 021 773 595
Jay Hwang : 021 288 9880
Flexaclinic
160 Lake Road
Northcote
Auckland 0627
Street Address
Flexaclinic
160 Lake Road
Northcote
Auckland 0627
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This page was last updated at 12:08PM on February 8, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Hauraki Midwives.