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Taranaki
03/10/2015
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Grace Maha
I am a 34 year old single parent (of a 16 year old
boy) who has fallen in love with midwifery as a
career. I have worked as a midwife in the hospital
(caring for secondary/complex women) whilst also
having a small caseload of my own, for the past 3
years. I am supported by 3 other midwives in the
region; C harlene Kelly, Stacey Masters & Sharyn
King, meaning we back each other up in busy times
and during weekends and planned holidays. I am
based in New P lymouth but will care for women as
fa...
New P lymouth
Urenui
Waitara
Oakura
Inglewood
Home: 06 754 5741
P ager (ask for Grace:
086 507 352
Marlies Schwartfeger
Hello and congratulations for the next journey you
are embarking on whether this is your first pregnancy
or tenth I would love to be a part of it. My name is
Marlies and I am ‘soon to be’ relocating to New
P lymouth for love, from the mighty Waikato. I
started my career working as a core midwife at the
tertiary hospital dealing with complex care and high
acuity. Now I cannot wait to join you in the
community, working alongside you in your
pregnancy, labour, birth and postnatally up to 46weeks....
New P lymouth
Urenui
Waitara
Inglewood
Stratford
Eltham
Manaia
Hawera
P atea
Waverley
Mobile: +64-274245188
Debbie Souness
I have practiced as an LMC midwife in New P lymouth
since 1994. I have enjoyed caring for birthing women
and their families over this time, in various settings
and want to acknowledge how much they have
taught me about pregnancy, labour, birth, caring for
and feeding a new baby. I enjoy providing labour care
in different settings including home, hospital and
water births and have some knowledge of
homeopathic remedies and acupressure points in
pregnancy and labour and birth. I have been
employ...
New P lymouth
Mokau
Urenui
Waitara
Oakura
Opunake
Rahotu
Opunake & C oastal
Taranaki
Work: +64-67699151
Stephanie Whitelock
C ongratulations!!!!!! What an adventure you've just
begun! I am a registered nurse and midwife, and
mother of 4 (2 pink, 2 blue. The pink ones are at
university; the blue ones still at high school). Born and
bred in Taranaki, I am loving being back after
escaping for 11 years to Wanganui and Dunedin. I am
especially passionate about keeping birth normal, and
will support you through whatever your particular
adventure holds. Looking forward to meeting you!
New P lymouth
Waitara
Oakura
Inglewood
Opunake
Rahotu
Opunake & C oastal
Taranaki
Home: +64-67588824
Melissa C ameron
Hi, I'm Melissa. C ongratulations on your pregnancy!
You are in for an amazing journey, and I would feel
privileged to share this special time with you. I am a
mum to three children, two daughters who are 15
and 12, and our son is 7 years old. I care for women
during pregnancy, labour and birth, and the postnatal
period (up until your baby is six weeks old). I offer
homebirth, birth at Hawera Maternity Unit, or
Taranaki Base Hospital. I am also happy to support
women wishing to have a wat...
New P lymouth
Inglewood
Stratford
Eltham
Kaponga
Manaia
Hawera
P atea
Opunake & C oastal
Taranaki
Mobile: +64-220452765
Sharon Robinson
I believe in keeping birth normal. I am also happy to
support women having VBAC s or requiring specialist
input for other reasons including planned
C aesareans. I enjoy the challenges of caring for
women who have previously experienced labour and
birth as traumatic. I am committed to the NZ
partnership model of care and I wholeheartedly
support women to make informed decisions for
themselves. I believe that Dads are vitally important
in the journey and I commend Dave Owens for his
work with Great ...
New P lymouth
Mokau
Urenui
Waitara
Oakura
Inglewood
Stratford
Eltham
Kaponga
Opunake
Manaia
Rahotu
Hawera
P atea
Waverley
Opunake & C oastal
Taranaki
0800NAKIBUBZ:
0800625428
cell: 0272515373
Louise Hannah White
C ongratulations, you're beginning on a life changing
journey of bringing a new person into the world. This
can be the most challenging job you will ever
undertake and also the most rewarding. I am a
Mother of three, a Farmer, Naturopath, Registered
Nurse and Midwife, and Nanni Lou to 2 delightful
grand daughters. I have a small case load and also
work in the hospital occasionally.
New P lymouth
Mokau
Inglewood
Stratford
Home: +64-67568271
Mobile: +64-276620629
P ager: 086844763
Rachel Way
C ongratulations on your pregnancy, and I hope this
new time in your life is a satisfying experience. I have
been a registered midwife for 16 years. Until recently
I have worked at the hospital and I am now available
to give women full pregnancy care, labour and birth
care and I will visit you for up to 6 weeks at home
after the birth of your baby. I have an excellent
working relationship with the local obstetric specalists.
I am also a registered nurse and have had 4 years
practice. I hav...
New P lymouth
Urenui
Waitara
Oakura
Inglewood
Home: 06 7523928
Mobile: +64-273702259
P hone type: P hone
number
Rebekah Moore (Hale)
I am a self-employed midwife based in New
P lymouth, Taranaki. I have been working in Taranaki
for the past four years and have also given birth to
my little girl, at Elizabeth R Maternity, since moving
to the area. P rior to relocating here I worked as a self
employed midwife, for four years, in Waitakere in
Auckland. During this time I worked with many
women of different cultures and backgrounds. Here
in Taranaki I have welcomed the changes I have
made to my practice by supporting women to birth...
New P lymouth
Waitara
Oakura
Inglewood
Stratford
Eltham
Kaponga
Opunake
Manaia
Rahotu
Hawera
Opunake & C oastal
Taranaki
Mobile: +64-274284797
P ip Dinnison
C ongratulations on your pregnancy! I am an LMC
midwife. I completed my training in 2014 through
Otago P olytechnic, and am part of the P artners in
P regnancy team in New P lymouth. I am the mother
of three daughters ranging from 4 to 10 years old,
and relocated to New P lymouth from Wellington a
year ago. As an LMC midwife I provide care, advice
and support antenatally, during labour/birth and
throughout the postnatal period. My practice is based
on providing evidence based care, which allows the ...
New P lymouth
Mokau
Urenui
Waitara
Oakura
Inglewood
Stratford
Eltham
Kaponga
Opunake
Manaia
Rahotu
Opunake & C oastal
Taranaki
P hone type: P hone
number
Work: 06 769 9151
Tracey Murphy
Mobile: +642108574395
Alison Jennings
Hi, My name is Alison but I like to be called Ali. Many
congratulations on your fantastic news, I look forward
to walking alongside you at this special time of your
life. I trained as a Registered Nurse then Midwife in
Yorkshire, UK qualifying in 1992 where I worked at
Kings C ollege in London then back up to Yorkshire
before emigrating with my family in 2000. I am
married to P ete and have 2 teenagers. I have
primarily worked within the hospital setting most of
my career but am now loving work...
New P lymouth
Urenui
Waitara
Oakura
Inglewood
Opunake
Rahotu
Opunake & C oastal
Taranaki
Tesa P ilkinton
Hi there,I'm Tesa, I am a Registered Midwife and
Registered Nurse. I really enjoy providing professional
& experienced antenatal, labour & birth and
postnatal care for my clients. I previously worked for
New P lymouth midwives group 'P artners in
P regnancy' and started my own practice with a
smaller case load. I work with the New P lymouth
midwife, Alison Jennings and together we call
ourselves 'C all the Midwife'. I take clients in
Inglewood, Waitara, Lepperton & Urenui. It's a
privilege to s...
Mokau
Urenui
Waitara
Inglewood
Teressa Lindsey
My name is Teressa Lindsey I am a self employed
Midwife. I completed my Bachelor of Midwifery
Degree early 2012 at Waikato Institute of Technology
(WINTEC ) then passing my Midwifery Registration
Exam in March 2012. I moved to Tokoroa at the
beginning of 2012 working as a self employed
midwife. I am now based in Hawera, servicing
Hawera, Mania, Strafford and surrounding areas. My
Midwifery P hilosophy - My Training has taught me
many things, most of all that all situations are not the
same, and a...
Stratford
Eltham
Kaponga
Opunake
Manaia
Hawera
P atea
Mobile: +64-274217502
Hawera
P atea
Waverley
Hunterville
Wanganui
Bulls
Waverly
Bulls
Marton
Mobile0276221099:
+64-276221099
Jo Lockton
Home: +64-67511800
Mobile: +64-220485802
Louise Hammond
Hi I'm Louise 'P artners in P regnancy'. I have been a
Registered Midwife Since early 2006, when I
completed my Bachelor of Midwifery Degree in
Dunedin. I initially worked hospital shifts and took a
small caseload of clients in Dunedin. After the birth of
my second child in 2008, I moved back to Southland
where I am originally from, and worked initally in the
hospital in Invercargill as a core midwife, and then as
a fulltime LMC . In early 2014 I made the exciting
move to New P lymouth with m...
New P lymouth
Mokau
Urenui
Waitara
Oakura
Inglewood
Eltham
Opunake
Manaia
Rahotu
P atea
Opunake & C oastal
Taranaki
Work: 06 769 9151
Kylie White
I work with a passionate group of midwives known as
"P artners In P regnancy". We are a group of
midwives who care for women from our clinic in New
P lymouth from all over Taranaki. I have worked as a
midwife for over 8 years and I enjoy following
families through their unique journey into
parenthood. I believe in offering choice to
childbearing woman and I have a faith that as
women we are built for growing, birthing and
mothering our babies. I am born and bred in Taranaki
and I have a son who...
New P lymouth
Mokau
Urenui
Waitara
Oakura
Inglewood
Stratford
Eltham
Home: P hone number
Mobile: P hone number
Work: +64-67699151
Annette Thomas
P artners in P regnancy I qualified as a Midwife in 1984
(Wellington) after first completing my General Nurse
training. I have practiced in Wanganui, P apakura, and
then spent nine years in Hawera before moving to
New P lymouth over 9 years ago. For the last 6 years
I have worked within P artners in P regnancy. I love
being a Midwife and enjoy the journey with women
and their families during pregnancy, birth and
beyond. I aim to promote normal birth and
breastfeeding, including Homebirth and Waterbi...
New P lymouth
Urenui
Waitara
Oakura
Inglewood
Opunake
Rahotu
Opunake & C oastal
Taranaki
Work: 06-769-9151
Beki Williams
Wow what a good idea to help mums find a midwife!
I know it was hard for me as a first time mum
especially to find out about different midwives. Im
Beki, I'm a mum to five and work with 6 other
fantastic midwives in New P lymouth. I offer full
midwifery care to the women in Taranaki. I like to
center my practice around my women and also
encourage my dads to 'catch' their baby. I love my
job and feel priviledged to be apart of such a special
time. And questions feel free to contact me.
Work: +64-067699151
Jodie Hardy
I'm Jodie – I immigrated to New Zealand in 2011 and
have 2 children with a 3rd on the way. We initially
lived in Auckland and I worked at Middlemore before
becoming an LMC in that area. We moved to
Taranaki in 2013 and I work within the group practice
P artners in P regnancy. During my training I spent
time in a birth centre with a strong philosophy on low
risk women experiencing physiological labour and
waterbirth featured highly. As an LMC I am very
passionate about partnership with women, sup...
New P lymouth
Mokau
Urenui
Waitara
Oakura
Inglewood
Stratford
Office: 06 7699151
Victoria Robinson (Brown)
C ongratulations on your pregnancy. I have 8 years
experience as both a core midwife and LMC midwife
in Northland and now Taranaki. I have 3 children, all
girls aged 9, 7 and 3. P regnancy and childbirth is a
very special time and I believe everyone is entitled to
good care during this time. I only take a very small
caseload in my immediate area of Omata, Oakura
and Okato in Taranaki due to my busy family life. I
also offer postnatal care services to women in this
area who have sought Obstetric ...
Oakura
Rahotu
Home: +64-67527936
Mobile: +64-21746656
Jan Goss
Self employed over 20 years, working in the Taranaki
region. I am available for births at home or in the
hospital setting, and support waterbirth. I advocate
for natural birth wherever possible, and offer
acupuncture as a support for this. Strongly support
breastfeeding wherever possible. I have 2 back-up
midwives if unavailable for any reason, although we
each have our own caseload, and also have back-up
for postnatal support. I have 3 adult sons, 3 lovely
daughters-in-law and 2 grandchild...
New P lymouth
Mokau
Urenui
Waitara
Oakura
Inglewood
Rahotu
Opunake & C oastal
Taranaki
Home: +64-67512025
Work: +64-67512025
New P lymouth
Urenui
Waitara
Oakura
Inglewood
Mobile: 0279700012
Stacey Masters
Susan C leland
Hi. I am a mother of 2 grown up children and have
lived in Wanganui since 2002. I love this city, the
lifestyle and the people. I have worked in the hospital
setting as well as in the community as a LMC . I offer
services for women who want to birth at home or at
the hopsital. I do not have 'rooms' so predominately
do home visits. However there are facilites that I
utilise if vists outside the home are preferable. I look
after 4 or 5 women a month, ensuring that I am not
over extended to allow th...
P atea
Wanganui
Bulls
Marton
Waverly
Bulls
Marton
Mobile: +64-273894100
Sharron Riddick
Kia Ora. Tumeke. You are about to become parents
to a brand new little person. This is a huge step for
everyone concerned about you and your whanau and
I am here to support you through this part of your
journey. I am a mother, a grandmother and a New
Zealand registered midwife and nurse. It is with great
pleasure and excitement that I return to LMC
midwifery after a short spell spent travelling the
globe and on returning to New Zealand, working for
Taranaki District Health. I have a gre...
New P lymouth
Urenui
Waitara
Oakura
Inglewood
Opunake & C oastal
Taranaki
Home: 06 67547273
C harlene Kelly
Kiaora I'm C harlene and I have been a midwife since
2002 graduating from Waikato P olytechnic as a
Direct Entry Midwife. I am married with 4 children
and 2 grandsons. I work in a practice with 3 other
midwives under the name of Baby Boo Midwives. My
midwifery philosophy is "natural normal" emphasis
being on natural; ie Epidurals being out of my scope
of practice. I work Taranaki wide from Awakino to
Hawera and C oastal. I have midwifery clinics on
thursdays in New P lymouth and Fridays in Waitar...
New P lymouth
Mokau
Urenui
Waitara
Oakura
Inglewood
Stratford
Eltham
Opunake
Rahotu
Hawera
Opunake & C oastal
Taranaki
Home: +64-67546020
P ager: 086507352
Michelle C arse
Hi I am a case loading midwife working in south
Taranaki area. I am a working mother of five
dependent children and have a passion for natural
childbirth and in particular home and water births. I
enjoy working with women and their families during
this precious time. I also work in partnership with
Rebecca Moore and Sharon Robinson and together
we aim to provide women centered care.
New P lymouth
Mokau
Urenui
Waitara
Oakura
Inglewood
Stratford
Eltham
Kaponga
Opunake
Manaia
Rahotu
Hawera
P atea
Waverley
Opunake & C oastal
Taranaki
0800 naki bubz: 0800
naki bubz
Home: +64-62787102
Mobile: +64-272030006
Sharyn King
I have been practising as a self employed midwife for
15 years. I also did my nursing in 1991. My family is
made up of 1 stepson and 4 other children. This also
includes 3 grandchildren. I have just finished
practising with Mary Garlick for the last 15 years as
she has retired and now practise with Baby Boo,
which consists of C harlene Kelly, Stacey Masters and
Grace Maha. I also provide support for Louise
Hannah.
New P lymouth
Inglewood
Stratford
Eltham
Kaponga
Manaia
Home: 06-756-7311
P ager: 086-507-352
Marilynn Bridger
Hi, my name is Marilynn and I am a registered nurse
and midwife, mother of 2 adult boys aged 28 & 30.
No grandchildren as yet. My eldest son gets married
in November. I am married, my husband is a
hypnotherapist and has a keen interest in
hypnobirthing. My passion is keeping birth normal. I
do home visits antenatally in the NP , Waitara and
Inglewood areas but I am happy to take clients from
further afield however i would expect you to come to
me for antenatal visits. I do homebirths, hospi...
New P lymouth
Urenui
Waitara
Oakura
Inglewood
Opunake
Rahotu
Opunake & C oastal
Taranaki
Mobile: +64-272796615
Work: +64-67513192
C arol Wells
I trained in Lincoln England 22 yrs ago and emigrated
to NZ 15 yrs ago.I have 2 daughters 18 and 21 both
at university I am working as an LMC midwife (one of
the partners at P artners in pregnancy providing
quality midwifery care) and my philosophy embrases
the promotion of women centered care encouraging
a positive birth experiance by working in partership
with women and their families I offer care in the
hospital and at home. I am passionate about
ensuring a healthy outcome for mother and b...
New P lymouth
Urenui
Waitara
Oakura
Inglewood
Stratford
Rahotu
P hone type: P hone
number
Work: 06-769-9151
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