Maternity Matters

Maternity Matters is in service to "help people out!" We aim to offer midwifery care, which is friendly and professional.

A lot of women find it a daunting process at the beginning of their pregnancy when they are told to find a Lead Maternity Care giver. All you have to do is contact us and we will carefully explain your maternity care choices.

If you then choose a Maternity Matters midwife you will be guided through your pregnancy and birth process with a high standard of midwifery care with referrals to the appropriate specialist service as required.

Our service is PROFESSIONAL and FREE - paid for by the Ministry of Health. Maternity Matters service has developed out of response to what women have said that they would like to see, so we are continually reshaping and growing in the care service we provide to women. We each offer a Lead Maternity Care service but there may be some variation in the way we operate our back up cover but we remain available to you 24 hours a day.

In response to women's needs we have childbirth education classes and coffee mornings. Blood tests can be done on site and we refer woman to Horizon Scanning for free pregnancy scanning.

We endeavour to keep in touch with you after you are discharged from our care with newsletters and our coffee mornings where we provide an interesting speaker or activity.

SERVICES AVAILABLE:

Midwives - Heather Donald and Yvonne Daji (please phone the office for bookings)

Massage Therapy - Olive Denton ph. 021 041 0322 or Barbara Fleming ph. 021 661 6023

Shiatsu Massage - Miranda Jay 021 227 6060

Pregnancy Yoga - Petra Tip ph. 817 8079

Acupuncture - Carly Francis (BHSc Midwifery) will be joining us in 2010, ph. Masters of Acupuncture 810 9943

Childbirth Education Classes - For 2010 timetable and bookings contact: Nicola ph. 021 884 482 or Helen ph. 0210528541

Mothers Support Group (Coffee Mornings)