Karen Nelson

Congratulations on your pregnancy - I am an independent midwife and part of a group practice called West Auckland Midwives.

We are a group of three midwives providing exceptional midwifery care in the West Auckland area with 30 years midwifery experience between us. We have a passion for continuity of care (following the same woman through the entire pregnancy, birth and postnatal experience) and enjoy doing this with warmth, a sense of humour and a friendly listening ear. We are all members of the College of Midwives and our midwifery practice is regularly appraised through participation in the Midwifery Standards Review Programme.

Our belief is that pregnancy and birth are normal, natural life events and mostly occur without any problems. We work with each family and individually tailor your care depending on your circumstances.

We are able to order all relevant blood tests, scans and prescribe medications related to your pregnancy. If you are a New Zealand citizen this is a free service. Pregnancy tests are also provided free of charge, if you contact us and drop into one of our clinics.

Our clinics are conveniently situated in Henderson, running on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays. We cover most areas of West Auckland from as far as Kumeu and West Harbour to New Lynn and Blockhouse Bay.

Waitakere Maternity Unit is our preferred place of delivery where we offer full labour and delivery care. However, for healthy women without pregnancy complications (living in West Auckland), we can provide the option of a home birth.

The four of us work closely together and support each other during weekends off, holidays and busy periods. This ensures that you will have continuity of care even if your LMC is temporarily unavailable.