Kelsey Andrews Midwife

15/10/2024

For any new followers, just a reminder this page is no longer being used. Please go along and follow Māruawai Midwives - Gore Midwives 😊

30/04/2023

Go over and follow Māruawai Midwives for all your maternity needs. Exciting changes coming soon!! 💫 I will no longer post on this page as all relevant information will now be shared from our team 🫶🏽

26/04/2023

Such a loss to lose this service in our community 😢

24/04/2023

Did you know there are online antenatal breastfeeding classes available to help prepare you for your breastfeeding journey?

We also have a number of local breastfeeding peer support people around the Southland region! Reach out if you are needing support 🤱🏼

Pregnant?

WellSouth provide a free online antenatal breastfeeding class with a midwife and lactation consultant. NEXT CLASS: Thursday 4th May, 6:30pm - 8:30pm (sign up for the zoom link).

"Gain confidence with breastfeeding through a one-off group session, share knowledge with your whānau, and find out where to get more support before and after birth. Expectant mums and partners, support people, and whānau are all encouraged to attend."

For upcoming session dates and more information:

Go to https://forms.gle/hQpZF6b1vDiWnNsS8
Email health.promotion@wellsouth.org.nz
Or visit www.breastfeedingsos.co.nz/home/support

23/04/2023

Hello Families!

After focusing my time and energy on raising my own young ones and working as a midwife at Gore Hospital, I have made the decision to start booking clients again! 💥

As I hope to continue having a good work/life balance with my babies, and will be continuing my work as a core midwife, I have limited spaces! So if you would like me to support you through your life changing journey to parenthood I look forward to hearing from you 🩷

I have missed working with women throughout their pregnancy, birth and early newborn stages and am excited for this next chapter.

A picture of my two beautiful terrors, Lincoln (6) and Neela (4) so you can all see what/who has been keeping me so busy 🥰

17/09/2019

Thank You!! What an amazing community we have. Thanks for all your support 🌸

Gore Hospital is about 6560 steps closer to paying for a new $20,000 transport pod to carry babies needing further medical help. A 5km walk attended by about 500 people on Sunday raised $2,860 for the cause. As a result the total raised has passed the halfway point, now $12,264. The event was organi...