16/10/2025
Introductory post - I havent done one of these in a while so thought why not!
I'm Jade 👋 Mama of 3 and LMC Midwife here in Te Awakairangi! I started Manaaki Midwives at the start of this year after working alongside incredible midwives here but seeing some space for a new group and our lmc workforce to grow! I at present work alongside Shari, Gemma, Hayley and Lizz with Lizz switching to core (hospital) midwifery in December we'll then be a team of 4!
I have been an LMC Since i graduated and primarily support Hutt Hospital births and Home births with our group being honored to have 4 birth pools of our own available at koha! I take Whānau from Upper and Lower Hutt and reside in Upper hutt myself with our clinic rooms in Hutt Central 🏡
Why Midwifery? Midwifery was always something i wanted to do but never understood especially when leaving kura (school)! Fast fwd in 2016 we experienced a loss of our son Elijah 👼 at 18+6 weeks due to premature rupture of membranes from Chorioamnionitis (an infection of the fetal membranes) the care, respect and love i received during this time from the incredible midwives who cared for me in such a time of darkness made me realize this is where and who i wanted too be - A light for others! Supporting whānau through such special times of there lives and sometimes some of the hardest, being that hand to hold, that shoulder to cry on, that voice to say you can do this in the moments you think you cant.
Midwifery is so much more than catching babies, Its supporting mama in their innate ability to birth their babies in the safest way they know how! Protecting that space and holding them when they cant hold themselves!
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- a little picture of my reason why and crazy fam bam that keep me sane! 📷 By the wonderful
