Midwifery Collective

Midwifery Collective Midwifery Collective closed its business 21 December 2023. Please use website “find your midwife”

11/11/2023

To all our lovely past clients - as we wrap up we would appreciate the return of any items that you have had the use of eg smiley belts, books, breast pump etc. No matter how long you have had them!

They can be dropped in to the office on Monday, Tuesday or Thursday or contact us to arrange pick up.

Thanks!

27/04/2023

Due to change of circumstances, Midwifery Collective team are closing the practice as a group. We are no longer accepting further bookings 💜

28/03/2023

Whooping Cough vaccinations at Te Papaioea Birthing Centre!

Whooping cough is highly contagious and can cause serious harm to newborn babies. Getting your whooping cough vaccine during pregnancy protects your pēpi when they are born.

It is recommended that, if you’re over 16 weeks pregnant, you protect your baby by getting vaccinated. The vaccination is free in your second and third trimesters.

The birthing centre will have vaccinators onsite and invites hapū māmā to drop in anytime between 9 am – 12 pm every Wednesday.

No appointment necessary - pop in and see our friendly team!

04/03/2023

URGENTLY SEEKING MILK DONORS

“Fakalofa Atu - Hello
I’m Arlo, and those are my mum and dad’s hands you can see. I arrived two weeks ago after a rocky start for both mum and I. Not really wanting to be evicted from my warm home nor was I prepared to enter the world so I spent some time in NICU while my mum was in theatre and then the ward recovering from her surgery. This means we didn’t get to see each other until much later in the day and even then I didn’t get boobie milk until the next day. Due to these complications and special medications mummy has to take with ongoing health conditions mummy’s milk supply isn’t enough to keep my tummy full and I’m being topped up by donor milk from a mummy like yours.
Does your mummy have milk to spare? Could she spare some milk to keep me and babies like me fed?”

If you are local to the MidCentral region and think you could help, please head to https://www.whangaiora.org.nz/become-a-milk-donor
and we will be in touch

01/03/2023

💚 Nau mai, Haere mai, welcome!
💚 Breastfeeding sharing Circle! Feeling exhausted? Baby feeding all night? Keen on gentle nighttime parenting? Curious about co-sleeping/bed-sharing? Wondering when baby will sleep all night? Gather with us and share your experience of breastfeeding and SLEEP......zzzz!
💚 Breastfeeding support if you have any questions or specific challenges.
💚 We are a group of breastfeeding counselors who breastfeed too!
💚 Free morning tea!
💚 Monday 6 March, 10-11.30am Te Ha o Hine-ahu-one Palmerston North Women's Health Collective, 53 Waldegrave St
💚 Our gatherings are whanau-friendly! Please only come if you and your child/ren are well.

13/01/2023

My parents visited when you were four weeks old. Dad quietly got to work. He cleaned our oven and fridge. The smell of Dettol filled our flat and felt like love. Mum kept the washing rolling over and made the beds. They bought organic strawberries from a local farmers market. "This will do you good. Get those vitamins zinging" Mum said.

They could see I was delirious with no sleep so they took you after a feed and packed me off to bed. I could hear them trying to pacify you for a wee while as I zonked out.

Dad apologetically nudged me from my slumber: "Sorry doll. He's hungry again." I didn't understand why he was apologising. I had woken up smiling and refreshed. "How long was I out for? It felt like ages" I said, as if I were emerging from a coma. Dad half-laughed his reply: "About 20 minutes".

Between feeds, Mum held you and you melted into her arms. You looked more content with her than with me. But I didn't mind. I put it down to the bigger b***s but really it was some innate calmness. I watched her little ways. She knew exactly how to hold you. How to pat you. How to talk to you. "Tell me a wee story" she'd say as you looked up wide-eyed and round-mouthed. It felt like a masterclass in mothering that I needed to see. I had felt silly talking to you up until that point.

There is nothing quite so delicate as a first-time mum. She will never forget the way people tried to help. Those who wrapped her up in love and for a moment made her feel like a baby again.

Words: Karen McMillan (Mother Truths)

Collection of Poetry and Prose on Early Motherhood available to buy worldwide: https://linktr.ee/mother_truths

Happy holidays to all our clients; past, present and future.Please share your baby updates with us in the comments!Our t...
22/12/2022

Happy holidays to all our clients; past, present and future.
Please share your baby updates with us in the comments!

Our thoughts are also with all the families who have experienced loss as you remember those you love 💕

With COVID numbers on the rise and to protect ourselves and our vulnerable clients we are asking for people to wear mask...
12/12/2022

With COVID numbers on the rise and to protect ourselves and our vulnerable clients we are asking for people to wear masks to their appointment please! Let’s try and stay well for Christmas 🎄

06/12/2022

Another busy month for our Midwives 👶

Check out our November stats below, with the busiest day being 10th November, with 14 babies born!

15/11/2022

Check out our MidCentral births over October 🤰👶 Congratulations to all of the whānau! 🎉

It was also noticed that during the course of October, the most common time for hapū māmā to go into labour was during the nightshift, rather than day or evening shifts!

10/11/2022

Have you had a baby during 2021 and 2022? We would love for you to share your photos with us! 👶📷

Each year we publish our MidCentral Maternity Annual Report, detailing the year that’s been, and the on-going work we’re doing to improve the quality and safety of maternity care for our māmā, pēpi and whānau.

Our annual report is written for our community, health providers and Te Whatu Ora. Due to COVID-19 this annual report will be covering two years.

We would love our report to feature the māmā, pēpi and whānau, who are central to the vital work we do. If you have a special photo from your 2021 or 2022 pregnancy, birth or first few weeks with baby and would be happy to share it in our 2021-2022 Maternity Annual Report, we would love to hear from you!

We will be giving a $50 grocery voucher koha for every photo chosen to appear in our report. Please send photos to communications@midcentraldhb.govt.nz.

Terms & conditions;
• Sending your photo/s implies your permission to publish them in our 2021-2022 MidCentral Maternity Annual Report
• Your baby must have been born in 2021 or 2022 in the rohe.
• Vouchers will be gifted for photos featured in the report and will be sent out late December
• Please send your photos by 5pm Friday 2 December for a chance to be featured
• Photos will only be shared in the Annual Report

We look forward to seeing your photos!

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Palmerston North
4414

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Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm

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