Whether this is your first or your fifth pregnancy, individualised care throughout your journey and informed decision making to support the choices that are right for your family/whanau are important for a safe and empowering experience. 

I have been a New Zealand trained and registered midwife for 10 years here in Buller and am currently available to care for women choosing primary birthing options, either at home or at Te Rau Kawakawa in Westport, with transfer to Greymouth when indicated. I offer antenatal appointments in your own home or at the primary birthing unit in Westport and place no time restraints on our appointments. 

I believe midwifery care can be designed by you! 

I strive to seek ways to think and work 'outside of the box', questioning the why and knowing the purpose for each action. I believe in maternity choices rather than a screening pathway, seek to develop mutual trust in midwifery partnerships with women, valuing the intuition of the mother and her connection with her baby. I value all ways of knowing and encourage families/whānau to bring their knowledge gathered from women, peers, tuakana and their intuition to sit alongside midwifery and obstetric knowledge equally. 

I deeply trust the physiological childbirth process and believe women birth best undistrubed. I bring a variety of additional trainings in techniques that may assist when coping with labours intensity, hire out a fabulous 'Oat Milk' birthing pool and support traditional Māori birthing practices. Additionally, I have 25 years experience in a range of body work and natural therapies with advanced certifications for reflexology, aromatherapy and massage in pregnancy. When indicated, these therapies are applied, free of charge, to support the body's physiological transition during the childbearing year.

Postpartum, I prioritize keeping the mother and baby dyad together over midwifery actions within a healthy clinical picture. For example, many baby checks can be done with your baby in your arms, remaining close and in your own time. Having been an IBCLC lactation consultant for 6 years, I combine this knowledge, free of charge, supporting the mother & baby dyad to achieve their breastfeeding goals. I highly value breastfeeding as the biologically nutritious food for our infants and always seek to inspire whānau with the myriad of positives when mothering from the breast.