FIND YOUR midwiFe

Midwives are specialists in pregnancy and childbirth. They complete a three or four year degree known as the ‘Bachelor of Midwifery’ in order to gain the knowledge, skills and experience they need to provide safe and professional midwifery care. Midwives practice in different settings. They work in the community and provide birth care at home, in maternity facilities including River Ridge East Birth Centre, and in hospitals. Midwives provide free maternity care to all eligible women in New Zealand and over 75% of women today have a midwife as their Lead Maternity Carer (LMC).

LMC Midwives work in partnership with pregnant women, and their support person/partner, as well as the midwives employed by the birth centre. An LMC midwife’s job is to ensure that the pregnant woman receives the care that best suits her individual needs.

At River Ridge East Birth Centre, we have a number of LMC midwives who have their clinic rooms in the building adjacent to the Birth Centre. Click on the names below to read more information about these midwives.

Bev Taylor

Celeste Pon

Danielle Smith

Fiona Hermann

Fiona Goldfinch

Gaye Davis

Jo Clarke

Jo Mason

Julie Jessen

Julia Frick

Kirstin Rouse

Leanne Mackie

Madeleine Wisener

Michele Lord

Michelle Kingston-White

Natasha Davidson

Nicky Brown

Paris Kingston-White

Rachael Thomas

Rhiannon Leach

Rachael Harris

Stacey Foster

Sonia Kerr

Tina Gillies

Toni Constable

Tracy Aitchison

Xuemin(Min) Zhong

Zahra Brogden

In addition, you can use Find Your Midwife which is an easy and helpful website for you to find a midwife that suits your individual needs. The filtering tool enables you to search for midwives in your specific area and also gives you the option of selecting midwives who are Māori, Pasifika, who offer care for gender diverse people or who can provide care in the birthing location/facility where you would like to have your baby (if you know this). You may also be able to select midwives who speak languages other than English. Each midwife has a blurb about their experience as a midwife and what they value as an LMC.