Birth & Midwifery in New Zealand
RESOURCES FOR PARENTS AND PRACTITIONERS

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Some of the following sites may not be in English; an online translator may be useful.

Midwifery Today Country Contact

Lorna Davies

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Birth/Midwifery

• New Zealand College of Midwives
• New Zealand Midwifery Council—Government and Regulatory Body (also overseas registration)
• Ministry of Health
• Everybody—Find a midwife
• http://www.nzcom.org.nz/index.cfm/search—Find a midwife
• http://www.homebirth.org.nz/midwife.html—Find a midwife
• BabyWebNZ is the brainchild of a Mother, Midwife and Childbirth Educator. My mission is to maintain an up to date resource for all NZ parents allowing them easy access to web sites related to pregnancy, childbirth and parenting.
• http://www.sacredbirth.co.nz/—Midwife
• http://www.nikaumidwives.com—Midwife
• New Zealand Homebirth Association
• Maggie Banks—Birth spirit (midwifery educator, breech/homebirth advocate)
• Vida Rye—Nurture NZ, doula, infant massage and a whole lot more

Parenting/Breastfeeding

• La Leche League—New Zealand

Education

• AUT—Auckland University of Technology (also offers postgraduate studies)
• WINTEC—Waikato Institute of technology
• Massey University (also offers postgraduate studies)
• Christchurch Polytechnic
• Otago Polytechnic (also offers postgraduate studies)
• New Zealand College of Midwives Education page