Midwife directory

Waikato Home Birth Association provides this information to assist women who are looking for a midwife that offers home birth. The midwives listed on this page are current members of of the Association.

More home birth midwives can be found on the searchable directory Find your Midwife.

We strongly encourage everyone to find a midwife that suits them best. Here is a list of questions you may want to ask a potential midwife.

De Cleaver
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Dianne De Esteena
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Zahra Brogden
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Karene Clark
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Gaye Davis
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Jo Simpson
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Anna-Lena Tews
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Summer Obrien
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Mela Levinsohn
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Madeleine Wisner
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At this time De is only taking on repeat clients. However, is still a proud professional member, and committee member, of Waikato Home Birth Association.

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Zahra Brogden

Congratulations on your pregnancy!
I welcome and enjoy working with all types of Whānau, including those who are part of the rainbow community. I have a strong trust in the natural ability of bodies to grow and birth babies and I believe this sacred process works best when left undisturbed as much as possible. I feel immensely privileged to walk beside families on their pregnancy and childbirth journey, and my midwifery hearts sing loudest when supporting families in their own space at home. I love my work and am passionate about providing positive, empowering, and safe midwifery care, supporting you to make choices that are right for you.

I have two birth pools available for use by my clients wanting water births, as well as a califont if needed.

The best way to contact me is via text.

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07 871 9114

Karene is grounded in natural birth and believes that most women are able to safely give birth without medical intervention, she therefore supports women who choose to birth at home or in a primary birthing unit. Karene provides care that is holistic and gentle, supportive and empowering, and acts in partnership with the woman and her family / whānau, sharing decision-making, knowledge and skills.

Areas I cover

  • Hamilton
  • Raglan
  • Matangi
  • Ohaupo
  • Arapuni
  • Te Awamutu
  • Otorohanga
  • Piopio
  • general Waipa area.

027 218 2137

Congratulations on your pregnancy – this is an exciting and emotional time for you. I come to midwifery with a love of working with women and a strong belief that pregnancy is a normal and exciting time in each woman’s life. Each woman’s journey is individual and it is a privilege to walk alongside them. I have a particular interest in home birth and am happy to support women who wish to birth at home or in a birth centre. If their journey should change to need extra support, I am happy to support them in a hospital setting. Wherever a woman births, my goal is to help her feel she has all the tools to have the best experience she can have. Antenatal appointments are about 1 hour long and I include midwifery specific acupuncture at no cost for women in my care who choose it. I live in the outskirts of Hamilton with my husband and four children aged 17, 16, 14 and 10. We have an old house we are slowly renovating, two golden retrievers, three cats and a menagerie of other animals. I look forward to meeting you.

How to get hold of me
I am available for enquiries from 8.30 am – 5pm week days. Please call or text me on 027 218 2137 or email any time on walnuthouse6@gmail.com. My clinics are currently in Hamilton at Waterford Birthing Centre on a Monday and in Morrinsville at Morrinsville Community House on a Thursday.

Areas I cover

  • Hamilton East, West, North, South
  • Cambridge
  • Morrinsville
  • Taupiri
  • Te Aroha

027 203 9510

I’m a mamma of three now grown babies, all born at home here in the Waikato. I’m a member of the Homebirth Collective and WHBA as well as the former resolutions midwife for NZCOM.
I care about birth and woman’s rights to birth on their own terms and all that flows from that – bonding breastfeeding, well woman and babies and whānau. I have a birth pool and a home birth kit, I also provide acupuncture for pregnancy. I believe in equity and fairness in life.  I enjoy gardening dog training, swimming, aromatherapy, natural healing, bike riding, laughing and good food and friendships. I’m passionate about birth.
I believe pregnancy and childbirth are one of the most natural and

exciting phases in a woman’s life. My philosophy reflects a holistic approach while providing safe, professional, empowering and woman/whānau orientated care.

I’ve been a Midwife since 2007. Throughout my midwifery career I’ve supported women and their families in all kind of birthing environments – at home, in birthing centres and in hospitals nationally and internationally.
My 2 years as Midwifery Supervisor in India and South Sudan have not only confirmed my believe in home births and the ability in birthing our babies but have also taught me immense skills to support you and your family safely in any circumstance.
Since 2010 I’m a fully trained Maternity Acupuncturist which accompanies alternative treatment options for you. To offer you wholesome care, acupuncture is free of charge for women under my midwifery care.
My clinic is based at River Ridge East Birth Centre, Hamilton East.
I’m a proud Mama of a gorgeous wee little girl and live with my family in Hamilton.
Please visit my webpage for more details: www.altews-midwifery.com
Call/ text during business hours 02102571730
You are welcome to email me any time at info@altews-midwifery.com
Find me on Facebook under Anna-Lena Tews, Midwife
I look forward to hearing from you!
I cover all areas of the Waikato that are within an hour’s drive from Hamilton.
Summer Obrien

Hello and congratulations on your pregnancy journey. Thank you for taking the time to read my profile. I am an experienced midwife living in Tairua with my partner and son. I cover my home town Tairua as well as Pauanui, Whangamata and other areas of the Thames and Hauraki districts. I provide contemporary holistic care for you, your baby and whānau. I believe in creating partnership, which encompasses looking after your physical, emotional, cultural and spiritual health. Because your wholehearted, informed choice and consent are at the core of my approach, I take a small caseload which enables me to spend ample time with you to discuss your very own personal and unique requirements. I have a special love of home birth and believe birth is a normal but very extraordinary life event. I work hard to help you in this. I am incredibly passionate about what I do and I love spending time with families, ensuring they receive the best possible care that suits them. Please feel free to contact me via email summer@voyagemidwifery.co.nz and include your phone number for an informal chat.

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Mela Levinsohn

Tēnā koutou ko Mela Levinsohn toku ingoa. I am grateful to have been living in Whāingaroa and working in this rohe as a homebirth/holistic midwife since 2003. I have birthed my children raised them under Karioi maunga and within the Raglan community. 

I honour and gently hold space for the growth, expansion and transformation that is a part of birthing and offer loving respect to each woman and baby. I hold reverence for the intelligence of physiology of both the mother and the baby – honouring the wisdom of the heart, the intellect and the intuition. I practice deep listening to the wellness and needs of the woman, the baby and the birth. I hold core values as a midwife with respect to bodily autonomy and consent.

I have experience and knowledge in supporting with natural remedies, nutrition, herbs and homeopathy from within our culture and other cultures.I offer support to you to care for your newborn baby with understanding of their biological needs for love, empathy and attachment. I have birth pools available for women to use at home.

I am able to provide care in all settings – home, birth centres and hospital for women seeking holistic care.

I am a member of the Waikato Homebirth Midwives Collective, the Waikato Homebirth assoc and a founding member of Aku Huia Kaimanawa (national) Midwives Collective, 2022.

Phone 021 48 48 07; email mela_nz@yahoo.com

Larissa Grandi and I offer ‘Closing of the Bones’ ceremony for women after birth in Whāingaroa/Raglan (koha).
I also offer havening treatments in relation to previous birth trauma or traumas impacting this pregnancy and birth,  in Raglan and Hamilton (koha).
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The foundation of my midwifery training is in home and community birth. I trained in the apprentice model with home birth midwives in California and Utah, and for nearly a decade I directed a large organization of midwives who attended home and birth center births for working class families. In my spare time, I continue to work as a midwifery policy leader in California, advocating for midwifery and home birth as the gold standard of healthcare for birthing people and their babies.

 

After moving to Aotearoa and just over a year of working in the hospital in Hamilton, I’m now back to attending home births. I work hard to protect the option of HBAC (home birth after cesarean) and home birth in other special circumstances such as breech presentation and twin pregnancies. I am a member of the rainbow community and cherish LGBTQ+ pregnancies and births. I am a Covid Cautious practitioner and wear a high grade mask during client care.

 

If you are interested in having me as your midwife, please book a no-obligation consultation through my website to see if we are a good fit.
I offer these online via video chat for your convenience: https://www.midwifemaddy.com