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Midwife Amy
I offer full LMC care, placenta remedies, acupuncture for pregnancy and the postnatal period, rebozo and spinning babies repositioning and antenatal classes to help you prepare for birth.
Midwifery
Hey, my name is Amy, I trained as a midwife in England before moving over to Aotearoa New Zealand with my family. I am constantly working to increase my foundational midwifery skills to reduce the chances of complications by supporting balance, comfort and alignment thus reducing the need for interventions before they become necessary. I use spinning babies, acupuncture and rebozo regularly as well as supporting people to understand good nutrition and movement to support their body naturally.I work within an amazing team called Mārama midwives where we all offer full LMC care which means we support people from the start to the end of the journey. We take regular days off and cover each other to keep ourselves well rested and ready for whenever the phone rings.
Whenua / Placenta
Many people know that burying the whenua connects baby to the land and this is a beautiful thing to do after your birth.Your placenta can also be turned in to a fantastic medicine for you. You can consume your whenua in pills, smoothies or in a tincture. You can still keep some of it to bury to or I can make you a cord keepsake to keep forever. I can even make a balm and an oil infused with your placenta which can do wonders for yours and pepi skin! The most spoken about benefits of placenta consumption include increased energy, reduced rates of postnatal depression and an increase in your milk supply. If you want to read more about the benefits of consuming your placenta then visit
IPEN which is where I completed my training.If you click on the button under the photo you can see all the different options and prices for placenta remedies. The process is very simple, once your placenta is birthed it just needs to be placed on ice, or in a fridge within 30 mins of the birth once the midwife has checked it over. I really like to have the placenta with me within 24 hours but it can be longer than this, just call me to discuss and sometimes I will arrange freezing the placenta. I cover quite a large area but if I need to travel more than 45mins then I will charge a travel fee. I am happy to meet family members half way also if you end up birthing in Hamilton or Auckland. We can always figure it out! Any questions just email me.
Breech babies
Breech presentation is when the baby is bum down and head up. I do a re-position appointment where we work together to reposition the baby or to prepare the body for an external cephalic version (ECV). This appointment may include: acupuncture, acupressure, rebozo, spinning babies and moxibustion and we will work together for around an hour. I do not charge for this appointment but I do accept koha. Please do not feel that you need to give koha and no explanation is needed if this is out of your reach. If you can and would like to give koha but you’re are not sure how much to give then I estimate the value of this appointment to be around $100 but any amount is appreciated. Please email or text me to arrange an appointment.
Birth Preperation
I offer a single session where we start by looking at how we can support the body in late pregnancy. We do a short relaxation with rebozo and then feel the baby’s position. We talk about what position means in labour and how we can make sure the baby is in the best position for them. I will give you exercises to do leading up to the birth.We then move on to what happens to the body in late pregnancy and as it moves in to early labour. Step by step we will develop a plan of how to move through early labour and when it is time to call your midwife depending on where you have chosen to birth. I can also help you figure out where is the best place to birth for you!Then we talk about the more active stage of labour, what is happening in the body and how you can best support this no matter where you have chosen to birth. We will go over some tools you can use such as acupressure, tens machine and we will talk about anchors and how you can use this to stay relaxed in labour.I will talk you through the birth of your baby and your placenta so you know exactly what to expect and any decisions you will need to make beforehand.My aim is that this session leaves you and your support person calm and prepared and excited for the birth of your baby! As midwives we aim to help all people with this but there are time limitations so an appointment like this lets us dig much deeper than you can usually go with your midwife (or me if I am your midwife!)Our appointment will be at your home, unless you live out of area in which case we do it at my clinic space in Paeroa. I am working towards group sessions if this is something you prefer at a cheaper rate let me know.This session costs $200 and will generally last around 1.5-2.5 hours. Please email or text me to book.
