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Nic01 
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Posted: 19 August 2005 at 9:14am |
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I'm expecting my first child next year & am a bit overwhelmed about choosing a midwife. Seems there are so many to choose from! I'm the first of all my friends to have a baby, so can't get any recommendations from them. My doctor said he'll try & get some names from other women at his surgery who've recently had babies, but just wondering if any of you have anyone that you'd recommend?
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bonjovi6
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Posted: 22 August 2005 at 8:11am |
I"m not from auckland but you can look for registered midwifes in the front of the phone book. You could do like an interview with them, either on the phone or in person. I guess the best way is to see if you "click" with them. If you and the midwife have the same beliefs then, they are properly the best one to go with. If you find after a few months/weeks you dont get on with them you can always change.
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kbushnz
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Posted: 22 August 2005 at 10:34am |
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Maternity Matters in Woodford place Henderson are quite good - had three of my friends including myself go thru them - i'm pregnant with my second child and have returned to my original midwife who has now gone independant.
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Posted: 22 August 2005 at 12:32pm |
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I go to maternity matters in Henderson, they are fine.
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Nic01
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Posted: 22 August 2005 at 3:35pm |
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Thanks for that. I'll look into them.
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lou
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Posted: 23 August 2005 at 12:55pm |
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I was with Maternity matters when I was there - I found the services they offered really good, though both the midwives I had have left now. The best thing to do is to interview two or three different people to see who you like.
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Anjelmajik
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Posted: 24 August 2005 at 11:27am |
hey i tried maternity matters, but they were fully booked, as was EVERY other midwife in west akl and north shore!!! I started looking for one when i was 6 weeks, finally got in touch with the head of midwives nz and she could only find me one hospital-based midwife! lol..all the rest were going away for xmas.
(im due on the 12th dec) 
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AngieBaby
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Posted: 02 September 2005 at 9:04am |
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If it is any help
My midwife is Theresa Fergusson and she is fantastic! Really professional and very thorough
She is based in Green Bay.
Her numbre is 8264242
Best of luck!
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Nic01
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Posted: 05 September 2005 at 9:37am |
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Well April must be a popular month because all the midwives I've rung so far are fully booked! Maternity Matters only had a newly qualified student midwife available or a lady who wasn't moving out to NZ until January which wasn't really ideal & Theresa Fergusson is stopping midwifery at the end of the year. So it's back to the phone book. I didn't think it would be this hard!! Wish I'd started looking weeks ago now.
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Posted: 05 September 2005 at 10:10am |
I know my midwife here in Wellington is having to turn people away for April too!!  Must really be a busy month, not just in Auckland! 
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Posted: 05 September 2005 at 10:53am |
I had the same problems in Hawkes Bay for October. I was trying to find a m/w at about 10 weeks and all the ones I had been recommended were booked solid. Ended up with a new graduate m/w whos backup was one of the recommended ones. We got on really well but she couldnt answer a lot of my questions and had to ask her backup which worried me a little  Ended up moving and changing anyway which I am very glad about now.
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Posted: 03 December 2005 at 7:34am |
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Posted: 03 December 2005 at 11:02am |
Maybe you can try the ones at waitakere hospital. My cousin uses them. Im with maternity matters and i just managed to get in their. Hope you find a midwife. Good Luck.
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