Auckland Midwives & Birth Professionals
Find local midwives and pregnancy support professionals to help you feel supported through pregnancy, birth and life with your baby.
Central Auckland Midwives
Leonie Bowley
Provides care throughout pregnancy, birth and the early weeks with your baby, working with families to discuss their needs and develop a birth plan. Very supportive of hypnobirthing births.
Clinics: Birthcare, Parnell, and Greenwood Medical Centre, Royal Oak
Areas covered: Central Auckland and eastern suburbs
Places of birth: Home, Birthcare and Auckland Hospital
Phone: 021 241 2599
Lili Tse
Offers individualised, inclusive care, supporting homebirth, waterbirth and births at Birthcare.
Based in: Central Auckland
Clinic: Level 3, Birthcare, Parnell
Places of birth: Home, Birthcare and Auckland City Hospital
Availability: Books are closed from April 2027 onwards while overseas.
Email: liliptsemidwife@gmail.com
Lucy Chen
Supports physiological birth and an empowering experience for women and their birth partners.
Clinic: Level 3, Birthcare, Parnell
Language: Mandarin available
Contact: 021 115 7318
Email: midwifelucy.chen@gmail.com
Sonia Azizi
Provides care throughout pregnancy, birth and the first six weeks after birth, supporting families with evidence-based information and informed choices.
Practice: Auckland Maternity Provider
Clinic: Mt Roskill
Areas covered: Auckland region
Places of birth: Auckland Hospital and Birthcare
Languages: English, Dari and Farsi
Phone: 021 051 6552 (text preferred)
Thea Wharehoka
Offers personalised, inclusive care that respects each family’s needs and choices, helping parents feel informed, supported and confident. Welcomes neurodivergent and queer whānau, and parents who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss.
Clinic:Parnell, on Tuesdays
Email: birthwiththea@gmail.com
North Shore Midwives
Carla Smith
Supportive of hypnobirthing and homebirth
Practice: Hauraki Midwives
Location: Northcote
Contact: 021 256 6813
Rachel Williams
Offers warm, welcoming care for families of all backgrounds, supporting informed choices and the natural process of birth, including waterbirth. Works alongside her practice partner, Brittney Williams.
Practice: Call the Midwives
Clinic: 7 Woodford Avenue, Henderson
Birth locations: Waitākere Hospital, North Shore Hospital and Birthcare
Phone: 020 443 3000 (text preferred)
Matty van Oosterom
Supportive of hypnobirthing
Practice: The Cottage Midwives
Location: NorthMed, Northcote
Contact: 021 224 6191
Jackie Graham
Supports women through pregnancy and birth, helping them work towards the birth experience they hope for while keeping safety at the centre.
Practice: Kate Sheppard Midwifery
Clinic: 2A Dodson Avenue, Milford
Places of birth: North Shore Hospital
Phone: 021 884 193
East Auckland Midwives
Lisa Tattley
Kind, supportive care with a focus on listening, informed choices and helping women feel heard. Lisa views pregnancy and birth as normal life events and works alongside families throughout their care.Areas covered: Central, East and South Auckland
Births at: Auckland City Hospital
Phone: 021 685 794 (text welcome)
Email: lisatattley67@gmail.com
West Auckland Midwives
Bronwynn Hambly
Homebirth care
Areas: Waterview, Point Chevalier and Mount Albert
Contact: 021 050 3232
Sherab Palmo
Supports natural birth, informed choices and trust in your body. Sherab works in partnership with women and whānau, with a focus on emotional wellbeing, nutrition, rest and individual needs.
Practice: GentleBirth Midwives
Clinic: 274 Te Atatū Road, Te Atatū South
Phone: 027 643 9433 (text preferred)
Email: sherabpalmo.midwifenz@gmail.com
Kerry Martin
Supports informed choices and the natural process of birth, with a strong focus on advocating for women throughout their care.
Practice: Green Bay Midwives
Births at: Home and Waitākere Hospital
Phone: 021 537 791
Email: kerrymidwife@me.com
Tracey Davson
Practice: Green Bay Midwives
Phone: 027 356 6725
Pregnancy & Postnatal Support
Hypnobirthing Classes
Auckland HypnobirthingPractical breathing, relaxation and birth partner tools to help you feel more prepared for birth.
In-person: Birthcare Parnell, Auckland
Online: Learn at your own pace, anywhere in New Zealand
View Auckland class dates · Explore the online course
Antenatal Classes at Birthcare
holisticbaby.co.nz
Pregnancy Exercise and Yoga
Gabriel Shannon
Area:Central Auckland
Contact: Auckland Pregnancy Yoga
Linda Williams
Postnatal midwifery care
Areas:Central Auckland
Contact: 021 531 544
Pregnancy & Post-natal Massage
Moira O’Connor: Drift Away Massage
Pregnancy Chiropractic
Flourish Chiropractic (Grey Lynn)
Nandish Chiropractic (Howick)
Pregnancy Osteopathy
Karen Gardner, Mother & Baby Clinic
Nutrition
Annilese Jones: naturalhealthcheckup.com You can read the Natural Pregnancy Supplements article written by Annilese here.
Trauma Release Therapists
Dr.Christine Mellor and Dee Dawson, certified Havening practitioners & experienced midwives: Willow Therapy
Other midwives
Aimee Jones: 021 547 922
Ruth Williams: 021 446 794
Nadia Pendigrast: 0274117500
Gina Meredith: 021497422
Courtenay Heaton: 027 232 3210
Arlene Easthope: 021 292 2998