A Basket for Birth. By Rose Fisher Dec 2015 I’m often asked, “What do you need for a homebirth?” For many homebirth, elicits images of boiling water, grabbing towels and a pair of scissors. My response to this question is well, technically nothing. Women already have...
Rhythms of Marama. By Rachel Pearson Apr 2017 My name is Rachel, and I am a daughter of the Divine through the lineages of the Pearson, Zame, Vella, Calder clans. My high places are Panekire Bluff and the Kaweka Ranges, my watery places are Lake Waikaremoana and the...
Growing Homebirth. By Tammi Heap Mar 2015 We as humans trust in the physiological miracle of the baby – from conception, through to the perfect form of a newborn baby. The perfect synchrony of nature, of our cells, and our hormones in our bodies, creating this most...
REFLECTIONS By Sian Hannagan Sep 2015 On August 31 the New Zealand College of Midwives took a courageous move to sue our Ministry of Health for Pay Equality. Their case, led by Mai Chen argues that pay levels for midwives breach gender rules under the New Zealand Bill...
REFLECTIONS By Sian Hannagan May 2015 Writing the editorial for me has been a hard one this week, there is so much to talk about and so few answers to any of it. Do I talk about how Australia continues to take steps in making sure Home Birth is no longer a choice for...
