ARTICLES

Read articles from our home birth matters magazine. Written by home birth women and midwives of New Zealand.

A metric for pain

We need to stop using birth as a metric for pain. A few years ago I had a wisdom tooth out, during the healing process I got dry socket, a complication with healing that can be painful. I couldn’t really speak or eat…

2022 Home Birth Conference and Hui

Our keynote speakers and expert panel speakers are all knowledgeable wāhine Māori as it was important for us to be prioritizing the voices of tangata whenua. These incredible women all have a passion for…

A Basket for Birth.

A Basket for Birth. By Rose Fisher Dec 2015 I’m often asked, “What do you need for a homebirth?”...

Rhythms of Marama.

Rhythms of Marama. By Rachel Pearson Apr 2017 My name is Rachel, and I am a daughter of the Divine...

Growing Homebirth.

Growing Homebirth. By Tammi Heap Mar 2015 We as humans trust in the physiological miracle of the...

Pay Equity for Midwives

REFLECTIONS By Sian Hannagan Sep 2015 On August 31 the New Zealand College of Midwives took a...

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Kei a Wai Ceremony Herstory

Kei a Wai Ceremony Herstory

Nurturing the Numinous, was a reflection of Whangarei Home Birth Group’s commitment to the spiritual aspect of birth – that homebirth allows the profoundly spiritual nature of birth to blossom and bloom…

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Why Home Birth?

In New Zealand, around 3.5% of births are home births (according to a 2019 study), and this percentage has remained fairly stable, although increasing slightly in recent years. In certain regions, such as the West Coast of the South Island, the rate of home births is at a much higher 12.5%. This is most likely because of supportive midwifery homes and natural birthing centres in the region.