Tararua Midwives

05/09/2026

Happy Father’s Day to every kind of father and father figure 🤍

Today we celebrate the men, non-binary people and trans fathers who nurture, protect, guide, support and love — in all the ways fatherhood exists.

✨To the dads with babies in their arms, and the dads carrying children in their hearts.
✨To the fathers who are grieving, longing, healing, or remembering.
✨To the stepdads who chose love and showed up every single day.
✨To the grandfathers who pour their wisdom, strength and unconditional love into the generations that follow.
✨To the foster dads, adoptive dads, bonus dads, and father figures who step up with patience, care and love.
✨To the non-binary and trans parents who embody fatherhood in their own beautiful and valid way.
✨To the dads-to-be, waiting with excitement, anticipation and perhaps a little uncertainty for the little person who will soon change their world.

Whether your child is beside you, far away, grown up, yet to arrive, or no longer with us — your love matters, your fatherhood matters, and you are seen today.

Wishing comfort, love and recognition to all who father in any form. 🤍

11/08/2026

🌿 Registrations are now open for a Wānanga Wahakura in Pahiatua

This is a special opportunity for hapū māmā, pāpā and whānau to come together, share kōrero, weave wahakura, connect with mātauranga Māori, and build confidence in safe sleep practices for your pēpi.

If you or someone you love is expecting, we'd love to see you there. Click the link below to register your interest. 🌿https://forms.gle/WSgZrttVPyECLkd79

14/07/2026

What you need to know about fetal movements in pregnancy 👣
Remember, if in doubt ALWAYS call your midwife.

10/07/2026

As Matariki rises, we pause to reflect, celebrate and look ahead with hope.
A time to honour the past, cherish the present and nurture the present.
Wishing you and your whānau a season filled with aroha.

09/07/2026

Great news Tararua, Dannevirke are providing sonography/ultrasound services again including obstetric ultrasounds 🥳

📢 ULTRASOUND IS AVAILABLE LOCALLY AGAIN 💚

We’re pleased to let our community know that ultrasound services are available again at Dannevirke Community Hospital.

This means patients can access a range of ultrasound scans locally, helping reduce the need to travel out of town for many common imaging needs.

The service is led by Jody Dawson, pictured below, a Senior Sonographer with decades of hands-on experience across a wide range of ultrasound scanning. Jody brings a calm, steady approach to his work, helping patients feel comfortable, informed, and well supported during their scan.

Ultrasound services available at Dannevirke Community Hospital include:

✅ General ultrasound scans
✅ Musculoskeletal scans
✅ Vascular scans
✅ Obstetric scans
✅ ACC-related scans

Private ultrasound scans and Southern Cross referrals are also available, where appropriate.

You can learn more about our ultrasound and radiology services here 👉 https://thg.org.nz/x-ray-ultrasound/

Most ultrasound appointments require a referral from a health professional, such as your GP, nurse practitioner, physiotherapist, midwife, chiropractor, osteopath, or another relevant healthcare provider.

For questions about referrals or appointment availability, please contact our radiology team directly on 06 374 5691, ext 7 or email [email protected].

www.thg.org.nz

08/07/2026

Eating well during pregnancy is about more than getting enough nutrients—it's also about reducing the risk of foodborne illness and keeping both you and your pēpi safe.

Simple choices, like choosing pasteurised dairy products, ensuring meat is thoroughly cooked, washing fresh produce, and storing food safely, can make a big difference.

✨ Save this post for later and share it with someone who is expecting.

If you ever have questions about what foods are safe during pregnancy, your midwife is always happy to help.

💚 Here for you on your journey,
Tararua Midwives

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💻 tararuamidwives.co.nz
📍 Tararua-Palmerston North, Manawawatu, New Zealand.

02/06/2026

💛 Safe Sleep Week NZ 💛

Every sleep. Every nap. Every night.

Safe sleep practices help reduce the risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) and give babies the safest possible start in life.

This Safe Sleep Week, we’re encouraging whānau to remember the key safe sleep messages:

✨ Always place baby on their back to sleep
✨ Use a firm, flat, clear sleep surface
✨ Keep baby’s face uncovered
✨ Share a room, not a bed, for at least the first 6 months
✨ Keep baby smoke-free before and after birth
✨ Ensure baby has their own safe sleep space

Small steps make a big difference. By creating a safe sleep environment every time your baby sleeps, you’re helping protect what matters most.

If you have questions about safe sleep, please reach out to your midwife or healthcare provider.

🤎 Save this post for future reference
🤎 Share with an expecting or new parent
🤎 Help spread awareness during Safe Sleep Week

25/05/2026

Although our Pink Ribbon Brunch is over, we still haven't stopped hearing so many lovely things about the event 💗The support, feedback, and kindness shown by everyone has truly meant so much to us.

We are so incredibly grateful to all of the amazing businesses who generously donated gifts, vouchers, raffle prizes, and spot prizes for our Pink Ribbon Brunch 🎀

Thanks to the generosity of these businesses, we were able to keep our brunch as a low-cost, donation at the door event, making it accessible for everyone in our community to come along, support the cause, and be part of such a special morning.

Your kindness and support helped make our event so special and played a huge part in the success of our fundraising efforts. We truly appreciate every contribution and the willingness of our local businesses to come together for such an important cause.

Thank you for helping us support women and families affected by breast cancer and for being part of something so meaningful 💕

We are so proud to say we absolutely smashed our original goal of raising $750 and have now raised an incredible $2,301 💗 Including $1,043.70 raised from our brunch, which was also added to our fundraising page during Xero's Double Your Money campaign, making the impact even bigger. Thank you again to everyone who supported us along the ay - we couldn't have done it without you all.

After such an amazing response this year, we're already excited to start planning for next year - aiming to go even bigger and better 💕

17/05/2026

What an incredible day for our Pink Ribbon event💕

We're still feeling so grateful for the love, generosity, and support shown by our amazing community. To everyone who attended, donated, shared kind words, bought raffle tickets, helped behind the scenes, or simply showed up to support such an important cause - thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Thanks to your generosity, we were able to raise an amazing $1,053.70 today, bringing our total Pink Ribbon donations to $2,311.70💕

Seeing everyone come together to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer support and research was truly special. Every conversation, every laugh, every donation and every bit of pink made a difference.

A huge thank you to everyone who contributed their time, effort, prizes, baking, set up, and energy to help make the event such a success. We couldn't have done it without you all.

A big thank you to Tonic Cafe who generously let us use their space as well as provided free coffees for everyone and Property Brokers Pahiatua and Post Office Hotel for providing the food. Also to Sweet Thingz for providing extra sweets💕

Together, were helping support women and families affected by breast cancer, and that means everything💕

15/05/2026

🎉🎉 LAST DAY TO BUY TICKETS 🎉🎉

Raffles drawn 11:30am Sunday 17th May