Sam Rhodes Midwife

11/06/2026

01/06/2026

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Learn more about safe sleeping for your baby, which beds are safe and how to keep your baby warm in their sleep.

30/05/2026

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29/05/2026

It's very easy to promise these things when there is an election coming, because everyone wants to see well cared for mums and babies, especially midwives, but having the knowledge that the structure is not in place for this for our overstretched maternity system is very important.

Yesterday, the Aotearoa New Zealand government handed down Budget 2026. Included was a $34.4 million commitment to fund the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (3-Day Postnatal Stay) Amendment Bill which gives mothers and babies the right to remain in a postnatal facility for a minimum of three days, after giving birth, unless they choose to leave earlier.

RANZCOG and New Zealand College of Midwives (NZCOM) welcome this significant investment into maternity care and strongly support the principle that all women should have access to appropriate care following their birth. The extra provision for care will result in positive outcomes for some whānau and babies.

However, with $34.4 million available to support implementation, both Colleges assert the importance that funding be used flexibly, to accommodate a nuanced and individualised needs-based approach to supporting different women and whānau in the way that best meets their needs.

There are also myriad systemic issues which will undermine the effectiveness of the three-day-postnatal-stay bill, if not urgently addressed by the government. For example, workforce shortages and capacity of facilities.

Read more in the full joint statement on the RANZCOG website: https://ranzcog.edu.au/news/3-day-postnatal-stay-funding/

28/05/2026

Amazing group right there!

You don’t have to have it all figured out!!

Pregnancy, newborn days, and early parenting can feel overwhelming...and that’s exactly why spaces like this exist. Our free Hāpai Whānau programmes are here to support māmā and whānau through those early stages, with learning, support, and plenty of shared experiences along the way.

If you’ve been thinking about joining next term, we’d love to hear from you 🧡

28/05/2026

Aren't women amazing?!

How amazing is this???

Your milk transforms into personalised medicine for your baby.

When your baby is sick and they feed at the breast, their saliva flows backwards into your breast, and your body starts making antibodies to help them get better.

📸 little PhD- the baby myth buster

28/05/2026

Getting my “fine line” tattoo removed since it was never actually fine lined at all 🙄
Thanks to the amazing Gemma at The Laser Loft 💕

27/05/2026

It really isn't right.

Midwifery is a "significant" commitment and lifestyle and it's time to look at how to support it and make it sustainable, the College of Midwives says.