If you are pregnant or intending to become so, then congratulations! You have come to the right place.

Our website www.midwivesoutwest.co.nz is designed to provide you with information on your options for care in New Zealand during your pregnancy.

Much has changed in New Zealand Maternity Care in the last 15 years and currently your options are much wider than that of your parents generation.

In New Zealand the main form of maternity provider in most areas is a midwife.

As there is a shortage of maternity providers in New Zealand, midwives are in high demand and it is important to organise your maternity provider as soon as you can.

If you are living in West Auckland and are looking for a midwife then please browse the pages on our website and give us a call.

As with most midwives, we provide antenatal, birth and postnatal care.


When you ring looking for a midwife we will advise you on who is available to care for you around your delivery month. From this you can choose and make a booking appointment with a midwife to begin your care.

During you antenatal period we ask that you visit us at our clinic. We see you for an average of 10-12 antenatal appointments, depending on which stage of pregnancy you are at your booking visit.

We provide full labour and delivery care at Waitakere Hospital.

During your postnatal period we visit you at home, unless you prefer to come to our clinic. We see you and your baby a minimum of 7 times during this period and usually refer you on to your well child provider between 4-6 weeks.

We also offer free pregnancy testing by appointment.

We are located in Henderson, at Henderson Medical Centre. Henderson medical centre offers a wide range of services including general practitioners, pharmacy, physiotherapist and free pregnancy scanning at The Radiology Group right next door.

We care for women in the West Auckland Area, from New Lynn through to Whenuapai, West Harbour and Westgate. If you are not sure if you are within this area then just give us a call.

There are currently three midwives available for your care at Midwives Out West. We work closely in a group so that if your midwife (LMC = Lead Maternity Carer) is unvailable due to sickness, another delivery or scheduled time off then the continuity of your care continues as normal. You will have an oppourtunity to meet all three midwives during your pregnancy.