Professional Board Membership
& Publications
I have been serving on leadership and governance boards since 2015.
I have served as:
* Nga Maia o Aotearoa North Island Representative on the National Committee Board of the New Zealand College of Midwives.
* Elected Co-Chair of Nga Maia ki Tamaki Makaurau
* Elected Chair of Te Wakahuia o Hine
* Maori Midwifery member of He Hono Wahine | Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology.
* Member of the Ngati Uepohatu branch of the Maori Women's Welfare League.
I have collaborated with a range of wonderful people regionally, nationally and internationally, supporting research and practice development.
Check out my blog for some of my publications.
Kia Kaha Mama Consultancy is built upon over 17 years of clinical midwifery experience, working across community, primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare settings in both urban and remote rural communities. With a focus on indigenous maternal and infant wellbeing within Aotearoa New Zealand. I draw on kaupapa Māori health services and innovative approaches to bridge healthcare inequities. These unique insights and experience integrating clinical, non-clinical and indigenous practitioners, offering comprehensive support for whānau to thrive, whilst meeting contractual obligations to funders.
Engaging with Kia Kaha Mama Consultancy will empower prospective clients to propel their visions into reality, by providing culturally grounded, compassionate care that fosters health and wellbeing for their communities."
Hapūtanga wānanga: Pregnancy Education Online Classes
Becoming a mama can be exciting, scary and daunting all at the same time.
I invite all mama's to gain access to the Hapūtanga Wānanga to become prepared for their journey through pregnancy, labour, processes of birth and life with your new baby.
We go into detail about the processes of normal birth and explore natural pain relief and medical pain relief options.
Educating new Māmā, partner's and the support team to best prepare themselves for their journey in welcoming their precious baby into Te Ao Marama.
Learning how to hold, feed, change nappies, cord care and living with a newborn, plus all the FIRST's post birth; food, sleep, shower, mimi, stitches, teko, mobilising and the car ride home!
Come learn in an online platform, participate in your own time and start preparing for your new chapter!
See you soon Māmā
Ikura:
Fertility Education Classes
Hapūtanga: Pregnancy Education Classes
Tapu i te wa hapū: Exploring the wairuatanga of te whare tangata research
As a Māori midwife, māmā and matriarch, I am passionate in sharing mātauranga with whānau about holistic wellbeing, and how to achieve it with a focus on our future mokopuna. To this end, I will explore the spiritual significance and connections to the origins of life through hapū māmā, their vital role as te whare tangata and being architects of their whakapapa.
My research is kaupapa Māori centred, informed with a Mana wahine lens and thematically analysed data.
I have gained ethics approval, held wānanga and will be moving into thematic analysis of my research, then moving into thesis writing.
Please click the link below to go to my research advertisement panui and information sheet.
Tirea Transformation & Rākaunaui Releasing Wellbeing Rituals.
It takes a whole year to fully recover from the hapūtanga and birthing process.
Transitioning from being one to two, places a huge demand upon the Māmā, who needs a village of support wrapped around her to keep her mentally, physically and spiritually well.
In this workshop, we focus on recovery therapies for wāhine who have recently birthed.
This workshop is recommended to anyone who will be in an intimate space to support mama's and maintain holistic well-being, as well as mama's themselves.
Nourishing Nutrition, Sleep, Mental Health, Socializing needs, Breastfeeding, Pelvic floor, and returning back to work are topics that are covered.