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Jennie Downs - Midwife

Midwifery Service

Description

Hello and congratulations on your pregnancy!

I'm a registered midwife working as an LMC. I graduated with a BHSc in Midwifery and have spent the last 10 years working both as core staff at Auckland Hospital & as an LMC in central Auckland. Recently I have decided to bring my practice closer to home in Norwest Auckland.

I love the ethnic diversity that comes with working in this field. I find it incredibly humbling and an absolute privilege to be a close part of this journey together with the families I care for. My joy over the years is having my families come back with subsequent pregnancies and watching their babies grow into amazing children!

My philosophy involves encouraging women to keep themselves fit, healthy and happy during their pregnancies and a safe, positive outcome for mum and baby is the most important aspect to me. I'm a firm believer in continuity of care and building an informed and trusting relationship with the women I care for. 

I'm comfortable birthing at home, primary birthing units and in the hospital setting with my focus being on preparing your body for natural birth and aiming to avoid unnecessary interventions where appropriate.

My clinic will be held in Kumeū on a Monday.

Kumeū Midwives

Midwives

How do I access this service?

Contact us

Please contact me on my mobile Monday to Friday between 9am - 5pm. If I can't answer immediately please leave a message for me to call you back at a better time. You may also email me at jennie.downs@gmail.com.

Languages Spoken

English

Birthing Facilities Midwife/s Attend

Helensville Birthing Centre

Click on the following link for more information on Helensville Birthing Centre.

Waitemata DHB Maternity Services - Waitakere Hospital

Click on the following link for more information on Waitemata DHB Maternity Services - Waitakere Hospital.

Services Provided

Labour and birth care

Your midwife will support and care for you during your labour and will help deliver your baby / pēpi.

Your midwife will support and care for you during your labour and will help deliver your baby / pēpi.

Pregnancy care

Your midwife will provide pregnancy care including regular checkups, organising any tests as required and planning your labour plan. Pregnancy care is free for New Zealand citizens and permanent residents. For more information view the New Zealand Government website.

Your midwife will provide pregnancy care including regular checkups, organising any tests as required and planning your labour plan. Pregnancy care is free for New Zealand citizens and permanent residents. For more information view the New Zealand Government website.

Home visits from a midwife (from birth to age 4 - 6 weeks)

Your midwife will provide weekly home visits from after you give birth to when your baby / pēpi is 4-6 weeks old. Your midwife will provide support, assist with breastfeeding and monitor your baby’s growth and development.

Your midwife will provide weekly home visits from after you give birth to when your baby / pēpi is 4-6 weeks old. Your midwife will provide support, assist with breastfeeding and monitor your baby’s growth and development.

Ongoing care for you and your baby

Your midwife will help connect you with a Well Child/Tamariki Ora service once your baby / pēpi is 6 weeks old. Well Child/Tamariki Ora services provide free health checks for your tamariki from 6 weeks old to 5 years. It is also important to register your baby with a local GP for ongoing medical care and to organise immunisations. All babies born in New Zealand are registered with the National Immunisation Register.

Your midwife will help connect you with a Well Child/Tamariki Ora service once your baby / pēpi is 6 weeks old. Well Child/Tamariki Ora services provide free health checks for your tamariki from 6 weeks old to 5 years.

It is also important to register your baby with a local GP for ongoing medical care and to organise immunisations. All babies born in New Zealand are registered with the National Immunisation Register.

Parking

Free off street parking is available at the practice.

Suburbs Covered by Midwifery Service

Bethells Beach, Glendene, Glen Eden, Green Bay, Helensville, Henderson, Henderson North, Henderson Valley, Hobsonville, Huapai, Kaurilands, Kelston, Kumeū, Massey, Muriwai, New Lynn, Oratia, Parakai, Rānui, Riverhead, Royal Heights, Sunnyvale, Swanson, Taupaki, Te Atatū, Te Atatū South, Te Atatū Peninsula, Titirangi, Waitakere, Waima, Waimauku, Westgate, West Harbour, Whenuapai, Woodlands Park

Contact Details

298 Boord Crescent
Kumeū
Auckland 0891

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Street Address

298 Boord Crescent
Kumeū
Auckland 0891

Postal Address

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This page was last updated at 10:29AM on January 24, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Jennie Downs - Midwife.