Tauranga Midwives - Mums and Tums

Tauranga Midwife Clinic

We are a small, friendly midwifery centre in the heart of Bayfair. Providing a modern facility with easy access, car parking and plenty to entertain your little ones during your visit. Our independent and experienced midwives will make you feel right at home.

Maternity Care in the Bay of Pleny

We provide maternity care to mums in Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, Papamoa and the surrounding communities incl. Te Puke, Pongakawa and The Kamais.

What we can Provide

• Free Pregnancy Testing.
• Full care for you and your baby through pregnancy, birth and onto Plunket for Well Child Care.
• Referral as necessary for scans, blood tests and Specialist Review if required.
• Birth Plan discussion.
• Parenting Education advice and Education Resourses.
• Safe Backup Practitioners.
• Your midwife will be on call for your labour/emergency care 24 hours a day.

Our Midwifery Philosophy

We are passionate about helping you through your labour with as little pain relief as necessary. With training and experience to support you through all outcomes, we aim to get the best possible birth experience for you.

We encourage a natural approach to birth guided by the New Zealand College of Midwives philosophy of partnership with women. We support the use of alternative medicine and promote natural methods of pain relief including TENS (Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation).

Linda Snelling Berg & Maggie Faggan

Tauranga Midwives - Mums & Tums

I believe in a woman’s ability to birth normally most of the time. I support you in your decisions regarding your pregnancy and help you make informed choices around your care and your birth plan. I love my career as an Independent Midwife. Having a passion and an enthusiasm for this demanding role.

Linda

My Passion, Your Experience

I am an experienced midwife and have been providing independent midwifery care for over 5 years. I am a Registered Nurse and Midwife since 2002. I have practiced at Waikato Hospital as a Staff Midwife gaining experience in all departments. I have also worked at a Birthing Unit in Hamilton, and at Tauranga Maternity Unit.

I hold a current annual practicing Certificate and adhere to all the standards and compulsory components as laid down by the Midwifery Council of New Zealand.

I enjoy the partnership we develop and helping you to be confident in your decision making. You are faced with many choices and I help empower you to make the right decisions for you and your family. I would love to join you on your journey to motherhood.

Maggie

Your Choice of Care

I am a Registered Nurse/Midwife and have been a qualified Midwife for over 20 years.

Six years of independent midwifery has helped me grow and flourish and I love the continuity of care.

the Nurses Amendment Act

In October 1990 the government passed the Nurses Amendment Act. This allowed Registered Midwives to practice midwifery, independently of a General Practitioner.

With respect to antenatal and postnatal visits and the management of low-risk births, the Midwife has full clinical responsibility.

Under the Act,
a Registered Midwife can carry out the following:

• Prescribe medication for you, providing that the medication is solely related to your pregnancy
• Authorize blood tests
• Authorize scans

I’m the proud Mum of three wonderful, beautiful children, each very different from their other siblings and each with their own unique birthstory that has just one common thread - the fantastic care and support we received from our fabulous midwife Linda Snelling Berg.

- Ingrid, Tauranga

Dear Maggie, I just wanted to say a special thank you to you for being such a wonderful midwife to me. You were always so supportive, caring and knowledgeable! I am so grateful I found you as my midwife.

To Linda, Thank you so much for all you have done for us over the last year. Your support has been great and we couldn’t done it without you.

- Belinda, Te Puke

We want to thank Maggie so much for everything. All the loving kindness she have shown towards us during this new and exciting time with our new baby girl. She’s an amazing lady and I’m glad you were our midwife.

Thank you Maggie so much for all your support and encouragement throughout the delivery and the past 9 months. You were so reassuring and confident which really meant so much to us.

Linda’s approach to delivering my babies has always been totally professional while being calm, relaxed and helping everyone feel at ease. She is knowledgeable and informative yet has allowed me to make my own choices/decisions without feeling judged.

- Inge, Tauranga

Dear Maggie, Just wanted to say a huge thank you for being such an awesome midwife to me. You were fantastic all the way through the maternity care period and especially when I was in labour. Really appreciated all your help, assistance etc.

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