Waikato Antenatal-Cambridge

05/08/2026

Join us on Friday to celebrate World Breastfeeding week.

04/08/2026

💙 World Breastfeeding Week | 1–7 August 💙

This year’s World Breastfeeding Week theme, “Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Start in Life: Strengthen What Works,” reminds us that breastfeeding is most successful when families are surrounded by the right support.

At Waterford Birth Centre, we’re proud to play our part by providing:
🤱 Evidence-based breastfeeding education
💛 Skilled, compassionate support from our maternity team
🌿 Care guided by the principles of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative

We also work closely alongside LMC midwives and other local breastfeeding support services to help families access the care they need. This includes referrals to lactation consultants when appropriate, along with trusted New Zealand resources such as the BreastFedNZ app and other evidence-based online supports.

When we strengthen these connections and continue investing in breastfeeding-friendly services, education and community support, we give more whānau the opportunity to achieve their own feeding goals.

Happy World Breastfeeding Week! 🤱🏽

16/07/2026

03/07/2026

Research tells us that 1 in 3 birthing people report their birth as traumatic 💙

This means that, in Aotearoa, around 50 birthing people PER DAY leave birth traumatised or feeling very negative about their experience 💙

50 Mums yesterday, 50 Mums today, 50 Mums tomorrow...

These numbers are huge.

And they need to change.

The 50 for 50 campaign aims to raise awareness of birth-related trauma as well as acknowledge and honour the 50 people per day who leave birth feeling broken.

How might you get involved?
- Join us – choose 50 of something to do over Awareness Week (July 13-19).
- The beauty of this campaign is that it meets you where you’re at - you decide the 50 things you want to do.
You could cycle 50kms or raranga for 50 mins or ask 50 friends to each donate $1 to support our work or read 50 pages of your favourite book or call 5 friends and talk with each for 10 minutes, or spend an extra 50 seconds in the shower....

You can do it solo, or with friends; privately, or not.
Your 50 can be big or small, with others or by yourself, aim to raise funds for our work or just raise your voice.

We’d love to hear about your 50 for 50!
Thank you for supporting Aotearoa's birth trauma community 💙

03/07/2026

Safety is at the heart of oxytocin.

Not just physical safety.

Emotional safety.

The kind of safety that comes from feeling seen.
From a reassuring hand.
A familiar voice.
Soft lighting.
Quiet.
Privacy.
Aroha.

Oxytocin can’t be demanded.

It grows when a wāhine feels haumaru—safe, protected, and supported.

This is why the birth environment matters.

Because when a woman feels deeply safe, her body is often better able to do what it already knows how to do.

Because birth doesn’t just bring a pēpi into the world.

It births a mother, too. 🤍 📸

06/05/2026

17/04/2026

I’ve had a number of people cancel their Antenatal registration lately in preference for an “online course”
I know times are tough out there with the current cost of travel and fuel.
What people don’t seem to realise is that you don’t get a support network from an online class.
Meeting other new Mums and Dads and sharing experiences, emotions and on occasion the opportunity to download is one of the most valuable support systems you can have as a new parent. I have always believed it’s equally if not more important than the education.

18/11/2025

Soon, we will be meeting with ACC to provide feedback on the Maternal Birth Injury (MBI) scheme.

This meeting is only about the injuries covered by the scheme.

ACC (& Ministry for Business and Innovation/MBIE) are looking at a possible review of the injuries that can be accepted under the MBI scheme.

💙 This meeting will look at other injuries that are caused by the birth, that are not currently covered by the MBI scheme 💙

So, if you have had an injury because of birth which is not on the current list of approved injuries but was certainly because of birth (a GP/physio/midwife/OB has confirmed this), please let us know in the comments, via DM or via email ([email protected]) and we will take this feedback to ACC & MBIE.

We know there's other issues with some of ACC's processes (that's a kōrero for another day/meeting) but this meeting is just about the injuries that are/may be covered by the legislation (law) and how we can possibly extend the scheme to cover more Māmā/birthing parents.

Thanks so much for any feedback you have - please let us know by Friday, November 28th 💙

Arohanui 💙
The Birth Trauma Aotearoa team x

07/10/2025

100% agree on this.

I don’t know who needs to hear this today, but babies. can’t. be. spoiled. 💕
It’s one of my biggest pet peeves when people make little comments like, “You’re going to spoil that baby if you keep picking them up,” or “You’ll never get them to sleep alone if you keep holding them.”
Let me say this as loud as I can for the tired mamas and daddies out there: Responding to your baby’s cries is not spoiling them…it’s PARENTING.

A newborn isn’t crying to manipulate you. They’re not keeping a tally of how many seconds you take to come comfort them.
They cry because they need you. Because the world is big and loud and scary and they spent months tucked safely inside of you. YOU are their safe place. Your arms, your voice, your smell…it’s how they know they are loved and protected. 💗

When you pick up your baby, you are teaching them the most important lesson they will ever learn: that they matter, that their needs will be met, that they are safe.