Additional maternity support services
In addition to speaking with your doctor or nurse about your pregnancy, the links on this page provide information about other maternity services available to you in the community.
During Pregnancy Support
- Information and advice for mums and dads to be
- Continue with pregnancy - Find your midwife
- Considering an abortion
- Eligibility for publicly funded maternity services
- Alcohol and pregnancy
- Immunisation during pregnancy
- Getting ready for baby
- Safe sleep for your baby - Use Wahakura or Pepi pod
Birthing Units/Centres
Birthing at one of the Primary birthing units in South Auckland is a safe, free and home-like choice for low-risk women:
- Botany Downs Primary Birthing Unit
- Papakura Primary Birthing Unit
- Pukekohe Primary Birthing Unit
- Middlemore Hospital Primary Birthing Unit
- Nga Hau Mangere Birthing Centre
DHB Maternity Services
- Counties Manukau Maternity Services
- Auckland District Health Board Maternity Services
- Waitemata District Health Board Maternity Services
Post-Pregnancy Support Services
- Birth and Afterwards
- After the birth: Weeks 4 to 6
- Breastfeeding support
- Postnatal/post-pregnancy depression support
- Services and support for you and your Pēpi
- Choose a free Well Child provider for your baby
- Immunise your Child
- Contraception/Family Planning
- Cervical smears (free for all enrolled wahine/women)
- Safe sleep for your baby
- Importance of the COVID vaccine during Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
General Support Services for Families
- Family Violence
- Support for Dads
- Counties Manukau Living Smokefree Service
- Waitemata Smoke-Free Services
- Auckland Smoke-Free Services
- Living Smoke-Free Services
- Free Emotional Wellness support for Mums and Dads