Whitney Chilvers Midwife

02/06/2022

Another wānanga is getting close …
- 2ND - 3RD - JULY | HŪRAE
Venue confirmation and registration details coming soon 👀

01/06/2022

I am coming to FEILDING next month!!! Ngareta Paewai, myself and other Maori practitioners are coming together to give hapu mama and there whaanau birth koorero, share indigenous practices and recieve taonga. It will be awesome whaanau. :)

Register here: https://www.eventcreate.com/e/hapu-ora-wananga

I am so excited to come down to Feilding, better pack the woolens lol

15/12/2021

Community Birth Services - Breastfeeding support & education for our community

27/11/2021

Need donor milk? We've got you

Head to out website to fill out the recipient form and we'll be in touch to help support you on your feeding journey.
https://www.whangaiora.org.nz/request-donor-milk

26/05/2021

Learn about how parental leave works

08/05/2020

A short tour of the Palmerston North Hospital maternity unit including delivery, maternity and neonatal.

21/06/2019

10/12/2018

Kissing your baby changes your breast milk. Did you know that the undeniable urge to cover your baby in kisses serves a biological purpose? When a mother kisses her baby, she samples the pathogens on baby’s face, which then travel to mom’s lymphatic system. Mom’s body then creates antibodies to fight those pathogens, which baby receives through breast milk. What?! Amazing, right? For 9 more amazing facts about breastfeeding visit www.mothering.com/articles/10-things-might-not-know-breastfeeding/ and for everything else you may need to know visit www.newbaby101.com.au

10/12/2018

It’s hard to know if a breastfeeding newborn is full. Until they evolve to display a FULL light on their belly, your best bet is to watch their 🤚! Closed 👊 at the beginning of a feed means they’re hungry; as their bellies fill up they relax and 🖐 •