Helen Turner

Welcome to your childbirth journey and to Nurture Within Maternity Services. I live in the Buller Bay region with my husband and our two children. I coordinate the maternity service at the Kawatiri facility in Westport and provide individualised evidence-based maternity care, supporting women throughout Buller to birth at Kawatiri maternity unit or at home when appropriate. I work closely with other West Coast midwives to provide quality shared care for women who require secondary care in Greymouth, enabling me to provide a 24/7 emergency maternity service for women in Buller. I have a holistic approach to midwifery practice & incorporate massage, aromatherapy & reflexology into my care, free of charge, to assist women with the normal physiological adjustments in pregnancy, labour & the postnatal period. I am passionate about nutrition in pregnancy & supporting women to make informed choices that are right for them & their families, so that they may feel empowered throughout their childbirth journey