Alisha Aravena

Kia ora and congratulations on your pregnancy! My name is Alisha and I'm a registered midwife based in Christchurch. I work in an established practice called Birth Rite Midwives with 5 awesome midwives. We work in pairs where each midwife works 7 days on and 7 days off and provide maternity care from conception up to six weeks postpartum. I believe that every hapū māmā deserves care that acknowledges individual beliefs and culture and is supported to feel empowered in making the right evidence based choices for them and their whānau. I also believe that pregnancy is a normal yet significant life event and I am happy to support wāhine to birth where they feel most comfortable, but have a strong focus on home and primary birth. We have a lovely clinic space based in Linwood and provide home visits from 36 weeks. I look forward to walking alongside you throughout your childbirthing journey!