*CARING FOR WAIHEKE RESIDENTS ONLY*

Kia ora and congratulations on your pregnancy! I am a local Waiheke midwife, who grew up on the island. I trained in rural/remote North Queensland and hold midwifery & nursing registrations in both Australia and New Zealand.

I will support you to birth in any environment you choose. I'm supportive of home-birth and my own children were born on Waiheke. I believe in empowering birthing women/whānau to know their strength, advocating for bodily autonomy and true informed consent. I am respectful of hapūtanga and tikanga Māori. I support LGBTQIA+ birthing women/whānau.

I have a background in science and focus on providing safe, evidenced-based care. I currently share the island caseload with partner-midwife, Iessa Clarke. We are backed up by long-standing island midwife, Linda Hodson.

I provide midwifery care to Waiheke Island residents ONLY. Please text (not email) to get in touch. I attend Waiheke homebirths and births at Auckland City Hospital. Please note BirthCare Auckland is no longer operating for birthing. If you would like me to be your midwife, please send me a text. Please do not email/call. Dr Rachael Macdonald, LMC midwife. PhD RM/RN (MCANZ, NZNC, AHPRA)