Congrats! I tend to specialise working alongside whānau wanting to avoid unnecessary interventions (such as those planning a primary or home birth), and now work alongside Sheena providing on-call care for you alternating weeks. Families enjoy the support of our dual experience and fresh energy working this way. Families booked with us are supported to go through their options based on evidence, have the critiques/complexities of the evidence unpacked, are encouraged to weave in your own intuition, and we then have your back completely on the informed choice you ultimately make. We also like to have some good laughs and fun along the way! A bit about me: I started my first of 2 midwifery degrees in 2003, and have since been a passionate member of the birth/intersectional reproductive justice community. I have 2 children, am originally from California, enjoy the outdoors/nature, and have been described in feedback as patient, passionate, engaging, knowledgeable, fun and kind.

Feel free to call or text me on: 0212884011 and have a no-pressure chat to sort out if Sheena and I are the best fit for you and your whānau. If you find I am currently off-call, Sheena is available on 0273838006. I can also be reached by email: katehendersonmidwife@gmail.com. If we have worked together previously, please get in touch regardless of my posted availability status. Clinics are Monday afternoons/evenings at Te Ara Sophia in Opawa, or Tuesday afternoons at a clinic in Kurawaka:Waipapa birthing unit in the city centre. These can often be flexible to help allow for equitable access to care. Rata Midwives share a strong philosophical approach to pregnancy, birth, and the early days of parenting - Please consider looking through our profiles to check availability with any of our midwives, or visit our website to learn more about our practice. We also run 6-weekly “Meet the Midwife” mornings, and these details can be found on both our Instagram page @ratamidwives and Facebook page