useful contacts in New Zealand

clinics and associates
alternative medical pracitioners
Bereavement Support
Miscarriage Support groups in New Zealand
- Auckland
- Christchurch
- Dunedin
- Hawera
- Levin
- Napier
- New Plymouth
- Stratford
- Tauranga
- Waikato
- Wellington
- Whangarei

clinics and associates
Artemis
4 Pupuke Road
Takapuna
Auckland
Ph: (09) 486 3146

Auckland Obstetric Centre
26 Claude Rd
Epsom
Auckland
Dr. Lynda Batchelor & 5 other doctors
Ph: (09) 631 1100

Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Dr Danny Tucker
Taranaki DHB
Private Bag 2016
New Plymouth
http://www.womens-health.co.nz/ectopic.html
http://www.womens-health.co.nz/miscarr.html

Fertility Associates
Ascot Hospital
90 Greenlane Road East
Auckland
Ph: (09) 520 9520
Free Phone: 0800 102 828

Maungawhau Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Dr Lynda Batcheler
7 Clonbern Road
Remuera
Auckland
Ph: (09) 522 970

The Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Clinic

Fertility Plus, Greenlane Centre,
Gate1, Building 4, Level 5,
Greenlane West Rd, Greenlane,
or Private Bag 92 189, Auckland.
Ph: (09) 630 9988
Fax: (09) 631 072

The criteria to attend the clinic are as follows:
  • Maternal age < 40 years at referral
  • Three consecutive first trimester pregnancy losses/two second trimester pregnancy losses - these losses need to be medically verified.
  • Residents in Auckland, Waitemata and Counties Manukau District Health Board areas are eligible.
  • Debbie Smith, the nurse in charge, will talk by phone to anyone who lives outside of the Auckland area, who fit the criteria above.
Christchurch Fertility Centre
Hiatt Chambers
249 Papanui Rd, Merivale
Christchurch
Ph: (03) 375 4000

Recurrent Miscarriage Clinic & The High Risk Clinic
(part of the Regional Maternal Fetal Medicine Service)
Clinics at Level E, Grace Neill Block
Wellington Hospital
Riddiford Street
Newtown
Wellington

Co-ordinator Sue Parker (Midwife)
Ph: (04) 385 5999
Pager: 2654

Regional Maternal Fetal Medicine is a service that provides prenatal diagnosis, management, support, and care of pregnant women and their babies, especially when problems occur.

1. The High Risk Clinic is for women with conditions that may affect pregnancy.
2. Criteria for the Recurrent Miscarriage Clinic is, three confirmed first trimester miscarriages.
Referrals necessary. Please talk to your GP.


alternative medical practitioners
Centre for Chinese Medicine Auckland
Jenny Alison is a European practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine with a particular interest in problem pregnancies.
22 Warnock Street
Grey Lynn
Auckland
Ph: (09) 360 2426

Mother-Well Natural Health - specialists in fertility, women and children.
820 Mt Eden Rd,
Mt Eden.

Ph. (09) 630 0067
naturalfertility-womenshealth.co.nz
mother-well.co.nz

Loula George is a registered naturopath and medical herbalist specialising in the area of fertility and women's health for the last 15 years. Her Preconception Care Plan has helped many couples who are experiencing recurrent miscarriages.

Naturopath
Yvonne Gattung
Waikato Centre for Herbal Medicine,
128 Bankwood Road,
Hamilton.

Ph: 07 852 5093
Fax: 07 852 5094
Yvonne@herbalcentre.co.nz
www.herbalcentre.co.nz

Women's Health,
Ground Floor,
Dunedin Public Hospital,
Great King St.,
Dunedin

Fax 03 474 7603
Phone DD 03 474 7949 ext. 816
Fran Anderson

Pregnancy Loss Clinic
8:30am to 12pm
Monday to Friday

Bereavement Support
Christchurch Multiple Birth Club Bereavement Support
P O Box 8341, Riccarton, Christchurch
Karen Jefferson 03 323 4410
email: Bereavementsupport@xtra.co.nz

miscarriage groups in NZ
Auckland
Miscarriage Support Auckland Inc.
P.O. Box 14 7011
Ponsonby
Auckland
Office phone and Fax (09) 360 4034
Supportline (09) 378 4060
Vonney Allan (President)
email: support@miscarriagesupport.org.nz
bulletinboard: www.everybody.co.nz/bulletinboard.html

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Christchurch
C/O SANDS Canterbuy Inc,
P.O. Box 5548, Papanui,
Christchurch, 8030.
Ph: (021) 103 4911

Susie Anderson, Secretary
Dave Plimmer, Chairperson
SANDS.Canterbury@xtra.co.nz

Dunedin
Baby Bereavement Group
c/- South Dunedin Plunket Centre
Macandrew Road
Dunedin 9001
Helen Muir (03) 455 4251
Rose Scott (03) 472 8048
Sarah Barton (03) 476 4126


Hawera
c/- Bereaved Parents & Families Support Group
P.O. Box 99
Hawera 4080
Peter and Sonia Keller
7 George Street
Hawera
Ph: (06) 278 4072

Levin
Leonie Kirwan who represents SANDS, has also had a 3 miscarriages and
offers to talk to anyone in the Levin area who would like support after their miscarriage.
Ph: (06) 367 3144
lkirwan@xtra.co.nz

Napier
Hawkes Bay Miscarriage Support Group
Kim de la Haye,
510 Whitehead Rd.
Hastings
Ph: (06) 878 7682


New Plymouth
New Plymouth Miscarriage Support Group
42 Dorset Ave,
New Plymouth
Support 0800 564 722


Stratford
c/- Pregnancy Help
Taranaki Branch
P.O.Box 81
Stratford
Ph: (06) 765 5042
Fax: (06) 765 5062
tkipreghelp@xtra.co.nz


Tauranga
Miscarriage Support Tauranga & Districts (Te Puke to Katikati)
Sarah Deighton,
Area Co-ordinator
P.O. Box 11154, Papamoa,
Tauranga
Pager: (026) 256 8618
Cell: (027) 370 1847

tgamiscarriage@xtra.co.nz


Waikato
Hamilton Miscarriage Support Group
Webhealth,
129 Tristram St,
Hamilton.
Meetings there monthly every 3rd Thursday 4:30pm
Ph: 0800 WEBHEALTH
Email: Hilda@webhealth.co.nz


Wellington
Wellington Miscarriage Support Group
P.O. Box 1309
Wellington Mail Centre
Wellington
Ph.(04) 384 4272
Sarah Greenstreet
Karen Vincent
WgtnMiscarriageSupport@xtra.co.nz


Whangarei Butterflies
c/- Lifeline Whangarei (Inc.)
P O Box 8024
Kensington
Whangarei
Infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth or death of a baby or young child.
Ruth Inglis (Co-ordinator) (09) 435-2168
Lynda Jordan (Support Group) (09) 459 4329
Lifeline (09) 437-5055
Office (09) 437-0658


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