Bunny Cummings, Rachael Hastings, Nicola Carmody, Linda Sowerby, Marika Robinson with postnatal midwives Jess Webster and Odette Lawson love working with pregnant women through the process of childbirth and in the postnatal period.
As a group of midwives we work closely together.
You will have a Lead Maternity Carer and you will also meet another midwife from the team who will provide you with the safest midwifery care at all times.
Pregnancy, childbirth and after baby is born, is an amazing journey. At West Auckland Midwives, we support natural birth, but are highly trained to identify and problems to ensure the best care. Let our team of experienced midwives guide you through your pregnancy and birth continuum.
Please try the ‘due date calculator’ below if you are unsure of your due date, then contact our team through the ‘Meet the Midwives’ or ‘Our Midwives’ tabs.
We look forward to hearing from you and thank you for visiting our website.
Arm and leg buds appear at week five of pregnancy...
The baby can see light through the wall of your womb at twenty-nine weeks...
By week eight your baby is constantly moving and shifting...
Between fifteen to eighteen weeks sucking motions are made...
Your baby is considered full term by thirty-seven weeks...
The taste buds are forming around week fifteen...
Your baby's eyes can start blinking from twenty-eight weeks...
Your baby may start hiccupping at twenty-three weeks...
By week seven your baby is the size of a blueberry...
By day twenty-two your baby’s heart is beating...
By thirty-five weeks your baby's kidneys & liver is fully developed ...
Eyebrows and eyelashes are well formed by twenty-six weeks...
Your baby’s mouth is developing tooth buds by eight weeks...
Your baby is about the size of a lime at week twelve...
The external sex organs are present at week nine...
The baby can hear noises in your womb by twenty-three weeks...
At twelve weeks finger and toenails appear...
You may start to feel your baby moving about eighteen weeks...
Arm and leg buds appear at week five of pregnancy...
The baby can see light through the wall of your womb at twenty-nine weeks...
By week eight your baby is constantly moving and shifting...
Between fifteen to eighteen weeks sucking motions are made...
Your baby is considered full term by thirty-seven weeks...
The taste buds are forming around week fifteen...
Your baby's eyes can start blinking from twenty-eight weeks...
Your baby may start hiccupping at twenty-three weeks...
By week seven your baby is the size of a blueberry...
By day twenty-two your baby’s heart is beating...
By thirty-five weeks your baby's kidneys & liver is fully developed ...
Eyebrows and eyelashes are well formed by twenty-six weeks...
Your baby’s mouth is developing tooth buds by eight weeks...
Your baby is about the size of a lime at week twelve...
The external sex organs are present at week nine...
The baby can hear noises in your womb by twenty-three weeks...
At twelve weeks finger and toenails appear...
You may start to feel your baby moving about eighteen weeks...

Meet the Midwives
Meet the women behind West Auckland Midwives: Bunny Cummings, Rachael Hastings, Jess Webster, Nicola Carmody, Linda Sowerby and Marika Robinson; and choose which midwife you would like to be your Lead Maternity Carer.

Our Practice
This is an exciting time of your life, and we can help guide you through the nine months of your pregnancy, birth and the early stages at home.

Natal Stages
View our Natal pages and informative links to learn more about pregnancy, labour and birth, and the early days at home with your new baby.
DUE DATE CALCULATOR


Enter the date of the first day of your last menstrual period (LMP):
DUE DATE RESULT

Probable date of conception:
Foetal Age Today:
Best date range for NT scan:
(12 weeks 3 days to 13 weeks 3 days)
Morphology Scan Date:
(19 weeks)
First Heart Tones by Doppler:
(11 to 12 weeks)
Best time to evaluate cervical length in patient with risk factors:
Best time for routine anatomy ultrasound:
(18 to 20 weeks)
Estimated Due Date: