ROAD TRIP: An antenatal course that carries deeper meanings for whānau

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ROAD TRIP: An antenatal course that carries deeper meanings for whānau

Zahra
Shahtahmasebi
MidwifeTawera Trinder and senior house officer Moerangi Tamati
Taranaki community midwife Tawera Trinder (left) runs the Hāpu Wānanga programme with senior house officer Moerangi Tamati (right)

In the fourth story in her road-trip series based on a tour around Mt Taranaki last year, reporter Zahra Shahtahmasebi learns about culturally informed preparation for birth

Key points, Hāpu Wānanga is a programme designed by Māori, for Māori, to raise awareness of tikanga Māori practices during pregnancy. The two-day antenatal cou