The following recommendations have been made by mothers who have been diagnosed with Postnatal Depression:
We asked mums to recommend a midwife or GP they’ve experienced to be supportive, thorough and responsive to their postnatal depression – treating it holistically and getting them the help they needed. These are the GP’s and midwives they recommended:
General Practitioners
Northland (Wellsford & Kaipara Region)
Dr Neil Anderson, Coast to Coast Healthcare
North Shore (Auckland)
Dr John Wellingham, Apollo Medical Centre
Dr Anna Gruchy, Coastcare Chartwell Medical Centre
East Auckland
Dr Richard Hulme, East Tamaki Healthcare
West Auckland
Dr Nicola Marris, Upper Harbour Medical Centre
Dr Michelle Conning, Titirangi Medical Centre
Dr Rachel Appleby, Massey Medical Centre
Waiheke
Dr Rebecca Potts, Ostend Medical Centre
Waikato
Dr Stanley Koshy, Radius Medical Centre, Hamilton
Wellington Region
Dr Debbie Chitty, Brooklyn Central Health
Dr Shelley Thompson, Paraparaumu Medical Centre
Dr Tim Smith, Paraparaumu Medical Centre
Dr Anne-Marie Cullen, Khandallah Medical Centre
Dr Michael Buckley, Khandallah Medical Centre
Dr Brenda Gibson, Terrace Medical Centre
Dr Rachel Waters, Churton Park Medical Centre
Newton Union Health
Dr Alison Craig, Onslow Medical Centre
Dr Arlene Smith, Island Bay Medical Centre
Dr Sarah Painter, Lower Hutt Medical Centre
Dr Cullen, Lower Hutt Medical Centre
Dr Masters, Lower Hutt Medical Centre
Midwives
West Auckland
Glenda Southey, Midwives Green Bay
Tauranga
Sarah Thorn
Wellington Region
Lisa Smith
Noreen Jewell
Georgia Killen
Michelle Vincent (Ngaio Medical Centre)
Michelle Pearson
Would you like to list your GP/Midwife as someone who was supportive and helpful to you when you had PND to help another mum find support? ADD THEM HERE
