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Events in the Hutt
This calendar shows all public Oxytocin Trust events and all of the birth community events that we’ve been advised about. If you would like your event in the Hutt Valley to be added, please submit the details (for free/no charge) here.
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Today is international day of the Midwife. The focus this year is Critical in Every Crisis - highlighting how important the skills of midwives are to their communities in times of crisis. The International Confederation of Midwives has the following to say: “The world is facing an unprecedented number of compounding crises – natural disasters, conflict, and the ongoing impacts of climate change. These emergencies disproportionately affect women, girls, and gender diverse people, exposing them to heightened risks such as pregnancy complications and sexual violence, while also limiting their access to essential health services.At the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), we recognise that midwives are in these challenging times. Midwives are trusted first responders within their communities, who can strengthen health systems to be resilient to crises. They can provide up to 90% of sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, and adolescent health (SRMNAH) services, even in the most complex humanitarian settings. For this reason, the theme for this year’s International Day of the Midwife (IDM) is Midwives: Critical in Every Crisis.”Here in Te Awakairangi our wonderful Oxytocin Squad volunteers have been busy making deliveries of home baking to our hardworking community LMCs. We hope all midwives feel the community’s appreciation for their mahi today and all days.
Our friends at The Nest Collective NZ are low on stock! A great option to donate baby gear from NB - 1. While we also are always in need on NB clothing we don’t use clothing from NB up so we do encourage you to look for other options - we will always pass on anything we can’t use to another charity such as Nest Collective, Birthright or Greenstone Doors
Do you have a birthing community related event happening in Te Awakairangi/Hutt Valley? Have your details added to our events calendar!For those who attended our early forums, you might remember the idea of a directory app being sparked by midwives suggesting how valuable it would be to have, freely available to them and at their fingertips, details of essential local resources and connections that support midwives and whānau. Since then, we’ve invested significantly in both time and funds to develop a searchable new birthing community directory that will be accessible via our Infoodle phone app. It is still a work in progress, but we would love you to join us on it as it organically grows!Our app has a calendar that shows all public Oxytocin Trust events and all of the birth community events that we’ve been advised about. If you would like your event be added, please submit the details (for free/no charge) https://hmat.infoodle.com/f/AddAnEventYou can also go to our website to view the events we have listed https://oxytocintrust.org.nz/events/
Winter is coming! And with our next baby pack making session we need to restock the cupboards. If you have newborn sized baby clothes or wraps/blankets that could be passed on to a new family in need of some awhi/support please think of us!If you are well passed the newborn stage and would still like to help we accept financial donations to be used to purchase new items too!If you are keen to get involved with our pack-making team visit our website to register: https://oxytocintrust.org.nz/volunteer/
One of our trustees, Meg Waghorn, recently gave some comments to this podcast on RNZ recently covering local and national maternity care issues. It is great to see journalists keeping in touch with what is (and isn't) happening in the Hutt for birthing whānau and their care providers.
Kia ora koutou! ✨Happy New Year from all of us at Oxytocin Trust! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season filled with whānau, kai and joy.As we welcome 2025, we're feeling incredibly grateful for the amazing community that supports our mahi. We're excited to continue our work in the new year, supporting hapū māmā & whānau, midwives and maternity staff in Te Awa Kairangi.Here's to a year filled with aroha, new beginnings, and healthy whānau! 👶🎉
Kia ora e te whānau! ❤️As 2024 comes to an end, we want to say a massive ngā mihi nui to everyone who has supported Oxytocin Trust this year! 🙌 Whether you donated, volunteered, or simply spread the word about our mahi, your support has made a real difference to birthing whānau, midwives and maternity staff in Te Awa Kairangi.Special shout-out to our amazing Oxytocin Squad volunteers - you're the heart of our organisation! And to our generous donors and sponsors - your kindness enables us to continue supporting our birthing community.We're so grateful for your aroha! 🙏
From all of us here at Oxytocin Trust, we want to wish you and your whānau a very Meri Kirihimete! ✨We hope your day is filled with aroha, laughter, and the joy of spending time with loved ones. May your whare be filled with warmth and your Christmas kai be plentiful!We are so grateful for the support of our amazing community. Ngā mihi nui for everything you do to help us support birthing whānau, midwives and maternity staff in Te Awakairangi. ❤️
Meri Kirihimete and a huge shout-out to all the incredible midwives and maternity staff working hard over the holidays! ✨While many of us are enjoying time with whānau, these amazing people are providing care and support to new parents and pēpi in Te Awa Kairangi. Your dedication and compassion are truly inspiring.Thank you for all that you do - you're making a difference in the lives of so many! ❤️
A big thank you to everyone who supported our quiz nights in October. Thanks to everyone's generosity we raised almost $3,000!! This wouldn't have been possible without the support of Sprig + Fern Petone who hosted us each Tuesday with Quiz Masters David and Kristen.We would also like to acknowledge, again, the amazing businesses who kindly donated items for our raffles: Arobake, Caci, Cath Fitzgerald Photography, Dirty Burger, EvokeHealthnz-Kate Anderson Craniosacral Therapist & Lactation Consultant, Light House Cinema Petone, The Pito One Depot, PURE Movement, Queensgate Shopping Centre, Quest Petone Salute Hair & Day Spa, and Whittaker's Chocolate Lovers.With the money raised we have been able to continue our mahi supporting the birthing community in Te Awa Kairangi/ Hutt Valley. We recently donated three breast pumps to the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) at Hutt Hospital. In the New Year we plan to use the money for more great initiatives.
Wow, its December already! Does anyone else feel like Christmas has snuck up on them? We know it is on its way for sure as today we put up the Christmas Tree at the Hutt Hospital Maternity Ward.The tree has our special baubles with the names of babies born in the Hutt - all the way back to the 80's. If you've got (or you are) a baby born in the Hutt and would like to add a name to the tree you can donate $5 via either our account or Give A Little page - just make sure to include the name and year you want on your bauble as a reference! We'd love to add more names and support more birthing whānau in the process.Links to donate here:https://oxytocintrust.org.nz/donate/Thinking of those who are hāpu over this busy season and of course the amazing maternity staff who have to put their own family festivities aside to support them!
We want to say a special THANK YOU to Hell Pizza and The Avo Tree who kindly support our mahi by donating their yummy kai to our local midwives and maternity staff. These treats are appreciated by all and make a real difference in helping sustain our maternity workforce.Please support these generous businesses where you can ❤️If you're a business who would like to chat about doing something similar, please get in touch with us 💜
