Lynley Davidson
Lynley grew up in rural Southland and gained her registration as a nurse in Invercargill. From 1982 Lynley trained and worked as an intensive care nurse in Wellington Hospital's Intensive Care Unit.
Seeking the more joyous outcomes of childbirth Lynley graduated from Wellington Polytechnic as a midwife in 1987 and in 1990 became a founding member of Domino Midwives in Wellington. Having started as an independent midwife immediately following the passage of the 1990 Nurses Amendment Act, Lynley has helped in the birth of 650 babies since then.
With a family move to the Kapiti Coast in 1997 Lynley helped establish the Nikau Midwives group on the coast. A council member of the New Zealand College of Midwives in 1991, Lynley has always been active in the fostering of midwifery services in New Zealand particularly in the Wellington region. Lynley is widely researched on maternity issues and attends numerous workshops and conferences on midwifery care each year.
An experienced midwife of 20 years practice Lynley has developed good working relationships with colleagues in the Wellington/Kapiti region as well as with specialist obstetric staff at Wellington Womens Hospital. While experienced in recognising complications in pregnancy and childbirth that need referring to such specialist staff, Lynley delivers maternity care centred around achieving childbirth in as natural an environment as possible.
Births at which Lynley has been the Lead Maternity Caregiver have been divided approximately equally between the women's home, the Paraparaumu Maternity Unit, and Wellington Womens Hospital. The primary birth unit at Kenepuru Hospital is also an option Lynley offers.
Seeking the more joyous outcomes of childbirth Lynley graduated from Wellington Polytechnic as a midwife in 1987 and in 1990 became a founding member of Domino Midwives in Wellington. Having started as an independent midwife immediately following the passage of the 1990 Nurses Amendment Act, Lynley has helped in the birth of 650 babies since then.
With a family move to the Kapiti Coast in 1997 Lynley helped establish the Nikau Midwives group on the coast. A council member of the New Zealand College of Midwives in 1991, Lynley has always been active in the fostering of midwifery services in New Zealand particularly in the Wellington region. Lynley is widely researched on maternity issues and attends numerous workshops and conferences on midwifery care each year.
An experienced midwife of 20 years practice Lynley has developed good working relationships with colleagues in the Wellington/Kapiti region as well as with specialist obstetric staff at Wellington Womens Hospital. While experienced in recognising complications in pregnancy and childbirth that need referring to such specialist staff, Lynley delivers maternity care centred around achieving childbirth in as natural an environment as possible.
Births at which Lynley has been the Lead Maternity Caregiver have been divided approximately equally between the women's home, the Paraparaumu Maternity Unit, and Wellington Womens Hospital. The primary birth unit at Kenepuru Hospital is also an option Lynley offers.
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Lynley is married to Bryan, a marine geophysicist, and has two sons - Richard and Christopher - presently at university.
When not involved in midwifery Lynley is a keen quilter and gardener. A rural lifestyle block means spare time is devoted to keeping weeds at bay, watching plants grow and enjoying the native birdlife. |
