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Sharon Robinson
06-765 4100 or 027-251 5373

• Supports births at home, in hospital/birth centre and waterbirths.

• Based in Stratford, covers Central Taranaki and outlying areas (including Whangamomona, Inglewood, Opunake and Normanby).

• Member of the NZ College of Midwives, regularly reviewed through the Midwifery Standards Review process.

Sharon was born and raised in the US, and lived in Tonga for 3 years as a child.  She later lived and worked in Cambodia for two and a half years before moving to New Zealand. Sharon and her physiotherapist partner, Dave, now live a busy life on their Stratford farmlet with their three kids – all with ponies! She also enjoys theatre, volleyball, and her pigs!

Sharon has a BA in Physical Therapy and an MA in Midwifery, graduating in 2000 from the State University of New York. She was a physiotherapist for 12 years before training as a midwife in the Bronx and Brooklyn, New York.

Sharon says, “For me, midwifery feels more like a calling than a profession. I believe that we can positively impact society by the way we treat women and their families through pregnancy and birth. I believe that birth is sacred.”

Sharon is happy to meet with women before they decide on their LMC to help them ascertain whether the two of them feel like a “good match”. She has a special interest in helping women who have had particularly difficult previous birth experiences and in working with teenage mothers.

Jan Goss
06-751 2025

• Supports births at home, in hospital/birth centre and waterbirths.

• Based in New Plymouth, covers Taranaki region.

• Member of the NZ College of Midwives, regularly reviewed through the Midwifery Standards Review process.

Jan was born in Wanganui before moving to New Plymouth to finish her schooling. After completing her nursing training in Hamilton, she returned to Taranaki to raise her family. She now has three adult sons with lovely partners and a new grandson. She’s also involved with local theatre and singing groups, and enjoys swimming, going to the gym, gardening, handcrafts and travel.

After 30 years’ nursing experience, Jan moved into independent midwifery in 1996. She also has a Diploma in Craniosacral Therapy, with a post-grad specialisation in mothers and babies. She finds this non-invasive therapy very useful throughout pregnancy and childbirth and with babies.

Jan feels midwifery came to her. She has a strong commitment to supporting the best possible outcome for mum and baby in as natural a setting as possible, but is comfortable in a medical setting if the need arises.

Jan sees herself as a facilitator in the woman’s process – the more informed the woman is, the better. Jan endeavours to support the woman’s decisions, keeping safety for mother and baby as top priority. She has a high commitment to supporting breastfeeding.