NZ Midwife 2-Year Training/Common Knowledge Trust

Wintergreen, the Founder/Director of Common Knowledge Trust, immigrated to New Zealand in 1995. She brought into New Zealand the Birthing Better Childbirth Preparation skills (previously known as The Pink Kit). She developed these skills with hundreds of fathers and...

NZ Midwife 2-Year Training/Director Common Knowledge Trust

Let’s get the name (Wintergreen) thing out of the way. I have spent a large portion of my Life prior to immigrating to New Zealand in 1995 living in very traditional communities. In each community, I am Named. Naming is important. Wintergreen is a Seneca name...

NZ Midwife 2-Year Training

We’re inviting you and your clients to participate in an exciting adventure! During this training, we’ll collaboratively explore the benefits of birth skills for both families and for you. The sign-up form to participate is at the bottom of each page, so you can...

Message From A Doula

This is what Catherine has to say to you about her experiences in the past 6 years getting her clients to self-learn the skills in Birthing Better online birth classes. Birthing Better skills are housed in Common Knowledge Trust  ...

What To Expect At Your Obstetrician’s Appointment

This article is spot on and fairly portrayed. This is pretty much what to expect at your obstetrician’s appointments … and this article covers midwifery appointments too! Honestly, no matter how much time an obstetrician or midwife spends with you, you...

Why Obstetricians Want VBAC

In your parent’s life-time the way Cesareans were performed has changed greatly. Instead of cutting the uterine muscles up and down, the lower uterine muscles are separated. Instead of using a general anesthetic which makes mothers unconscious, now women having...