Coping With Contractions

No matter how you ask this question: ‘How do I cope with contractions?’, ‘What will ease contraction pain?’, ‘How can I ease contractions?’ or ‘What things will help with contraction pain? What you are saying in one word:...

NZ Midwife 2-Year Training/Supporting You

Who supports you? Your clients and Common Knowledge Trust are your two support partners during this 2-year midwife training and collaborative effort. This training may seem like a heavy lift but in fact, it will be much easier than you think. Common Knowledge Trust...

NZ Midwife 2-Year Training/The Concept

You’ll be trained to teach a Concept that is a societal message to all expectant families: That self-learning birth and birth-coaching skills are an essential part of childbirth preparation along with choices. And using skills to do the activity of birthing your baby...

NZ Midwife 2-Year Training/Midwife Participation

Personally, you might be thrilled, excited, keen to start this NZ midwife 2-year training and feel relieved something like this is now available or you might feel skeptical, critical, unbelieving and hope to prove The Concept wrong. Every willing midwife is accepted....

Calling All New Zealand NZCOM Midwives

Our Nelson Charitable Trust, Common Knowledge Trust is inviting 100-150 NZ midwives to participate in a unique 2-year training of the benefits of growing a skilled birthing population for all families, every birth … no matter where the birth takes place, who is...

Calling All New Zealand Expectant Mums And Dads

We love our NZCOM midwives  By now all of you know New Zealand is the ONLY country in the whole-wide-world with a 24/7 continuity of care Midwifery Partnership. Our Nelson-based Charitable, Common Knowledge, has worked in New Zealand since 1996 to grow a skilled...