Te whānau tamariki – pregnancy and birth - Te Ara: The …
Whāngai is a child adoption tradition in Maori society that continues to be practised. It emphasises a child’s connection to whānau and iwi, the collective from whom their identity comes. Children …
Māoritanga: Pregnancy, Labour and Birth - Soteria
Discover the matauranga and tikanga for pregnancy (hapūtanga), labour and birth (whakawhānau) and postpartum, including whenua to whenua and muka pito.
Page 1. Birth in Māori tradition - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New …
The first birth. The original parents were Ranginui, the sky father, and Papatūānuku, the Earth mother. Papatūānuku gave birth to children, who remained in the dark because their parents …
Page 2. Traditional practices – pregnancy and birth - Te Ara: The ...
There were three types of birth: rauru nui (large umbilical cord), an uncomplicated birth; rauru whiria (tangled umbilical cord), a long and difficult birth; and rauru maruaitu (umbilical cord of …
Māori mothers are more likely to have babies at a very young age, have high risk pregnancies, smoke during pregnancy, have health problems such as diabetes during their pregnancies, …
This report is based on a review of literature exploring Maori parenting practices and the philosophy supporting these practices before 1642. This knowledge can be found in the …
Māori birthing traditions - Parents Centre Aotearoa
Māori birthing traditions. Customs, cultural practices and beliefs of tangata whenua during hapūtanga and whakawhānau. In Te Ao Māori, health can be understood by the concept Te …
Mātauranga Māori in pregnancy and birth - Multiples NZ
Sep 7, 2020 · Kirsty Saxon (Multiples New Zealand) talks to our multiple mamas about the resurgence of mātauranga Māori in pregnancy and birth. The word whānau means both to …
Whakawhanau pēpi: traditional birthing practices - RNZ
May 1, 2016 · Traditional Māori birth exists anywhere where you are, you claim that, that's your rangatirangatanga, your mana Maakarita Paku. While the ratio of Māori midwives to Māori …
Story: Te whānau tamariki - Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New …
Birth and baby care. In the 19th century few Māori women gave birth in hospital; in 1937 only 17% of Māori women did. In the 21st century most Māori babies were born in hospital. In 2015, …