About Us/Our WHY

Hi! I'm Mila. I began Thrive Mama back in 2020 when I started my journey to become a Midwife! Everyday I was working along side Mama's, Midwives and fellow students who i drew inspiration and ideas from. I felt they needed something to really nurture and look after themselves so they can show up and be their best selves for their clients, baby's and family. Which is when I started posting over on @thrive_mama_nz  to try and educate and inform mamas, mamas-to-be and the general public on all things midwifery care, expectations and complications, and what-to-expect during pregnancy, labour, birth and postnatally. It also became a space for me to share my day to day learnings and a platform to spread awareness and empower other students and midwives.​

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My mission with Thrive Mama is to help educate and shine light on all things pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and postnatally so mama's feel empowered and confident in themselves and their skills. I also wanted to encourage student midwives and new grads to keep going and provide them with the skills and confidence they need.

 

Midwifery is an extremely challenging and intense degree, so I want to help uplift and empower those who are with me on this midwifery journey (because you're a badass!).

 

Thrive Mama is all about helping Mama's, Students and Midwives to be the best versions of themselves and to thrive during pregnancy, birth, postnatally and while studying. With our range of products, we want to help you! Because like the old saying goes, you can't pour from an empty cup. So, we are here to fill it for you Mama. 

 

Take some time for yourself and fill up that cup, or if you're a student midwife, new grad or a midwife with 10+ years of experience, there is something for everyone! With a range of products and tools, and all proceeds go towards supporting a student midwife and all products are hand-made here in Aotearoa. 

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