The 40-year-old is expecting her fifth child on July 10 but has been assured by her midwife the baby will not arrive while she is in Invercargill for her side's round 13 ANZ Championship match against the Steel on Monday.
"I know definitely I'm not having a child in Invercargill, which is good," she said, laughing.
If the baby arrives when it is due, the Magic will be without its coach during the scheduled semifinal round.
Assistant coach Hikitia Gallagher will take over the reins but Taurua was not expecting to be on the sidelines for too long.
"I've been there, done that and I've got the support in the team and the franchise. So, as I say, all we need to do is get it out and we're off again.
"All my children have been born around netball, so it's not anything new."
The Magic leads the tournament with nine wins from 11 matches and is desperate to secure a home semifinal.
With the Swifts and Melbourne Vixens just one win behind the Magic, a loss to the Steel could derail those plans.
"For us it is the same scenario as when we played [Central] Pulse last week," Taurua said. "They [Steel] are actually quite dangerous because they've got nothing to lose.
"People say they aren't formidable opposition but we know what they are capable of producing and more often than not they produce the goods against us."
The Magic struggled to overcome a winless Pulse in Wellington last weekend, eventually winning 46-41.
The Pulse's defence did a good job restricting the Magic's supply of ball to the shooting circle.
But the visiting side was flat in a game it was expected to win comfortably.
"It's not physically, it's mentally being able to back up from week to week . . . that's where we are having to learn new skills," Taurua said.
Consistency and sticking to the game plan had been a struggle for the Magic, she said.
The New Zealand teams have gone from a competition of seven round-robin matches to 13 and most have shown signs of fatigue.
However, Taurua was not too concerned about her side's lack of form heading into the business end.
The Magic has been without experienced defender Jodi Tod (sprained ankle) and, during the past two weeks, has been experimenting with shooter Halana Leith at wing attack.
Taurua defended the move, saying players needed to get experience, but conceded it had "disrupted the flow, especially at the attacking end".
Tod has made good progress and the coach is hopeful the former Canterbury Flame will be fit to play on Monday.
Taurua was not only expecting a tough game against the Steel but was hoping for it.
"The harder they push us, the better mentally prepared we will be for the semis."
