Congratulations on your pregnancy

Choosing where to have your baby is an important decision worth doing some research on.  There is overwhelming evidence that low-risk women have better outcomes when birthing at a primary care birthing unit or home. This is because these women are unlikely to receive unneccessary interventions which can upset the natural rhythm of labour. Some women birth in hospital due to an underlying risk, because they feel safer, or because this is the only suitable option in their area. Having an LMC midwife optimises satisfying and positive outcomes in hospital. 

 

Kenepuru Maternity Unit (off Kenepuru Drive, Porirua) - for low risk women

This is a unit consisting of two delivery suite rooms, a spa room for labour use, and six postnatal rooms. All rooms are singles with their own ensuites. Free tv in postnatal rooms. Tea/coffee facilities always available. It has a quiet ambience for gentle birthing, while having facilities to manage obstetric emergencies. An ambulance bay allows easy access for transfer if needed. Waterbirth is available. Gas is available with adjustable strength. Morphine injection is an option. There is one hospital midwife on duty 24/7 to assist during your postnatal stay. 

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Wellington Hospital (Riddiford Street, Newtown)

This is a tertiary level hospital consisting of a 12-room delivery suite (all singles with ensuite) and two postnatal wards (mix of single and shared - most bathrooms shared). Waterbirth is available. 50/50 mixed gas is available. Morphine injection and Epidural is available. There is an obstetric registrar and a small group of hospital midwives on duty 24/7. 

 

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