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Maternity Services - North Shore Hospital
Maternity Services - North Shore Hospital
- The Special Care Baby Unit can accommodate babies over 32 weeks' gestation
- National Women’s Health at Auckland City Hospital provides tertiary-level care
Community Services
- Antenatal Clinic Services
for secondary obstetric, obstetric physician or anaesthetic consultations as required
- Childbirth Education
includes courses by trained childbirth educators of both antenatal and breastfeeding classes
- Lactation Consultant Clinics for help with specific breastfeeding problems from expert lactation consultants
Facility Services
- Birthing Suite
- 10 birthing rooms and 3 deep water pools
- 2 of the rooms are specially designated for primary birthing
- 4 bedded assessment area for one off assessments or induction of labour
- for women who have a private obstetrician or GP as their Lead Maternity Carer (LMC), midwifery care during labour and birth is provided on request by North Shore Hospital facility midwives
- Maternity Suite
- 36 inpatient beds
- postnatal care is provided by facility midwives in conjunction with the care plan provided by the LMC and the woman
- average length of stay for women who have had a normal vaginal birth is 2 - 3 days
- average length of stay for women who have had a Caesarean Section is 3 - 5 days
- Services available for maternity clients include
- Physiotherapy: providing individual assessment, advice and treatment for women
- Lactation Consultant: to support women with complex breastfeeding issues and to provide practical breastfeeding workshops
- Social Work: experienced social workers provide confidential counselling and advocacy services and information on community support
- Cultural Support
- Te Puna O Te Ora Services provide cultural support to Māori women and their whanau, providing access to health, advocacy and the appropriate support services where required
- The Asian Health Support Service brings together a variety of support networks for members of the Asian community
Locations
- North Shore Hospital
Antenatal Clinic: Ph (09) 486 8920 ext 2857
Antenatal classes: Ph(09) 486 8920 ext 3048
Breastfeeding classes: Ph (09) 486 8920 ext 3048
Birthing Suite: Ph (09) 486 8920 ext 3056
Maternity Suite: Ph (09) 486 8920 ext 2848
Early Pregnancy Clinic: Ph 021 243 9729
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