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Maternity Service Whangarei Hospital

The Whangarei Hospital Maternity Service is both a primary and secondary service. Usually you will be cared for by your Lead Maternity Carer (LMC) in labour with the hospital midwives supporting your LMC in the delivery suite. The hospital midwives also look after women who are under secondary obstetric care due to a more complicated pregnancy. They will also care for you in the postnatal ward prior to your discharge home.

Pregnant women requiring more intensive care or who are in labour under 32 weeks are usually flown to Auckland for specialist care and return when their baby is stable.

The postnatal ward caters for antenatal women who require hospitalisation prior to delivery and for women who have had their baby. We do not stipulate a discharge time but leave this for you to decide when you feel that you are ready to go home, often once breastfeeding has been established if you choose to breastfeed, and you are well enough. This will be in consultation with your LMC and is usually about 2-3 days after a normal birth and 4-5 days following a C-section.

We also offer the services of a Lactation Consultant to assist breastfeeding women, if required.

The midwives work closely with women who are involved with other services such as Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Dependency.

The hospital midwives also provide childbirth education classes.

Maternity Services employs a full time social worker to work along side women and their LMC. She will visit all women who are referred or as requested and initiate individual support for them and their families.

Northland DHB has three primary maternity facilities in Northland at Kaitaia, Bay of Islands and Dargaville hospitals all promoting normal birthing. Hospital employed midwives assist the LMC’s in each unit.

All Northland DHB maternity units have gained Baby Friendly Hospital status. A Baby Friendly Hospital (BFH) is a health care facility where the practitioners who provide care for women and babies adopt practices that aim to protect, promote and support exclusive breastfeeding from birth. At the same time, Baby Friendly facilities ensure that women who choose not to breastfeed are supported in their decision and provided with unbiased information and advice.

Consultants include:
Dr Ian Page
Dr Jay Siresena
Dr Deralie Flower
Dr Donna Hardie
Dr Jenny Leslie

Hours: Visiting hours for the postnatal ward are 11.00am to 8.00pm
Women may bring as many support people as they need to the Delivery Suite. However, there are no facilities for others to stay once she is transferred with her baby to the postnatal ward.
Location: Whangarei Hospital
Delivery Suite and Post Natal ward are located through the main entrance of the hospital, turn right and up one level to the first floor.
Contact:
Yvonne Morgan – Clinical Midwife Specialist/Education
Ph: 09 430 4101 ext 8737
Mob: 021 824 618
Email: Yvonne.Morgan@northlanddhb.org.nz

Lyn Wardlaw – Maternity & SCBU Manager
 Private Bag 9742
Whangarei NZ
Ph: 09 430 3101 ext 8478
Fax: 09 470 0023
E-mail: Lyn.Wardlaw@northlanddhb.org.nz
  
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