Hi all
We are first time posters, happily reporting a positive pregnancy test last week.
Now the search is on for a LMC, but we are confused about the system in Wellington. We want to make a decision between hospital and community based midwives, but don't know if hospital-based midwives even exist in this region.
As background, we thought that there was a choice in NZ between community or hospital-based midwifes, for example see this link:
LinkAs we see that in Auckland, this choice is also made explicit on the relevant website for parents-to-be:
LinkIn Wellington, however, the two relevant websites we have found don't address this. The first seems focused on obstetricians, and the second seems to assume that readers want a community midwife, and that people should only contact the hospital board if they can't find one:
Link 1Link 2Does anyone know what gives?!