Where to give birth in Auckland
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Topic: Where to give birth in Auckland
Posted By: Bondgirl
Subject: Where to give birth in Auckland
Date Posted: 15 January 2009 at 9:13pm
| Hi I am about 8 weeks pregnant and currently on the hunt for a midwife. I've always been keen on the idea of giving birth at Parnell birthcare and their website lists some great looking midwifes. I notice that they don't do epidural's at birthcare though (I'm not sure how brave I am yet) so my question is where else are the popular (and nice!) places in Auckland central to give birth other than Greenlane Hospital and Auckland City Hospital if you want to keep your epidural options open? Cheers... |
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 15 January 2009 at 9:25pm
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Im pretty sure you have to birth at either auckland hospital or at birthcare (they dont have birthing suites at greenlane do they)?
Also .. where you birth would depend on the midwife you select, as they would have a contract with certain places. For example I live out West but wont be birthing out this way as I have a midwife based in central auckland (as she came highly recommended) ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: Lanata
Date Posted: 15 January 2009 at 9:26pm
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I think where you may want an epidural, this can only be done at a hospital also our LMC will give you the best option depending on yuor pregnancy, i.e if prob free and yu think you can do without epi the Birthcare can be an option, if any probs your LMC will want you to go to a hospital where there are specialists just in case ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 15 January 2009 at 9:28pm
Hey and welcome to ohbaby 
Yep your option is Auck City Hospital or Birthcare. If you want an epidural, your only option is the hospital (I'm pretty sure anyway). I gave birth at Birthcare and it was awesome. I had a great midwife who can deliver at the hospital or Birthcare, she was recommended to me by someone else on here and now heaps of people on this forum have gone with her (including lilfatty  . Pm me if you want her name and details
Oh and check out this thread... http://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=19372&KW=birthcare - Births @ Birthcare Edited to fix link ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Oxy
Date Posted: 16 January 2009 at 3:47pm
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Hi People
Has anyone on here had there baby delived at middlemore hospital and what did you think of there services ------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/250ed1" rel="nofollow">  TTC#1 Jan 2009 |
Posted By: goBumble
Date Posted: 16 January 2009 at 4:07pm
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yep i had my baby at MM last year. the new suites/ward is great and staff were great but like anywhere are hugely under staffed. we had one midwife doin three of us at sim stages. i wasn't able to have an epi either as no staff to do it or stay with me, didn't need it thou and i had a 46hr labour too. worst part was getting out 3hrs after birth and waitin outside while partner bought car round..urgh not nice place!! transferred to Puke Mat and it was great too wit fab ladies running it.
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Posted By: Bondgirl
Date Posted: 19 January 2009 at 9:52pm
| Hi all, thanks a lot for taking the time to respond. Really appreciated. |
Posted By: mishel89
Date Posted: 19 February 2009 at 11:21am
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can you not give birth at hospital and get transfered to Parnell Birthcare after for you postnatel care?
Im giving birth at waitakere hospital and then going up to the Helensville birthing unit for my postnatal care.im sure parnell would allow the same thing? |
Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 19 February 2009 at 11:43am
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If you book in with birthcare then you have to also book in with Auckland Hospital so you could actually decide at the time depending on how confident you are feeling of giving birth without the epi.
I was booked in with both of those and also Waitakere Hospital and ended up giving birth at home. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 19 February 2009 at 12:43pm
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My understanding is that if you birth at Auckland Hospital you have to go to Birthcare within 12 or 24hrs if there are no complications. You only stay at the hospital if you or baby have problems - not sure if a c section is classified as a 'problem' ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 19 February 2009 at 1:09pm
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If you have a cs .. you can stay in hospital for two days then transfer to birthcare for three. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 19 February 2009 at 1:10pm
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You still transfer to birthcare after a c-section but I think you have 48hours to do so. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 19 February 2009 at 1:43pm
I had Caden at middlemore, was meant to be at pukekohe Maternity Hospital but tings went to custard and got rushed to middlemore, and they were GREAT through my labour, the midwives and doctors were all very nice and caring, and I felt very safe. I ended up with an emergency ceaser and again they were all lovely, the anethatist(?) was fantatstic and he told me what was happeing and that things were going well, as did th nurses and MW. The ward nurses were O.K, I had some lovely ones and some awful ones, but you get that anywhere! I was well looked after and I think there is nothign wrong with middlemore ------------- |
Oxy23 wrote:Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 19 February 2009 at 2:06pm
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Birthcare have the contract to provide Post Natal care to women who deliver at Auckland City Hospital. The hospital only provide postnatal care for women / babies with complications or cs. You are entitled to a certian number of nights for free (think its 3) at Birthcare but thats in a shared room. If you want a private room then you will pay (unless you have delivered there). Its a bit wierd delivering at the hospital then pakcing up yourself and your tiny little baby into the car and driving over the birthcare, but I LOVED our time at Birthcare, and would deliver there next time if they offered epidurals!!!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mrshouse
Date Posted: 19 February 2009 at 3:46pm
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Birthcare is great!
they were great and gave me a private room for free...seeing as though i was on my way there when i gave birth in the car
and i also went with the MW that Arohanui is talking about ------------- http://www.baby-gaga.com/"> 
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they do say that if you do labour at birthcare and then feel you need an epi then you can drive over to auckland which is like 2mins away......but im with the others in not wanting to get up after giving birth and transferring.....
Posted By: kriss
Date Posted: 19 February 2009 at 9:05pm
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My time at BC was not so good..
I had registered to deliver there, but when my MW called to say I was in labour and ready to come in, they said they didn't have any space for me. DH and I were already on the way, and it was midnight. When we arrived both labour suites were empty so they let us in and left us to wait for our MW to arrive. That was the last we saw of any of the BC staff until my baby was born and they came in to kick me out of the labour room lol. I was put in a shared room at 4am, though I was semi expecting a private room as I had requested one and had birthed there so was a bit bummed. DH had to leave and come back at 8am.. The first BC MW up in the rooms was very brisk with me, I guess they were busy, but the second, Lesley I think, was just lovely. Anyway BC was definitely not what I had expected and I ended up going home asap just a few hours after the birth! Sorry for the rant.. just another view. Good luck
ETA they also forgot my breakfast.. the lady next to me got hers delivered but none for me, I asked for some and they bought me one piece of toast lol and I was starving!  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 19 February 2009 at 10:56pm
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I gave birth at Auckland (tho back then it was the old national womens) , because I wanted an epidural, didn't end up having one anyway , so could have gone straight to BC if id known, went to BC for 3 days afterwards, it was fine , didn't have any complaints, didnt love it, but thats because its still not my own home ------------- 
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Posted By: Agnes130482
Date Posted: 08 October 2013 at 9:35am
| Hi, can you please tell me who your midwife was? I am currently looking for one, like you I live in West Auckland but I would like to give birth in Central Auckland. |
Posted By: kim132460
Date Posted: 04 November 2013 at 11:54pm
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Hi Arohanui, I'm new in Auckland and i'm 21 weeks pregnant. Currently looking for a good midwife and i'm wondering if you could recommend me yours. Thanks! Kim |
Posted By: Mrs Mac
Date Posted: 06 November 2013 at 12:54pm
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There's a "recommend your midwife" thread if anyone's still looking -------------    Jan '13
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