Not so frustrated now!
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Topic: Not so frustrated now!
Posted By: daikini
Subject: Not so frustrated now!
Date Posted: 20 August 2006 at 2:38pm
I was getting really frustrated not knowing if I could deliver in Raetahi or if I had to go to Wanganui Hospital.
I got a letter yesterday from someone at Whanganui Health (who administer to all the health facilites in the region - including Wanganui Hospital and Waimarino Health Centre in Raetahi). Due to difficulties in getting specialist staff (like OBs and Paediatritians) to come to Raetahi, all birthing facilities there are being suspended, and all expectant mothers are to travel to Wanganui Hospital to deliver.
I have an appointment with my midwife next week anyway, so I'll be discussing this with her then. Nat and I assume that when I go into labour, I'll be going by ambulance... but it's nice to know what is happening now! Since I have to go to Wanganui Hospital, I'm going to see if I can have another waterbirth.
------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 20 August 2006 at 3:17pm
Just a question, aren't they having difficulties at wanganui hospital as well and that some expectant mums are having to come over here to palmy? (only ask since a chick I talk to is moving to Palmy for that reason)
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 20 August 2006 at 3:23pm
They're having difficulties keeping specialist staff in the Whanganui region at all, yes. That's the major reason that birthing facilities at the Health Centre in Raetahi are being suspended. They are also cutting back the hours the midwives (who both live in the area) will be there.
I think if there are any expected complications with the delivery, or for medical reasons, then they send the mothers to Palmy... I know someone with a family history of medical problems who is going straight to Palmy. I'm expecting a straightford birth, with the only possible complication to be delivering my son in the ambulance in the Paraparas on the way to Wanganui!
------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 20 August 2006 at 7:52pm
OMG Becca - you go through the Parapatras! Good luck with that! at least labour will keep your mind off the windiness. Yuck!
hey, not sure if it is an option, but what about taumarunui? (I grew up there)...not too sure if that is any better. Probably shouldn't suggest things to confuddle the situation
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 21 August 2006 at 8:46am
Taumarunui is part of a different DHB... and all my antenatal care has been at Raetahi so far... I'd have to transfer to different midwives etc that are based in Taumarunui - and travel an hour to get there!
I may get to go by helicopter to hospital yet!
------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 21 August 2006 at 4:24pm
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 21 August 2006 at 8:36pm
Definitely cool. How fun would it be to deliver in a helicopter???
Hey... just a rando hijacking kind of question... I heard that if you give birth in an aeroplane then your babe gets free travel for life. Is that a nasty rumour or true?
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 21 August 2006 at 9:06pm
Maybe it means they can't gain residency anywhere apart from the sky
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 21 August 2006 at 9:17pm
Yeah, that'd suck. What would you put as your nationality on the census form?!?
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 22 August 2006 at 9:54am
Don't know about free travel for a baby born on an aeroplane... but I do know that the rescue helicopter paramedics here don't like taking women who are in labour - because of the mess! Talk about wimps!
Nat's HOD (Head of Department) and her husband are two of the local ambulance paramedics. Sheila said that she's delivered quite a few babies on the way through the Paraparas... I wouldn't mind if it ends up that she delivers Xavier, but unfortunately there's no way for me to guarentee that Sheila and Nigel will be the ones on duty when I go into labour!
------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 23 August 2006 at 2:13pm
Yay for getting an answer - but I hope baby Xavier makes it to the hospital!
I got a letter from Nat Womens last week "accepting" my booking to birth there - I'm ONLY 29 weeks, its not like they left it to the last minute or anything
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 23 August 2006 at 2:27pm
Nat was talking to Sheila yesterday, and she said that because where we live is classed as "rural", Wanganui Hospital wil make every effort to keep me and Baby in for a couple of days... so it looks like I'll get a nice little break!
------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 24 August 2006 at 2:56pm
I had my midwife appointment today... I met with Lyn (who is the one I like)... for reasons I do not know, Susana didn't actually book me for a day she's on duty! As part of stopping birthing at Waimarino Health Centre (where my antenatal care is happening), they are transferring Lyn to Wanganui and there will only be Susana there, and she will be working Mon-Fri. There won't actually be a midwife on duty during the weekends!
The full story is that due to being unable to attract specialist staff to Wanganui, they've stopped all birthing facilites at the Waimarino Health Centre (in Raetahi). It's only supposed to be for the next 3 months (trial period type of idea) but Lyn doesn't have much hope they will reinstate facilities after that time. All women in this region who are due in that timeframe can go to Wanganui Hospital, Palmerston North Hospital or go to Taihape (which involves changing midwives for all antenatal care). Taihape is also risky in that it is a similar place to Raetahi except with stay-in facilities... and could potentially be closed for similar reasons to Raetahi.
From Ohakune (by ambulance):
Wanganui: 1.5 hours
Palmerston North: 2.5 hours
Taihape: 1 hour (Taihape is about the same distance from Wanganui as it is from Palmy)
So, now I need to decide where I'm going to go! But there is a second problem - my von Willebrands...
The midwives at Raetahi have had another woman come in recently who suspects she may have the same thing (due to her mother and sister having it). The midwife took normal pregnancy bloods as well as another tube for the diagnostic test, to be told off by the lab as when testing for von Willies the bloods need to be refrigerated straight away, along with all other bloods from someone with the disorder! This was news to me... and I've known I've had this for 20 years! I now have the form in my handbag to get my next lot of bloods done the next time I'm in Wanganui, and they are going to rescreen me for von Willebrands, to find out my clotting factor (as a time-taken-to-clot) so everyone knows how to treat me if necessary.
------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 24 August 2006 at 3:00pm
Oh have problems and then they will ahve to helicoptor you to Palmy. No don't do that, but what a pain.
I'm thinking that for the specialist the best place would be Palmy for you, it is a drive for everyone else, but many birth there and then be transferred back to Wanganui baring no major problems
------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 24 August 2006 at 3:33pm
I'm not under a specialist at the moment, as (baring unforseen complications) I don't need to be... basically, my choices (at this stage) are:
birth at Palmy... midwife said that probably as soon as we are able to be, we will be sent home
birth at Taihape... should be able to stay in a couple of nights, and then come home
birth at Wanganui... may be able to stay in a couple of days depending on how busy they are, then come home
Wanganui is actually my preference right now, as if Nat comes in the ambulance with me he has family there that would be happy to give him a ride home, and if he drives himself he knows exactly where to go to.
------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys
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