Thank you for reporting in this - is there anything that we can do to try and keep this facility open and available? This is such a huge loss to the community, I know that if the issue is money, is be more than happy to donate or help fundraise?
Hi Emily, I'm a big believer in following the money when it comes to services being cut. Do you think a hospital birth costs less than a primary care or home birth?
My own birth experience at middlemore I suspect was an expensive event. Anesthesiologists, at least 8 people checking out my bits as my son came out and occupying a delivery room for 20 hours can't have come cheap but what do you know about the cost of home birth vs primary birthing centre vs hospital?
If I choose to do it again, I'd prefer a primary care unit. I just wasn't convinced the medical interventions were necessary and telling one of the doctors how good looking he was at 32 hours deep wasn't my proudest moment.
I shared this with my first year midwifery cohort. Oddly enough, today’s lecture revolved around place of birth and how important primary facilities are and what a difference they make to birthing people’s health and happiness.
The te papaioea birthing centre (palmy) is in a similar situation :( taken over by the DHB last year, they now don't have the staff to keep it open. Women can birth there between 9- 5 ( ludicrous) or at other times if their midwife and her back up are available...... but they can't stay there after the birth.
Thank you for reporting in this - is there anything that we can do to try and keep this facility open and available? This is such a huge loss to the community, I know that if the issue is money, is be more than happy to donate or help fundraise?
Hi Emily, I'm a big believer in following the money when it comes to services being cut. Do you think a hospital birth costs less than a primary care or home birth?
My own birth experience at middlemore I suspect was an expensive event. Anesthesiologists, at least 8 people checking out my bits as my son came out and occupying a delivery room for 20 hours can't have come cheap but what do you know about the cost of home birth vs primary birthing centre vs hospital?
If I choose to do it again, I'd prefer a primary care unit. I just wasn't convinced the medical interventions were necessary and telling one of the doctors how good looking he was at 32 hours deep wasn't my proudest moment.
What can we do to stop this? This would be absolutely devastating, the hospital is scarily under staffed
I shared this with my first year midwifery cohort. Oddly enough, today’s lecture revolved around place of birth and how important primary facilities are and what a difference they make to birthing people’s health and happiness.
The te papaioea birthing centre (palmy) is in a similar situation :( taken over by the DHB last year, they now don't have the staff to keep it open. Women can birth there between 9- 5 ( ludicrous) or at other times if their midwife and her back up are available...... but they can't stay there after the birth.