Maternity Services - North Shore Hospital

• The Special Care Baby Unit can accommodate babies over 32 weeks' gestation
• National Women’s Health at Auckland City Hospital provides tertiary-level care

Community Services

• Antenatal Clinic Services
  for secondary obstetric, obstetric physician or anaesthetic consultations as required
• Childbirth Education
  includes courses by trained childbirth educators of both antenatal and breastfeeding classes
• Lactation Consultant Clinics  for help with specific breastfeeding problems from expert lactation consultants

Facility Services

• Birthing Suite
  • 10 birthing rooms and 3 deep water pools 
  • 2 of the rooms are specially designated for primary birthing
  • 4 bedded assessment area for one off assessments or induction of labour
  • for women who have a private obstetrician or GP as their Lead Maternity Carer (LMC), midwifery care during labour and birth is provided on request by North Shore Hospital facility midwives
• Maternity Suite
  • 36 inpatient beds
  • postnatal care is provided by facility midwives in conjunction with the care plan provided by the LMC and the woman
  • average length of stay for women who have had a normal vaginal birth is 2 - 3 days
  • average length of stay for women who have had a Caesarean Section is 3 - 5 days

• Services available for maternity clients include
  • Physiotherapy: providing individual assessment, advice and treatment for women
  • Lactation Consultant: to support women with complex breastfeeding issues and to provide practical breastfeeding workshops
  • Social Work: experienced social workers provide confidential counselling and advocacy services and information on community support

• Cultural Support
  • Te Puna O Te Ora Services provide cultural support to Māori women and their whanau, providing access to health, advocacy and the appropriate support services where required
  • The Asian Health Support Service brings together a variety of support networks for members of the Asian community

Locations

• North Shore Hospital
  Antenatal Clinic: Ph (09) 486 8920 ext 42857
  Antenatal classes: Ph(09) 486 8920 ext 43048
  Breastfeeding classes: Ph (09) 486 8920 ext 43048
  Birthing Suite: Ph (09) 486 8920 ext 43056
  Maternity Suite: Ph (09) 486 8920 ext 42848
  Early Pregnancy Clinic: Ph 021 243 9729
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