Birthing Unit
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Topic: Birthing Unit
Posted By: Oxy
Subject: Birthing Unit
Date Posted: 18 January 2009 at 3:58pm
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Hi Everyone
Once you have your baby at the hospital do you have to go to a birthing units Do you think its better to have a midwife come and see you at home when your pregnant or is it better to be seen in the hospital for checkups ------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/250ed1" rel="nofollow">  TTC#1 Jan 2009 |
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Posted By: Nefertiti
Date Posted: 18 January 2009 at 4:16pm
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As far as I'm aware, you have to go to most midwives for your checkups during pregnancy.
With my last baby the midwife like to visit once at home towards the end to get to meet the family, but my new one now doesn't do that. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: FreeSpirit
Date Posted: 18 January 2009 at 4:25pm
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With my midwives appointments, home visits were lovely because it's a relaxed environment and much easier to ask all the questions - they have all the tools for home checks, I love the portable Doppler (for checking heartbeat)!
Going to the hospital for the check up's gives you a sense of reassurance (sp) and it does give you an incentive to get out of the house (I found it hard to get out when I got bigger as I outgrew my maternity gear), it really is a personal choice as to where you will be most comfortable. ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 18 January 2009 at 6:27pm
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The mw I had for my first pg didn't visit at home until after I had Jack, I think my new mw is the same.
It depends on where you birth as to whether you have to move to a separate brithing centre for your initial antenatal care. I understand that if you birth at Auckland you are sent to Birthcare not long after the birth if there are no complications. Middlemore either doesn't have an antenatal care unit or it not nice as a friend of my SIL's went straight to Birthcare after her baby was born as she couldn't or wouldn't stay at Middlemore ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: whitewave
Date Posted: 18 January 2009 at 7:20pm
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My MW visits me at home, usually in the evenings, which is really handy. But she actually lives only a couple of streets away from me though!
I don't know about Auckland hospitals, but Dunedin only has the hospital. Haven't had my birth yet, but going by the hospital tour, you have the birthing rooms then go into the postnatal ward for however long you want or need to stay. |
Posted By: Ella1
Date Posted: 20 January 2009 at 8:58am
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I especially choose a mw that visits me at home. Because I work 36 hrs a week, and I didn't want to spend my 1 afternoon off driving all over town.
I can definately recommend it. Added bonus is that if she's late (because she's had a birth that day) I'm not stuck waiting at an office, but I'm at home where I can do whatever I want while I wait. Plus, once I'm in labour she'll come and check me at home. She's told me that sometimes she'll go and check women 4 times before they're ready to go to hospital. I'm planning to go straith to a primary unit and give birth there (hope that all works out). I'm sure this is a lot more relaxed then having to go to hospital to get checked and then being send back home because you're not far enough dilated (I've been told this happens a lot - at least in Chch_ and is really stressful ). Ckeck with your hospital about their policies. In chch you have to leave the hospital and go to a birthing unit approx. 2 hours after giving birth. |
Posted By: busyissy
Date Posted: 20 January 2009 at 12:30pm
| Its good if you can find a midwife who is flexible and can come to you if need be, but for most appointments it tends to be that you meet them at their clinic. I have had my first baby in hospital because he came 4 weeks early and was in hopsital for a week. I had my second in the birthing unit. A lot of women go to the birthing units now because they are more comfortable. better food, less women and more one on one time with midwives who can help you will BF etc. However, you can book into have your baby in hospital if that is where you want to be. The best thing to do is arrange to tour a few of the birthing units and the hospital (some antenatal classes will arrange a hospital visit) then you will get a good idea of where you will feel most comfortable. |
Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 20 January 2009 at 12:52pm
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We only have the hospital here so no lovely birthing unit for us -------------  
 
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Posted By: fallen
Date Posted: 20 January 2009 at 9:30pm
Have you been to the new maternity ward? I've heard its pretty flash! Well I guess anything would be compared to that old pink building. At least women needing C/s don't have to go by ambulance to the other building anymore. |
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