Papakura Primary Birthing Unit

Papakura Primary Birthing Unit

Contact Details

Phone (09) 299 9102

Street Address

2-4 Clevedon Road
Papakura North
Papakura
Auckland 2110

Postal Address

1 Clevedon Rd
Papakura
Auckland 2110

Description

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Papakura Obstetric Hospital came into being in 1958 following the takeover from the Auckland Hospital Board. Prior to this time the unit was known as Ellerdine and was established in 1943 - 1944 following the purchasing of the Willis family homestead.

This historical farmhouse is now the home of the Papakura Birthing Unit. It is situated close to the main town centre of Papakura and serves the  Manurewa, Clendon, Wattle Downs, Conifer Grove, Takanini, Papakura, Clevedon, Kawakawa Bay, Ōrere Point, Hunua, Paparimu, Drury, Hingia and Karaka areas. However, women from other areas are also welcome to use this facility.

Features of the unit include:

  • 3 birthing rooms (1x labour pool)
  • Approximately 250 women birth in this Unit per year
  • 600 women return from Middlemore Hospital for their postnatal stay
  • Baby-Friendly Hospital accreditation since October 2007. The unit prides itself in supporting women who choose to breastfeed, with a high exclusive breastfeeding rate on discharge
  • Antenatal clinics by community midwives and lead maternity carers (LMC)
  • Obstetric consultant clinic every Wednesday afternoon for women who require secondary care (higher risk pregnancies). Referral by your LMC/named midwife is required

Referral Expectations

If you are looking for a midwife, please call the unit or go to www.findamidwife.co.nz

Fees and Charges Description

Maternity care in New Zealand is funded by the government for:

  • New Zealand citizens
  • permanent residents
  • those who meet the Ministry of Health eligibility criteria.

To find out if you are eligible for free care, please check the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora guide to eligibility for public health services.

If you need more help please contact the Eligibility Officer at Middlemore Hospital on 276-0060 or 

If you are not eligible for funded care, you will need to pay the full cost of any care or treatment you have from Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau.

Procedures / Treatments

Complaints and feedback procedure
Interpreting and translaion services (ITS)
Smokefree service
Information for pregnant women

Visiting Hours

Visiting times are between 2.00pm and 8.00pm.

Rest, recovery and learning how to care for baby are the aims of the postnatal hospital stay. To ensure this happens, visiting times and the number of people allowed to visit are limited.
 
Parents of the newborn babies are welcome to visit any time during daytime hours.
Children are also welcome but we ask that they are supervised by an adult and do not run around the ward.
 
If you wish to visit outside these hours, please discuss this with your Midwife beforehand.
 
Please refrain from visiting if your children are unwell with illness, including flu or chickenpox.

Public Transport

Public bus and train services are located within a short walking distance of the Maternity Unit.

For further bus or train information, see AT Timetables, or phone 09-366 6400 or toll-free on 0800 10 30 80 if outside the local calling area.

Parking

There is plenty of free parking available to all patients and visitors.

Patients may be set down or picked up from outside the main entrance but this area is also our ambulance access.  Please consider others and remove cars as soon as possible.

Security

To keep you and your baby safe, our doors are locked and access is via a buzzer system.  If for any reason you need to leave your room, your baby should be cared for by a relative of your choice or the staff in the unit.

Website

www.countiesmanukau.health.nz

https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/public/obstetrics-maternity/papakura-primary-birthing-unit-1/