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Staying in Hospital/Birth Centre After the Birth
After the birth you will be tired and busy getting to know your new baby. Most women who have had a normal birth stay in the hospital or birth centre for 48 hours. If you have had a caesarean section, the usual hospital stay is 3-5 days. There may be an option to have your postnatal stay in a primary unit if you have given birth at hospital. Some women choose to go straight home after birth, this is called a planned early discharge. Talk to your midwife about your postnatal stay and make sure your family know what your plan is.
After the birth you will be tired and busy getting to know your new baby. Most women who have had a normal birth stay in the hospital or birth centre for 48 hours. If you have had a caesarean section, the usual hospital stay is 3-5 days. There may be an option to have your postnatal stay in a primary unit if you have given birth at hospital. Some women choose to go straight home after birth, this is called a planned early discharge. Talk to your midwife about your postnatal stay and make sure your family know what your plan is.
Contact Details
18 Manukau Station Road, Manukau, Auckland
South Auckland
Please dial our Pager No: 026105661 from your phone. Leave your name and number and we will call you back.
18 Manukau Station Road
Manukau
Auckland 2104
Street Address
18 Manukau Station Road
Manukau
Auckland 2104
Postal Address
Kotuku Midwives
PO Box 76919
Manukau City 2104
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This page was last updated at 8:14PM on October 11, 2023. This information is reviewed and edited by Kotuku Midwives.