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North Shore Hospital Maternity Services (Waitematā DHB)

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Description

Virtual tour of the maternity facilities at Waitakere and North Shore Hospitals
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Maternity Services at North Shore Hospital

North Shore Hospital provides a primary and secondary maternity facility for women with low or medium risk pregnancies. 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

Liaison Midwife - finding a midwife can be a very confusing and stressful time, especially for first time mothers or those who have found the system has changed since their last child. The Liaison Midwife informs women of their choices as to who can provide them with pregnancy care. The Liaison Midwife will also discuss what may suit each individual woman best and make the appropriate referrals to ensure antenatal care begins.

Community Midwifery - this team of midwives provides support for the antenatal clinics and provides antenatal and postnatal care for women unable to register with an LMC in West Auckland.

Antenatal Clinic Services - for secondary obstetric, obstetric physician or anaesthetic consultations as required.

Pregnancy and Parenting Education - includes courses of both antenatal classes and breastfeeding workshops.

Lactation Consultant Clinics - Get expert advice for specific breastfeeding problems from qualified lactation consultants.

Facility Services

Birthing Facilities - North Shore Hospital has a large birthing suite featuring a total of ten birthing rooms and three deep water birth pools. There is also space to assess and monitor 4 women in pregnancy or early labour. For women who are cared for by the community midwifery service, care during labour and birth is provided by North Shore Hospital facility midwives.

Postnatal Wards - North Shore Hospital has one large Maternity Suite to accommodate 36 postnatal beds. The average length of stay for women who have had a normal vaginal birth is two - three days. The average length of stay for women who have had a Caesarean Section is three - five 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 Maori 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.

A Pacific Island Community Liaison worker advocates and liaises between members of Pacific Island communities and maternity to improve access for women and their families.

Please click here for maternity services provided at Waitakere Hospital.

Consultants

Dr Abir Abed Ali

Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Dr Ammar Al-Abid

Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Dr Helen Allen

Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Dr Adele Barr

Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Dr Sue Belgrave

Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Dr Vijay Bhoola

Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Dr Reshma Desai

Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Dr Alex Ivancevic

Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Dr Jye Lu

Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Dr Bindu Soysa

Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

Referral Expectations

All pregnant women should be encouraged to register with a Lead Maternity Carer (LMC) as soon as possible in pregnancy. A LMC is either a Midwife, GP or Obstetrician. Your LMC will provide maternity care for you and your baby throughout pregnancy, birth and 4-6 weeks after your baby has been born.

Lists of LMCs are available at:

Healthpoint: www.healthpoint.co.nz/maternity/

Find Your Midwife: www.findyourmidwife.co.nz/

MAMA: Ph:(09) 815 8108 or www.mamamaternity.co.nz

Services / Procedures / Treatments

Healthy Babies Healthy Futures

Give babies and toddlers a HEALTHY start to every day!
Come join in the fun, meet other mums, learn some great tips or relax and enjoy a hot cuppa!… More
Early Pregnancy Clinic

The Early Pregnancy Clinic at North Shore Hospital sees women up to 19 weeks pregnant who have a confirmed pregnancy loss on ultrasound.… More
Antenatal Screening Tests

Having blood tests early on in your pregnancy can help protect you and those close to you.… More
Antenatal HIV screening

The aim of HIV testing in pregnancy is to identify HIV infection in pregnant women.… More
Obstetric Ultrasound

Ultrasound imaging, also called ultrasound scanning, is a method of obtaining pictures from inside the human body through the use of high frequency sound waves.… More
Downs Syndrome Screening

Screening for Downs Syndrome and other chromasomal (genetic) abnormalities is now routinely offered.… More
Baby Movements in Pregnancy

The following pamphlet helps guide you about baby movements in pregnancy, and when to call your LMC. More
How to Protect your Baby from Sudden Unexpected Death of an Infant

Make every sleep a safe sleep for all infants, and reduce the rate of SUDI in the Northern Region.… More
Newborn Hearing Screening

The aim of the UNHSEIP (Universal Newborn Hearing Screening & Early Intervention Programme) is for early identification of newborns with hearing loss. The programme ensures that they can access timely and appropriate interventions, inequalities are reduced and the outcomes for these children, their families and whanau, communities and society are improved.… More
Breastfeeding your Baby

Waitematā DHB provides a range of resources to assist mothers to initiate and maintain breastfeeding for their babies.… More
Neonatal Assessment of the Hips

Clinical pathway to assist and support LMCs. More
Titifaitama Breastfeeding Support Groups

These groups are led by the Pacific Cultural Liaison Co-ordinator together with a Lactation Consultant.… More

Charges

Maternity care is free to New Zealand citizens, residents, and some permit holders. Please bring a copy of your passport or birth certificate with you to your first appointment.

Click here for more information about healthcare charges at Waitematā DHB.

Document Downloads

Waitematā Maternity Services - Information for Your Stay (PDF, 650.5 KB)
Helpful Information About Your Stay with Waitematā DHB Maternity Services
Your Pregnancy & Blood Tests (PDF, 82.2 KB)
Blood tests to help protect you, your baby, your whanau
Ministry of Health HIV in Pregnancy Pamphlet (PDF, 191.2 KB)
Ministry of Health HIV in Pregnancy pamphlet
Information regarding your healthcare (PDF, 897.3 KB)
Helpful information about your healthcare, how information is kept and how to request a copy of your notes at WDHB
Resource Directory for Pregnant Teens (PDF, 191.5 KB)
Contact details for key services and agencies that may be used for pregnant teenagers and teen mothers and families in the Waitematā area
Pamphlet - Water for Labour & Birth (PDF, 1.8 MB)
Provides information around the use of water as a method of pain relief for labour and birth.
Planned Caesarean Section (PDF, 653.2 KB)
Information for mothers who are booked for a caesarean section for obstetric indication.
After your caesarean section (PDF, 1.8 MB)
Information for women who have had a caesarean section.
Breastfeeding - Beginners Guide (English) (PDF, 670.5 KB)
Breastfeeding beginners guide for mothers and their families.
Breastfeeding - Beginners Guide (Simplified Chinese) (PDF, 1.1 MB)
A multilingual breastfeeding beginners guide for mothers and their family
Breastfeeding Information for Chinese Grandparents (PDF, 1.6 MB)
An information resource for Chinese speaking grandparents and family to inform about early establishment of breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding - Beginners guide (Thai) (PDF, 684.5 KB)
Sharing breastmilk (PDF, 524 KB)
A guide for mothers sharing breastmilk.
Storing colostrum in pregnancy (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Breastfeeding - Complex care - Neonates (PDF, 220 KB)
Infant Formula (PDF, 195.9 KB)
Northern Region Safe Sleep Policy (PDF, 187.2 KB)
LEAFLET Vitamin K (PDF, 738.1 KB)
Giving Paracetamol Safely to Babies and Children (PDF, 1.2 MB)
This pamphlet provides clear instructions on giving paracetamol to babies and children. It includes correct doses and who to contact if too much has been given.
Diabetes in pregnancy (PDF, 643.6 KB)
Diabetes in pregnancy - simplified Chinese (PDF, 689.4 KB)
WDHB GDM algorithm 2015 (PDF, 279.7 KB)
WDHB info for HbA1c test at booking (PDF, 480 KB)
Diabetes in Pregnancy Referral Form 2016 (PDF, 321.5 KB)
Streptococcus infection (GBS) information leaflet (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Neonatal Hypoglycaemia (PDF, 300.6 KB)
Urinary retention prevention and management (PDF, 175.7 KB)
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) (PDF, 539.1 KB)
Healthy Babies Healthy Futures (PDF, 1.8 MB)
Induction of Labour Information Leaflet (PDF, 1,019.3 KB)
Induction of labour information leaflet - simplified Chinese (PDF, 1.1 MB)
Going Home With a Balloon Catheter Information Sheet (PDF, 111.4 KB)
Birth After Caesarean leaflet (PDF, 827 KB)
Maternity Quality and Safety Programme Annual Report 2018/2019 (PDF, 2.1 MB)
Maternal Mental Health Screening and Referral (PDF, 205.7 KB)
Your Labour - What you need to know (PDF, 2.1 MB)
Your Labour - What you need to know - simplified Chinese (PDF, 2.4 MB)
Epidural in labour leaflet (PDF, 728.6 KB)
Physiotherapy - Postnatal Advice (PDF, 552 KB)
Low Dose Aspirin in Pregnancy (PDF, 980.4 KB)
Newborn Jaundice (PDF, 1,017.4 KB)
Breech baby (PDF, 509.5 KB)
Breech Guideline (PDF, 161 KB)
Turning your Breech Baby (PDF, 736.7 KB)
Birth After Caesarean (PDF, 832.9 KB)
Perineal Massage Leaflet (preparing your body for birth) (PDF, 396.7 KB)
Business card template for pregnancy and parenting classes/virtual tour (PDF, 734.4 KB)
Post term referral form (PDF, 107.8 KB)
Strategies for managing labour (PDF, 1.1 MB)
Guideline - Opioids in Labour (PDF, 181.6 KB)
Information for overnight support people (PDF, 98.9 KB)
Information for overnight support people - Chinese (PDF, 144.5 KB)
Maternity sepsis guideline (PDF, 465.7 KB)
Hepatitis B & C guideline (PDF, 181.2 KB)

Visiting Hours

Birthing Suite
Partner and key support people are welcome in the birthing room or may wait in the visitors lounge.

Maternity Suite
Partner or one key support person: 7am - 9pm
Restricted Visiting: see below

Restrictions

Rest period: 1pm - 2pm
No children except the brothers and sisters of the new baby
Only two visitors at a time plus partner or key support person
Do not visit if you are unwell
Visiting Hours 2 - 4pm and 6 - 8pm

Parking

For information about parking at North Shore Hospital (click here)

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