Congratulations to you all. It is good to see the choices of women
opening everywhere. From little and not so little seeds..........
Birthing Hands
Cathy and Nigel
--- Birth Centre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The Mackay Birth Centre has recently celebrated a
> 5th Birthday!
>
> We are situated on hospital grounds- not within the
> hospital- our home has moved to a temporary location
> whilst we await the redevelopment of Mackay Base.
> The building itself was originally a 2 bedroom house
> where doctors lived. Women who choose to birth here
> choose between a variety of options- vast majority
> choose BC Midwifery care, minimal share care and a
> very small percentage choose to liase with a private
> obs. We provide Midwifery care at the BC any
> medical rx is elsewhere.
>
>
> 4 full-time Midwives currently work at the BC, on
> average we provide care for 14 families/mth with
> bookings spilling over to a waitlist for each mth.
> Guidelines prefer at least a 4hr stay-women are
> home within 24 hrs or alternatives are negotiated.
> On the whole Midwifery care continues at the family
> home. The Midwives work together as a team
> providing care for the family and also each other.
> Very important to add that we have exceptional
> support from our NPC Cathy.
>
> We are constantly evaluating and changing to
> optimally meet the needs of Women ourselves
> included. With the Base Hospital undertaking a
> unique Team Midwifery approach for all Women
> accessing the Base for Birth we now will endeavour
> to continue to provide care for Women requiring
> transfer to labour ward and the Womens Unit
> intrapartally. Up until now t/f involved the
> Midwives from the Womens Unit taking over the care
> of Women labouring and postnatal follow-up.
>
> 'Friends of the Birth Centre' are our wonderful
> consumer group who are dedicated to the growth and
> support of the BC.
>
> Hope this helps with your definition!
> Katrina
>
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>From Cathy Bock and Nigel Duncan.
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