Re: [ozmidwifery] Birth Centres in West NSW?

[Sonja & Barry]

Camden's birth centre closed to make way for caseload.  You are able to book into Camden for your antenatal and postnatal care with a midwife.  You see this midwife for all your antenatal visits and they catch your baby in hospital at Campbelltown.  All have experience in the birth centre and with water birth. You meet their back up midwife once or twice antenatally incase your midwife is on days off when your baby is born.  Your midwife will also visit you at home if you go home prior to 48 hours post birth.  Need to be very quick to use this option as November is already booked out and we are booking in women due to have a baby in December & January.  We are still working towards getting births back at Camden.  The powers that be call this current model with births at Campbelltown stage 2. Yet the minister opened stage 2 last week and was the only one of the speakers to mention stage 3!!!  won't be letting him forget that he said that. Sonja ----- Original Message ----- From: Kelly @ BellyBelly To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 8:49 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Birth Centres in West NSW? A question from one of my members:   I was wondering if there were any Birthing Centres in the Western Suburbs of NSW....  I know Nepean Hospital had one and closed it down about 2yrs ago due to lack of staff and also i think Campbelltown had one, but thats also closed down L I cant seem to find any information about it or anything?!?!?! Its really quite frustrating, i want to look into something, like a water birth (but im not prepared to do it at home!) for around my area and cant find a thing! Maybe i should ring a politician or something!? LOL Can anyone help? Kell, do you have any contacts up this way?   I think I need to put together a Birth Centre list! Oh and I love seeing another one on my forum converted (in a nice way of course!) ;) ;) It’s working!!! J   Best Regards, Kelly Zantey Creator, BellyBelly.com.au Gentle Solutions From Conception to Parenthood BellyBelly Birth Support - http://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth-support