If you decide to give birth at Palmerston North Hospital Delivery Suite the unit has eight spacious labour/birthing rooms with ensuites.
Five of the rooms include large baths that can be used for labouring and birthing. Each room has a telephone for free local calls.
Virtual hospital/birthing centre video tours for expecting mums are available for to view.
Women will remain in delivery suite for approximately two hours after birth, unless there are any complications. Some women may choose to go straight home from delivery suite or stay one or two nights on the postnatal/maternity ward.
There is no visitor’s waiting room in delivery suite. Support people need to be either in the room with the labouring woman or out in the waiting area by the lift bay.