Maternity Services

Maternity Services Survey

Have you had a baby in the Manawatu over the past couple of months? We would appreciate your feedback about how our hospital Maternity Services were for you and your whanau. Please follow the link to our quick and easy online survey.

At Palmerston North Hospital we provide the following services:

• Antenatal outpatient's clinic including a midwife led clinic and a high risk clinic. Input is provided by various health practitioners such as a diabetic practitioner and dietician.
• Gynaecology Day Unit for women under 12 weeks pregnant.
• Antenatal Day Assessment Unit
• Delivery/Birthing Suite
• Maternity ward with both Antenatal and Postnatal facilities.
• Lactation consultants to assist Mums with infant feeding.
• Community Midwifery Service
• Facilities for Lead Maternity Carer's (LMC's either self employed midwives or GP's) ro birth their clients and provide postnatal inpatient services.
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for babies born after 28 weeks.
• Newborn Hearing Screening
• Baby Hip Check and Clicky Hips
• Kaiawhina are available upon request for all patients.

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