Maternity Services

From Wednesday 22 July, the entrance to the Palmerston North Hospital maternity unit is changing. 

For visiting delivery suite or ward, antenatal clinic or day unit, follow the purple line from the main hospital entrance on Ruahine Street. 

Women in labour, or requiring acute assessment, enter via Car Park ‘B’ delivery suite entrance, as normal. 

For information about preparing for birth in the MidCentral district during the COVID-19 response, please click here. 

Maternity Tour Videos

The following virtual tour videos are available:

Te Papaioea Birthing Centre

Horowhenua Health Centre Kо̄hungahunga Birthing Centre

 

Palmerston North Hospital Maternity

 

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.