Phone
420 8747
www.birthcentre.co.nz
Helensville Birthing Centre is available
for families living in West Auckland and Rodney. We offer low-intervention birthing and
post natal facilities.
It is owned by the Helensville
District Health Trust.
OUR PHILOSOPHY:
We believe that birth is a natural process.
We believe women have the right to full
information that enables them to choose their method and intervention
ensuring maximum safety and comfort for both mother and baby throughout
their stay with us.
We believe breast feeding is essential to
the early development of the parent-child relationship and the ongoing
health of the infant.
BIRTHING:
Midwives working at the centre specialise
in natural childbirth and welcome  mothers
with a normal pregnancy for delivery at the centre.
Two specially designed delivery rooms with
large birthing baths (pictured at right) are available for labour
and delivery.
POST-NATAL CARE:
If you choose to deliver at Waitakere, North
Shore or National Women's Hospitals you can transfer back to Helensville
for post-natal care.
Our post-natal staff are registered nurses
and/or midwives. They all have a strong commitment to helping you
establish successful breast-feeding. We aim to provide a restful
and stress-free environment.
Your care will be provided to suit your
individual requirements. You can stay for two days and nights, or
three if you deliver at the Helensville Birthing Centre or tranfer following a caesarian
sections.
The service is free to all women preferring
a personalised service within a community as an alternative to hospital
care, and is available seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
We welcome your family/whanau to visit.
Our day area has cooking facilities, television and a play area
for children. Visiting is from 10am - 8pm. Your partner/support person
is invited to stay the first night of your post-natal period with
you.
ACCOMMODATION:
Delivery and post-natal areas are separate
and have been fully renovated for the service.
Every mother has a private self-contained
room with her own toilet and shower facility. All our rooms have
double beds, television, phone and specially designed chairs for
comfort when feeding.
Meals are served at times to suit you and
your baby. We pride ourselves in a wide choice of menu, and your
likes and dislikes can be individually met by our caterer who visits
daily.
COMMENTS:
Comments made by mothers in our satisfaction
survey include:
"Very homely and tranquil place to recover with very caring
staff."
"Very
helpful and patient staff."
"Couldn't
have asked for anything better."
"Awesome."
"The
kai is beautiful and healthy."
"Ideal
place to be for first-time mothers."
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