Based on the ground floor of Te Nīkau, Grey Hospital & Health Centre, the Maternity Unit is situated at the north end of the hospital, a short walk from the Peaberry cafe. The Maternity Unit is a new modern well equipped unit with two birthing rooms; each having its own birthing pool and six antenatal / postnatal bedrooms available for our women. Each bedroom has its own en suite and television. There is a shared public kitchen area available for women and their whanau to use during their stay.
PLEASE LEAVE VALUABLES AT HOME
In accordance with NZ legislation your baby must travel in a car seat. Please make sure you are familiar with how to put your seat into your car and that your car seat complies with NZ Safety Standards.
Make sure you are familiar with how to install your baby / child car seat into your vehicle and that it complies with New Zealand safety standards. To find a local child restraint technician to assisting in fitting your car seat, please click here:
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On the day of your discharge please arrange to be picked up and plan to leave by 11.00 am. You will need to ensure you have a car seat to take baby home and suitable clothing for baby.
Before coming into Te Nīkau Hospital & Health Centre, please notify your Lead Maternity Carer (LMC) midwife who will arrange your admission to the facility.
In some circumstances partners may be allowed to stay in the unit overnight. However, this depends on whether there is space in the unit at the time, and is at the discretion of the unit manager.
Motherhood is an exciting, but tiring time. Mums and their new baby/pēpi need time to get to know each other.
However, we also recognise that on the Coast whānau may have to travel some distance to meet their new whanau member.
So, we’ve updated our visiting hours by adding an additional time slot for visitors. This adds flexibility for whanau and friends, but still gives our Mums and their baby /pēpi some uninterrupted rest time
To keep our Mums, babies and everyone safe:
Please use hand sanitiser provide in the maternity unit before and after touching a baby or new mother.
To access after 8.30pm and before 6am (if you are one of the mother’s nominated visitors) enter the front doors of the main entrance to Te Nīkau, Grey Hospital & Health Centre. On the right hand side there is a red phone which will connect you directly to the front desk receptionist. The receptionist will open the doors and let the Maternity unit know you have arrived. If you require assistance, an orderly or Maternity Unit staff member will escort you.
Page last updated: 14 July 2021
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