Tuatapere Maternity

There is a lot happening at the maternity home at the moment causing a lot of unrest. It was announced that the home was going to close for all inpatient care.... but nothing is as simple as that and it appears that it may be able to stay open after all! YAY!!! This is a small rural birth home that has about 20 births per year, but it is isolated and a lot of the women don't have family close by so it is a vital service in the community. It is hard for the people who don't live there to understand how important it is. The closest other primary care facility is one hour away and the closest secondary care hospital is an hour away... and although home birth is just as safe as a maternity home, some women just feel better away from their homes.
We offer a safe comfortable place to have a normal birth with experienced staff afterwards to get Mums and Dads off to the best possible start. They go home feeling like the understand how to take care of this new little person who brings so much responsibility. We are proud of what we offer and the community need it!
There is a facebook site called save Tuatapere Maternity, I ask that you like it and show your support to this essential service.
There has been a new team of midwives set up to support the Mums to birth where they feel most comfortable, home or another facility we are called Fiordland District Midwives. If you live in this community or a planning to move here and need us, please contact us and we would love to look after your maternity care needs.
Jo Lundman 0272918085
Jill Mitchinson 0212527906
Isobel Devery 0272267020