The Centre has two birthing rooms both with their own deep pool, UE Boom speaker to play your own music selection, equipment for monitoring your baby and resuscitation equipment. The atmosphere encourages relaxation for both you and your partner/support people and there is easy access to our lovely gardens. Within the Centre there is plenty of lounge space for your family/whanau to use should they wish to be involved. See our website for information about labour and birth for both a first birth and a subsequent birth. After the birth you will have some time to relax and feed your baby, some food and drink and then pop into the shower for a well deserved wash. From here you transfer into your postnatal room. At this point your LMC will hand over care to the Birthing Centre staff.

During your postnatal stay a registered midwife or registered nurse will co-ordinate you and your baby's care. All our staff are well trained in postnatal care and we specialise in getting your breastfeeding off to a good start. If you have birthed at another hospital you will need to transfer to us within 12 hours of a normal birth and 24-48 hours after an assisted birth or caesarean section birth. Your LMC will contact us to ensure we have a bed for you and to inform us of your birth information on the day. Some LMCs will visit you at the Centre each day to co-ordinate your care however, if they are at some distance and unable to do this, we ask that they phone the Centre daily to check with you and the registered staff on your progress. The staff will also keep them informed of any changes or concerns about you or your baby's condition. You will have your own room and share a bathroom with one other room. The postnatal rooms all have double beds and their own TV too. Each day you will be given a menu with plenty of food options to choose from. If you have dietary restrictions we ask that you tell us on the booking form and we will then be prepared to give you what is suited to your needs. The normal postnatal stay is 48-72hours depending on the type of birth that you had and if there are any clinical reasons why your stay might need to be longer. We are guided by your progress and your personal needs in planning discharge home with you. Our aim is you will go home in the best possible condition and armed with parenting skills to enable you to care for your baby at home. After you get home you will continue to be visited by you LMC or postnatal midwife.