Counties Manukau Health celebrate a NZ first approach
CM Health is proud to announce a first in New Zealand approach that addresses barriers in a condition that can cause significant neonatal illness and even death. “This initiative will benefit around 365 pregnancies a year, “says Amanda Hinks, Service Development Manager, Maternity Services.
COVID-19 exposure events at Middlemore Hospital
Media StatementThe Ministry of Health is confirming that three people who presented to Middlemore Hospital in recent days have tested positive for COVID-19. The following information has been provided by Counties Manukau DHB.
Keep your baby safe with an alcohol free pregnancy
The COVID-19 pandemic, and resulting lockdowns, have created big changes to our lives, and alcohol consumption may have changed for some people. Hazardous drinking can be harmful for everyone, but drinking during pregnancy can harm both mother and child.
COVID vaccination advice for pregnant women
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists recommend that pregnant women are offered the Pfizer vaccine at any stage of pregnancy. This is because the risk of severe outcomes from COVID-19 is significantly higher for pregnant women and their unborn baby.
Phone system upgrade
On Wednesday, 9 and Thursday, 10 June phone line work may impact calls from external numbers to CM Health desk phones. The schedule is:
Wednesday, 9 June
Manukau SuperClinic
High-volume numbers (listed below) from 2100 for 10 - 30 minutes.
Middlemore Hospital’s first baby of 2021 a cause for celebration
Latest News 11 January 2021 | Kairo Teaoa Ariki Singh doesn’t know it yet, but his arrival was quite a big deal. The days-old boy was the first baby born in 2021 at Middlemore Hospital, entering this world at 12. 48am on New Year’s Day.
Health Care Assistant marks 20 years of supporting women and whaanau in Botany
For the last 20 years, Health Care Assistant (HCA) at Botany Downs Birthing Unit Vida Kereopa has seen many changes with the women and whaanau who’ve come into the unit, but her care for them has remained constant.
Local midwife and community become extended whaanau to South African family
Moving to a new country can be daunting for any whaanau let alone having a baby without your extended whaanau around you, but for Sue-Ann Groenewald her experience birthing her daughter at Pukekohe Birthing Unit couldn’t have gone better thanks to the support of her midwife and the local community.
Maternity staff care for Takanini local mum and newborn like family
Finding out you're pregnant 11,000 kilometres away from home may be a daunting experience, but it was the complete opposite for 28-year-old Takanini local Maneet Kaur who was back in her hometown Bangalore, India attending her sister’s wedding. “It was an exciting time for my husband and I.
CM Health recognises International Infant and Baby Loss Awareness Day
For many families facing the nightmare of losing a baby Debbie Davies, Counties Manukau Health’s Perinatal Loss Midwife walks the trail of grief with them and it was one difficult conversation three years ago that spurred her to seek a service at Middlemore that would formally acknowledge International Infant and…