Central Auckland Parents Centre Newsletter

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Central Auckland Parents Centre
Newsletter
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2009
Mission Statement
Positive birth experiences and informed
parenting in a community where parents are
supported and highly valued in their role
Contents
Page No.
Editorial Report
Membership Discount Scheme
Grants
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5-7
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Membership Renewals
8
Discount Member Profile – The Baby Factory
9
New Discount Member – The Library Café & Function
Venue
10
Items to Lend/* Paddletots
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CAPC Volunteer Profile – Fiona Crisp
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* Childbirth Education Hosts Required
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* First Impressions 3D Hand and Feet Sculptures
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New Arrivals
15/16
Timesaving Tips for New Mums
17/18
* Early Years Baby Equipment and Toy Hire
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In the Kitchen with Bonnie Peters & ‘the Cookery Book’ by
Taupo Parents Centre
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* Volunteer Vacancies
21/22
* Baby Factory
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Parenting Classes - Central Auckland Parent Centre
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Parenting Classes - Community
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* Birthcare
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* Lollipop’s Playland and Café (Ellerslie)
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Local Support Services and CAPC Contact Details
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* Advertisement
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Editorial Report
Hi Everyone
Welcome to 2009. I hope you all
enjoyed your festive celebrations and
congratulations to those of you who had
new arrivals to the family during this
time.
It was our first Christmas with our 10
month old son and it certainly was
memorable. At this age the highlight for
them is always the decorations on the
tree and eating the wrapping paper!
For our almost 4 year old it was the
disbelief of Santa’s present being what she’d asked him for when
she spoke to him on the phone. For next year check out
www.santacall.co.nz/default.aspx for Santa to call your child or to
receive a personalised video check out www.
portablenorthpole.sympatico.msn.ca/home. The excitement and
amazement from our daughter was just priceless.
We welcome The Library Café & Function Venue to our Member
Discount Scheme; check out page 9 for more details.
We will now be including a recipe from ‘the Cookery Book’ by Taupo
Parents Centre. This book is available to purchase at $12.00 and
includes recipes as well as Edible Kids Goodies i.e. Banana
Teething Blocks as well as Inedible Goodies i.e. Playdough Recipes
and Handy Hints. To order please phone Debbie Booth 624 1877.
Bridget Baker, Editor
Newsletter Contributions
Do you enjoy our newsletter? Is there something else you would
like to see included? All contributions, ideas and feedback greatly
received. The next deadline is 1 March. Please email
[email protected] for further information.
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Member Discount Scheme
The following retailers offer discounts to CAPC members. To get the
discount, remember to take your membership card. Thank you to all
supporting retailers. If you are interested in offering a discount to
Central Auckland Parents Centre members please contact Anna
Lawson on 622 1509. Hive of Activity
Niki Bailey
A full range of children’s toys and
books.
Inside Pumpkin Patch, 377 Manukau
Rd, Epsom
Discount: 10% off non sale stock
(Discount excludes products already
discounted and Little Tikes products).
Educational books, games & CD
ROMs. For children of all ages plus
parenting, health & general interest
books for adults. Phone: 813 1326 or
[email protected]/www.totallearning.
ws
Discount: 10% off all non sale and non
urgent orders.
Conditions: Postage & Handling cost
may apply depending on value
2 Balm Street, Newmarket Ph: 523
0395
Discount: 10% off all non sale stock
eggmaternity.co.nz
Cool kids clothes, soft toys and funky
baby bags www.3wisemonkeys.co.nz
Discount: 10% when quoting
PSDIDAKL
Hire and purchase of baby capsules
and car seats. Phone: 0800 222966 or
visit www.babyonthemove.co.nz
Discount: 10% off 6 month capsule
hire: Sales goods, specials not
included
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Member Discount Scheme (contd)
www.earlyyears.co.nz or Ph: 534 7798
Discount: 15% on 3 month Hire or 20%
on 6 month Hire
Jordan
Centre,
Onehunga
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Wide range of baby bedding, wraps,
bags and other newborn must haves.
Discount: 10% discount on all our
products, except already discounted
specials. www.snugasabug.co.nz
Owner: Lynette Subritzky, Email
[email protected]
80 Broadway, Newmarket; Onehunga
Mall and Sylvia Park.
Discount: 12.5% off shopping day.
See coupon on page 23.
Preschool music. Age specific classes
from 6 months - 5 years
Miranda Rocca. Email:
[email protected]
www.lewiseady.co.nz or Ph: 524 4119
Discount: 10% off full term enrolment
fees
Fatso.co.nz - the video store direct to
your door, rent all the movies and
games you like from just $19.95 per
month. Fatso has over 13,000 titles to
choose from and no due dates or late
fees ever!
Discount: To try it free for 3 weeks visit
www.fatso.co.nz and enter the promo
code 'parentscentre'.
Babygym and Preschool gymnastics
programmes
Phone: 636 8825 or Email:[email protected]
Discount: 10% on any Y-Kids term
programme
Member Discount Scheme (contd)
Pepsicles offers home help for the first
few weeks after baby is born. We also
have newborn nappy hire kits available
containing popular modern cloth
nappies. We offer free postage on our
nappy hire kits for Auckland Parents
Centre members or free postage when
buying these nappies through us. See
our website for more details and to
book: www.pepsicles.co.nz. Please
quote “Auckland Parents Centre
discount” in the subject line when
emailing us.
Specialists in organic allergen-friendly
home-made food for the whole family
in an environment you can trust.
Inside and outside play areas
55 Princes Street, Onehunga
www.librarycafe.co.nz
Discount : 10% discount weekdays on
spends over $15 GRANTS
ASB Community Trust
Central Auckland Parents' Centre gratefully thanks and
acknowledges the ASB Community Trust's grant of $2410 for the
purchase of childbirth education books to be distributed in
our childbirth education classes.
Auckland City Council Community Group Accommodation
Support Fund
Central Auckland Parents' Centre gratefully thanks and
acknowledges Auckland City Council for its contribution of
3820 towards the hire of Athol Syms Hall and Onehunga Community
Centre for our childbirth education classes.
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Membership Renewals
CONGRATULATIONS to
Nicole Whitfield
Nicole renewed her Central Auckland Parents
Centre membership in November 2008 and won
the draw prize of $100 credit with Positive
Negative Photography.
Renew your membership subscription before
31st February 2009 and go in the draw to win a
Flexishapes set and apron from Chef’s Toolbox.
Did you know?
If you renew your membership for 2 years you
pay only $100
If you are a community services cardholder you
can renew you membership for 1 year for only
$20
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Discount Member Profile – The Baby Factory
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New Discount Member
Central Auckland Parents Centre welcomes The Library Café and
Function Venue to our Discount Member Scheme. Their offer is a
10% discount on weekdays on spends over $15. Refer to pages 5-7
for our other discount member offers.
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Items to Lend
We currently have some items that we lend out to our members, for
a gold coin donation. Please see below a few of the items we lend,
for our full range please view our website
www.parentscentre.org.nz/auckland.
Moving to learn Book & CD – This provides ideas, activities and
music for learning and being active. It is aimed at children from 03years. We have 3 copies available and you may borrow for a
period of up to two weeks for a gold coin donation.
Teddy Bear Cake Tin – Why not save money and bake that perfect
1st birthday cake.
The Importance of Massage - A Parents guide to infant massage
DVD and Video.
Hush – A - Bye Baby – How to recognise tired signs in your baby
DVD.
If you are interested in borrowing any of these items please call Jane on 625
1579 or [email protected] to discuss. We are also looking at extending
our lending library; so if you have any items that you think others might be
interested in and could donate to us, please call!!
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CAPC Volunteer Profile – Fiona Crisp
Hi my name is Fiona Crisp and
I’m the mother of a very energetic
cheeky monkey called Francesca
who is two in February. I’m also
the ante natal course co-ordinator
for the Central Auckland Parents
Centre and I help out hosting the
Practical Parenting sessions. I
also returned to the paid
workforce three days a week in
July last year.
My favourite role is hosting the
Practical Parenting sessions – I
love seeing the expectant parents
and talking about life with a
newborn. The only downside is
that helping bath the newborn
baby makes me so clucky!!
As ante natal class co-ordinator I am always after volunteers for
hosting courses. It’s a great refresher course for having your second
(or third or more!) baby, it’s a night out once a week for six weeks
and you get a small remuneration for your hosting. All you have to do
is attend the course and set up the coffee group afterwards.
Speaking of coffee groups, I wanted to say hello to my coffee group!
They are a fabulous group of ladies who still catch up every week,
and even though I can’t make it as often now I have returned to
work, I really do appreciate their friendship and support over the last
two years.
Volunteering with Parents Centre has been a fabulous opportunity
for me. Through it I have attended the Volunteers Symposium in
September which was really interesting. We got to meet other
Parents Centre Volunteers and participated in seminars and
discussion groups which not only benefited my volunteer role but my
paid working role too. I can highly recommend volunteering with
Parents Centre – for me it has been a highly rewarding experience.
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WE WANT
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Did you enjoy your
antenatal course?
Have you found the
friendship and support of
your coffee group
invaluable?
We need people to help
run antenatal classes and
offer new parents the
opportunity to be part of a
great coffee group!
A great refresher for
second babies
Central Auckland Parents Centre needs Hosts for
Childbirth Education courses running on the following
dates:
Saturday 21st Feb and Sunday 22nd Feb
Tuesday 7th Apr to 12th May
Thursday 7th May to 12th Jun
Tuesday 2nd Jun to 7th July
9.00am to 4.00pm (weekend)
7.00pm to 9.45pm (6 evenings)
Duties include:
Setup and pack down venue
Co-ordinate product sales to class
Organise supper
Set up Coffee Group at end of course
Training is provided and a small remuneration is payable
If you can help or for more information please
contact Fiona on [email protected] or 419 9663
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New Arrivals
EX3 - 3rd June - 8th of July 2008 CBE – Melanie Benge
Host – Amy Thompson
Name of Parents
Lara Paterson & Simon Prentice
Raymond and Katrina Hunter
Cheryl and Alex Miller
Rosalind and Michael Webster
Cheryl and Rob Tinholt
Susan and Robin Holloway
Liz and Paul Knight
Name of Baby
Amelia Ellen
Ryan Neil
Chelsea Brooke
Nicholas Michael
Eden
Samuel Ethan
Cassius Tate
Date of
Birth
15/07/08
29/08/08
10/08/08
28/08/08
30/07/08
27/09/08
10/09/08
ET3/08 – 7th August – 11th September 2008 CBE – Miranda Manwaring
Host – Megan Petterson
Name of Parents
Name of Baby
Date of
Birth
Susie & Garry Allport
Amber Natasha
8/09/08
Nikki & David Wilkinson
Michelle & Reece Corbett
Agnieszka & Stefan Sosnowska
James
Ronan Charles
Nastasja
12/09/08
28/09/08
19/09/08
Jo Bradshaw & Iain Dunsdon
Kate & Anthony Jones
Karen Hoshek & Raymond Te Whiu
Michelle Agacy & Paul Broadhurst
Eva Fong & Remy Lim
Jacob Charles
Ruby Sofia
Kane Te Whiu
Dylan Bevan
Claudia Jienling
Lim
Amélie Lauren
Noah Benjamin
Maja Zurek
5/10/08
7/10/08
19/10/08
18/10/08
23/10/08
Renee & Andrew Bruce
Amanda & Shaun Griffiths
Marta Urbanek & Piotr Zurek
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28/10/08
28/11/08
19/08/08
New Arrivals
EX5/08 – 9th September – 14th October 2008
CBE – Melanie Benge
Host – Megan Petterson
Name of Parents
Name of Baby
Shar and Adam Nancekivell
Holly and John Ferris
Jenny and Jon Tan
Kate and Greg Bacchus
Charlotte and Ash Hill
Jemma and Michael Beech
Leena Geerts and John Worth
Kim Moore de Cerqueira & Helio
Lopes de Cerqueira
Daniela and Martin Vizner
Louise and Paul Unger
Fiona and Murray Pettit
Jo Doa and Matt Pearson
Vicki and Simon Eriksen
Zoe Kate
Sam
Evee
Timothy James
Finn William
Oscar
Alexander John Geerts
Worth
Penelope Maria Moore de
Cerqueira
Nelly
Harrison Thomas
Vivien Catherine
Lucy Pearson
Mia
Date of
Birth
29/10/08
6/11/08
1/11/08
7/11/08
18/11/08
8/11/08
16/11/08
16/11/08
18/11/08
9/11/08
7/11/08
24/11/08
11/11/08
ET4 - 25th September - 30th October
CBE - Nikki Power
Host - Stephanie Sidoruk
Name of Parents
Barbara Chin and Henry Ray
Sarah Williams and Michael Goldfinch
Taraneh and Anthony McGill
Sarah Fraser and Kim Arcus
Michelle Townshend and Robert Sinclair
Sheree and Ants Myers
Georgina and Matt Daly
Ashley Sturt and Josh Syms
Morag Halley and Graeme Askelund
Fiona and Leon Antunovich
Jeanie and Greg Flanagan
Holly Clarke and Mark Jackson
Angela and Brian McKinley
Nicky and James Ogilvie
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Name of Baby
Charlotte
Alexandra
Zara
Theo
Scarlett
Campbell
Jacob
Isobella
Max
Emily
Benjamin
Max
Jemma
Tessa
Date of
Birth
10/10/08
15/11/08
31/10/08
4/12/08
11/11/08
18/11/08
5/12/08
17/11/08
24/11/08
2/12/08
5/12/08
13/11/08
11/12/08
2/12/08
Housework
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Prioritise the household chores
Accept offers of help
Consider employing someone to clean the
house if you can afford it
Meals
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Cook extra so there is enough left over for
lunch the next day
Prepare dinner early in the day. Late afternoon
is a common time for small babies to be
unsettled
Prepare simple meals. Raw vegetables, fresh
fruit and yoghurt are good nutrition
Cook double quantities that will freeze well.
You then have a supply of meals in the freezer
for days when this is a better option that
cooking from scratch
Plan a whole week's menus before you go
shopping so you don’t have to make lots of
trips to the supermarket
Design weekly menus that save time having to
think what to prepare
Rotate menus for variety
Washing
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Consider folding washing as you take it off the
line. This can be a time saver on ironing
Have plenty of nappies, singlets, overnaps,
stretch suits and use 2 nappy buckets to
reduce washing frequently
Rinse and spin nappies at night so they are
ready to hang out in the morning
Prioritise the ironing
General
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Keep a bag packed ready to go out. Include a
change of clothes for the baby, nappies, wipes,
plastic bag, and toys. Renew the supply as
soon as you get home from an outing
If you prefer to, use disposable nappies. If you
don’t want to use them all the time, use them
occasionally when life if particularly hectic and
you could do with a break
Accept all offers of help. If there are no offers ask!
Write lists
Invest in some timesaving devices if you can
Try turning off the cell phone and put in the
answer phone. Return calls when it suits you.
EARLY YEARS BABY EQUIPMENT
AND TOY HIRE
Ph 09-5347798
earlyyea rs@slingsho t.co.nz
www.earlyyears.co.nz
Baby Trend Infant Caps ule
& Snap N Go Wheel
6 months hire
$ 90.00
Evenfl o & Safety 1st
Exersaucers
2 months hire
$30.00
Hire any baby equipment or toys for
2 months and
get 3rd
month
FREE
Condition: Payment should be made in advance for the whole hire
period, subject to availability. Not valid with any other offer. Price
includes GST .
*Special deals for T wins are also available.
We are Safe2Go Certified Technician to assist with correct installation
of child restraints.
All our equipments are in excellent condition and are thoroughly
cleaned and safety checked in between each use.
Please visit our website www.earlyyears.co.nz for our extensive range
of baby equipment and toys.
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In the Kitchen
Chocolate Custard
Ingredients
1 cup soy milk or milk substitute
1 egg
1 tsp pure vanilla essence
¼ tsp stevia
1 tbsp cocoa or carob
This recipe is thanks to Bonnie
Peters, cookbook author, phone
or fax: 07 5446319 or email
[email protected]
Method
Place the milk into a saucepan and heat slowly until almost boiling. Remove
from the heat and whisk in the egg and cocoa powder and place back onto
element and cook over low heat until custard thickens making sure to stir all
the time and that it does not boil. Once thickened remove from the heat and
allow to cool for a few minutes before adding the vanilla essence and stevia.
Either serve immediately or cover (so film doesn’t form on top) and place in
the fridge.
Breastfeeding Balls
Ingredients
¾ cup skim milk powder
2 Tbsp brewers yeast
½ cup melted honey
½ cup peanut butter
¾ cup wheatgerm
½ cup dried fruit – apricots, sultanas etc.
Coconut
This recipe is thanks to ‘the
Cookery Book’ by Taupo
Parents Centre
Method
Mix all the ingredients together and roll into balls. Roll the balls in coconut
and then put in a container and store in the fridge. This recipe is sometimes
a bit dry so squeeze the balls together hard, or add some more honey. Have
two balls daily with a cuppa or when it takes your fancy. They are an
acquired taste, but do contain lots of energy which is great for breastfeeding
mothers.
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Volunteer Positions
Our Centre has several volunteer opportunities that we must
fill to allow us to continue to provide services to our members.
Volunteering with CAPC provides you with:

An outlet for keeping your skills current while doing the
important job of parenting

A job that can be done from home with little ones

One Monday evening out each month to attend our
briefing/planning meeting and enjoy coffee and supper
with other volunteers

Friendship and support of like-minded parents

Sharing your knowledge to benefit other parents like
yourself
Parent Education Convener
We are looking for an organised person with administrative skills to
oversee the running of our Parent Education courses: Baby & You,
Moving & Munching and Tinies to Tots.
The tasks involve:
setting the course dates annually
organising the speaker bookings/contracts and managing
changes to speaker bookings
reviewing the course evaluations
maintaining course advertising material
maintaining the supply of course handouts
The time commitment is approx 3 hours per course and we will
be running 18 courses in 2009.
You need to be available to attend monthly committee meetings.
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Volunteer Positions
Practical Parenting Coordinator
It is the Practical Parenting Coordinators job to bring together the
people and resources needed to successfully run our Practical
Parenting sessions.
The role includes:
Confirmation of pre-booked speakers
Set up of and pack down of venue
Ensuring venue resources and supplies are stocked
Arranging new babies to be bathed
The time commitment of approx 2 hours per session.
13 sessions are planned for 2009. You need to be available to
attend monthly committee meetings.
Product Coordinator
CAPC sell a small range of quality baby products through our
courses and need an organised person to arrange product ordering
and distribution to our venues.
You need a small amount of storage space and the ability to deliver
to our venues.
The tasks involved include:
Placing orders with suppliers
Deliver samples/ordered goods to venues
Complete 6 monthly stock take
Check and replenish products held at venues
Maintaining product information signage
The time commitment is dependant on sales but approximately 4
hours per month.
If you are interested in joining the committee, finding out more
about theses roles or other current volunteer opportunities
then please call Debbie on 624 1877 or email [email protected]
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PLEASE NOTE: As advertised in the
December/January Newsletter there is also a Parents
Centre Shopping Day on Saturday 14 February 2009
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Parenting Classes – Central Auckland
Baby and You
A morning course runs over 5 weeks for
parents of babies up to four months old. Covers
feeding and sleeping, infant health, postnatal
exercises, postnatal depression, CPR, first aid
and child development.
The start dates for our 2009 courses are as
follows: 10th February, 17th March, 21st April,
26th May, 30th June, 4th August, 8th September,
13th October and 17th November. These
courses fill very quickly so contact Daisy on
630 7336 to reserve a space.
Moving and Munching
Targeted at parents of 4-8 month olds, over two
mornings this course discusses introducing
solids, baby development and baby safety with a
free baby recipe book for all attendees. The
course dates for the 2009 are 19 & 26 March, 21
& 28 May, 23 & 30 July, 17 & 24 September and
19 & 26 November.
For more information or to book, phone Patrice
on 360 7149.
Tinies to Tots
A three session course aimed at parents of children 918 months. The course dates for 2009 are 6th, 13th
and 20th May and 16th, 23rd and 30th September. The
course will cover fitting first shoes, caring for first teeth
and preventing tooth decay,
learning/development/safety and play and encouraging
desirable behaviour.
For more information and bookings, phone Patrice on 360 7149.
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Parenting Classes - Community
In addition to Parents Centre, many other organisations run
relevant parenting education classes. These are not endorsed
by CAPC - we are just publishing their availability.
Birthcare Parnell
Breastfeeding Course for Expectant Mums
10:30am to 12:30pm, on either the 1st or 2nd Tuesday of each
month. (partner/support person welcome). Call to confirm date.
Cost is $25.
Phone: 09 374 0800
Topics include: Care of you and your breasts before and
after pregnancy, how to avoid and manage common problems,
expressing and storage of breastmilk and where to get support
and help.
Infant Massage Course
(3 weeks) on Fridays. Cost is $25. Ph: 09 374 0800 for
bookings.
Plunket
New Born Tired Signs Video
Usually shown at 9am on Mondays at Plunket
Family Centre, 159 Landscape Road, Mt Eden
Phone to check first: 09 620 8539
The Plunket Family Centre also runs classes on introducing
solids and offer consultations on sleep, breastfeeding and
weaning. Call to make an appointment.
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Birthcare Maternity Hospital is situated on Titoki Street in Parnell, with
tranquil views looking out over the Domain, and the Museum. It is a
primary care maternity hospital available for both birthing and postnatal
care. Birthcare is a secure facility offering free undercover parking and
easy access. Use of Birthcare is free to all birthing and postnatal
women, but there is an option of upgrading to a private room should you
choose. The private upgrade provides a single room with ensuite,
television, fridge and special menu and the freedom for partners to stay
over should they choose. However the same high quality midwifery
service is available to all women using the facility.
The Birthing rooms house large pools for those wishing to use warm
water immersion for pain relief and relaxation. There are many
midwives who currently provide birthing services here for those wishing
to have their baby in a smaller, more intimate unit. We are close to
Auckland Hospital for transfer over should this be necessary.
We launched our own Team of midwives in April 2008, who provide
continuity of care for those women choosing to birth at Birthcare. They
are passionate about supporting and promoting natural birth at Birthcare.
There is also a great team of professionals who provide postnatal
services. These include physiotherapists, visiting pediatricians, and
lactation consultants. The core midwifery and nursing staff are highly
skilled in all aspects of postnatal care. They give special attention to
parentcraft, and education to assist in that transition to parenthood.
They liaise closely with the LMC’s who are providing care for the women
here and enjoy working in a close relationship with them.
We have a lactation clinic which is held twice a week and is free for up to
4 weeks postnatally with a written referral from the woman’s LMC
otherwise there is a $50 charge.
There are regular tours of Birthcare for prospective parents. For further
information call 09-3740800, or visit www.birthcare.co.nz
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Local Support Services
National Poisons Centre
0800 POISON
0800 764 744
Starship Hospital
307 8900
Healthline (24 hours per day)
0800 611 116
Plunket Line (7.00am – 12 midnight)
0800 933 922
Plunket Car Seat Rental
623 8357
Women’s Refuge
303 3939
La Leche League (Breastfeeding)
846 0752
Miscarriage Support Auckland
378 4060
Trauma & Birth Stress Support Group
575 7404
Special Needs Children Support
0508 236 236
Barnardos Parent Help Line (Mon – Fri
9.00am – 5.00pm)
0800 4 PARENT
0800 472 7368
Central Auckland Parent Centre
Contact Details
Office:
Phone:
Email:
Website:
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PO Box 24-520, Royal Oak, 1345
625-0065
[email protected]
www.parentscentre.org.nz