Day: 3 March 2020

Birth at Home

Birth at Home Homebirth can be a controversial topic for some people and there are many who have concerns about the safety of planned birth at home, but actually there are a number of recent studies in favour of giving birth at home . This research found that birthing at home is a safe option …

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Birth Centres

Birth Centres Public Birth Centre Public birth centres are generally on-site at the public hospital and most often within the hospital walls. To birth in a public birth centre, you will generally need to have midwifery group practice care, or sometimes a private midwife may be able to attend. Your birth room will look a …

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Private Hospital

Private Hospital Anyone can choose to use a private hospital for their pregnancy and labour care but generally it is only those with private health insurance that do. If you have private health insurance, make sure you check with your provider that you are covered for maternity costs. Families that don’t have private health cover …

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