Senior doctors and dentists at Health NZ public hospitals and health services plan to strike for 48 hours on Tuesday 23 September and Wednesday 24 September. Emergency departments will be open for emergencies only. GPs, after-hours and urgent care clinics, and other community health providers are not affected by the strike and will continue to operate as normal.
About the strike
Maternity unit
The maternity unit provides primary care maternity services to women and their whānau in the Bay of Islands area.
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Contact us
Rosie Sharman | Clinical Midwife Manager
Phone: 09 404 0280 ext 64082
Freephone: 0800 246 222
Hours and location
Hours
This is a 24-hour service. Please contact us at any time.
Location
The maternity unit is located in the main hospital building
Bay of Islands Hospital
Services provided
We have a clinic room, 5 postnatal rooms and 2 birthing rooms.
There is a registered midwife on duty 24 hours a day and another midwife on call at all times.
The maternity unit is a Baby Friendly Hospital which means we are committed to supporting breastfeeding as baby’s first food.
Pregnancy and postnatal clinics are held by Lead Maternity Care (LMC) midwives Monday to Thursday.