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Birth Unit refurb is on track
Note: Image featured is an Artists impression from Fiona Stanley Hospital in Western Australia NOT Wollongong Hospital.
It is rare for construction projects to finish on time. Rarer still during a pandemic. The birth unit refurbishment at Wollongong Hospital is still expected to be completed in mid to late June.
Each Monday since December 2019, a BBI representative has attended the Wollongong Hospital Birth Unit Refurbisment Project meetings since BBI successfully advocated for the hospital to allocated $2.2 million of state Health funding to the refurbishment.
Please see this News Feature by WIN Illawarra on how the project is tracking.
We acknowledge the commitment by the hospital executive team to prioritise and push ahead with the construction despite the hospital having to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. BBI along with other community groups have provided valuable input into the design of the upgraded birth suite ensuring the needs of women and babies have been represented. If you h
ABC News: COVID-19 hospital fears lead to spike in homebirth interest from pregnant women
Monday 12th April, 2020.
ABC News feature: COVID-19 hospital fears lead to spike in homebirth interest from pregnant women
Key points:
A midwifery practice is reporting a huge increase in women considering homebirth because they don't want to go to hospital during the COVID-19 crisis
For many expecting mothers, however, the cost of giving birth at home borders on unbearable, leading to calls for a Medicare rebate
Medical experts have stressed that hospital is the safest place to give birth
