A lot of public hospitals use their single rooms for ppl with higher needs, eg, post caesarean, multiple births etc. Might be worth asking about in your area though.
Even if you can get a room with only two in it, is better than a large room with four!
Wow Sus I had the exact same experiance at Osbourne park when I had Shelby. We got there at midnight with contractions 3 mins apart (didn't want to see me before then) got told to go home as only 2 cm dilated and to take some panadol! I refused and got left in the observation room with a hot pack, 4 hours later they came in because I was making "too much noise" when they finally checked me I was fully dilated, they then made me walk to the delivery room.
After having Shelby I was allowed a shower then got moved to a private room (but they knew I was a nurse, so they felt obligated to give me one) but it was still horrible.
I advise you to go to King Edward if you want a private room, all their rooms are single but they do kick you out after 24 hours because they are just so busy. Their antenatal clinic is also a nightmare, we had a 6 hour wait last week so have decided to go to swan districts.
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