I was offered a water birth a Blacktown Hospital through the midwives clinic but ended up needing medical intervention.Nepean hospital currently doesn't have a policy to allow water births. There are midwives who know how to waterbirth who work there but the manager of the birth unit frowns on any "accidental" waterbirths which may occur. There is a policy in the pipeline to allow waterbirths for hospitals in that area health service (Auburn, Nepean, Blacktown, Westmead, Katoomba and Lithgow) but the bigwigs at the top keep delaying approving it despite lobbying by midwives within these hospitals.
I had a water birth at Westmead public in April, they definately support it and the facilities are lovely and new!!




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