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Where to birth in the Hunter?

We live in a great area with many options for where and how, you may choose to birth.

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Public Hospital

We have several public hospitals in the Newcastle, Lake Mac and Hunter Region offering traditional care.

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Private Hospital

Newcastle Private Hospital offers birth options for patients with the right private health insurance coverage.

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Government Funded, Continual Midwife Care

In the Hunter, women have three, great, government funded one-to-one, continual care programs.

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Independent Private Midwife Care

Homebirth with a Private Midwife can be a great experience and alternative option for those wishing for a homebirth.

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Your Home/Air Bnb

Depending on your address, you may be eligible for the Belmont Midwife Group Practise Program, if not, you may choose to birth at a friends home or Air BnB, as long as your geographical location for birth is within 30 minutes travel to JHH hospital. Alternatively you may choose to hire a private Independent homebirth Midwife.

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Home unattended

Legally you may choose to be your own birth care team. You have full autonomy over where and with whom you birth. If you have heard of freebirth and are considering it, it is important to balance and factor ALL aspects of your circumstances, needs and motivations, women birthing from a place of fear or desperation must be careful not to 'assume' freebirth is a simple or easy/obvious answer. Call for a chat, I am happy to be a sounding board as you make your informed decision.

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