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Welcome to the Woman Child & Family
Service at Lakes DHB
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WOMAN, CHILD & FAMILY SERVICE - WHO ARE WE?
The Woman, Child & Family, Service at Lakes District Health Board provides a range of specialist secondary medical, nursing, midwifery, allied health, administration and support functions across the Lakes catchment area.
Services are provided, dependent on contract, to patients/clients and their families/whanau (inpatient, outpatient and community), the clinical and corporate services of Lakes DHB, the primary sector, and community agencies across the Lakes catchment area.
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Children's Unit and Early Childhood Centre
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Ground Floor, Ngati Whakaue Building – Ext 8730
The Children's Unit provides inpatient services (20-bed unit) for children aged 0-14.
The Playroom located at the back of the Children's Unit is an licensed Early Childhood Centre where children staying on the ward and their siblings can learn and play.
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Rotorua - Ground Floor, Bridgman Building. Birthing Unit – Ext 7900 / Perinatal Unit – Ext 8995
The Rotorua Hospital Birthing Unit provides a 'Level 2' secondary inpatient service for women during labour and delivery. There are eight labour, birthing, recovery and post-natal rooms, and two acute assessment rooms. The Perinatal Inpatient Unit comprises 10 single rooms plus four Mothercraft rooms.
Taupo - Maternity Unit – Ext 5830
The Taupo Maternity Unit includes a primary birthing facility for those with low-risk pregnancies. Women with complications will be transfered to Rotorua. Lakes DHB enjoys 'Baby Friendly Hospital Status' and employs part-time Lactation Consultants at both Rotorua and Taupo.
Outpatient Services include Antenatal Clinics, where women are referred by their Lead Maternity Carer (LMC) for specialist obstetrical assessment.
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Ground Floor, Bridgman Building – Ext 7969
The Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) is a 10-cot inpatient unit which cares for unwell or premature babies. The unit is divided into areas of high-need, medium-need and isolation, and offers facilities for mothers to stay in hospital whilst their babies require inpatient care.
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obstetrics and gynaecology
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Level 1, Ngati Whakaue Building
Lakes District Health Board has a team of Specialist Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, who are supported by O&G Registrars and Senior House Officers.
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Level 1, Ngati Whakaue Building – Ext 8757
The Service Social Workers provide professional and confidential support services to women and children across the inpatient, outpatient and community settings.
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Level 1, Ngati Whakaue Building
The paediatric department at Lakes DHB provides secondary paediatric services for children 0-17 years.
The Specialist Paediatricians are supported by a team of Senior House Officers.
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outreach specialist nursing
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Rotorua – Ext 8952 or 8917, Taupo – Ext 5806
The Community Outreach Nurse Specialists provide care and support for unwell children and families/whanau in the community, enabling children to stay at home instead of in hospital.
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