www.gdlife.com.au 111 It s hard to believe that a growing number of women living on the Mornington Peninsula continue to have babies at Hospitals not on the Mornington Peninsula and therefore not close to home and supporting family.
Clearly, women need to consider many issues before they make informed decisions about where to have their baby, including access to special care nursery in the event that baby requires complex care, referrals to specialists for complicated pregnancy and of course knowing that a doctor is available around the clock for that rare occasion when an emergency happens.
Consumers describe peace of mind and being able to access a private hospital at a time of their choosing as major benefits of purchasing private health insurance.
This peace of mind takes on a very special significance when the welfare of both mum and new born baby are under consideration.
At Peninsula Private, a roster for anaesthetists and paediatricians ensures there is no delay in getting the correct medical specialist at the right time to respond to client s needs and expectations.
A fully functional low level of care nursery is integrated with the maternity unit so should baby need extra care and supervision, it s available at the Hospital.
Newborns requiring higher levels of care are transferred to new born intensive care units at more specialised medical centres.
A shortage of obstetricians on the Peninsula has contributed to the trend for mums to be to leave the Peninsula, with many Peninsula based obstetricians being unable to accept new referrals due to workload constraints.
Strong recruitment of experienced specialists to Peninsula Private Hospital has led to another obstetrician moving into the region and establishing private practice at Peninsula Private Hospital.
Dr Stas Vashevnik has recently joined Dr Melwyn D Mello and Dr David Luiz to expand the highly regarded family focused obstetric and gynaecology service that is an established feature at Peninsula Private Hospital.
Peninsula Private Hospital provides a first rate midwifery service founded on best practice guidelines and provides women and their families with appropriate information with which to make the best choices possible.
From the moment a booking is made with the Maternity service, vital information starts to flow on all aspects of antenatal and post natal care, including birthing and parenting education and of course a session for very proud grandparents.
Throughout antenatal, labour and birth, each client is managed by a team of highly skilled midwives.
Accommodation is available and yes, partners are invited to stay and have meals in a variety of single room accommodation many of which have double beds, each with on-suite facilities and garden courtyard view.
And rest assured senior doctors are present in the hospital overnight to deal with the remote possibility of any emergency.
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