In this region we work closely with the maternity care organisations below. You choose which one to register with yourself; there are other organisations you can go to as well.
When to arrange it
Register before you are 16 weeks pregnant. Each organisation has only a limited number of maternity nurses available, and in busy months they are sometimes full. What maternity care involves, how many hours you get and what you pay yourself is on the page about the postnatal period.
Usually around week 30 the organisation contacts you for an intake. You discuss how many hours you get, how you want to spread them and what matters to you.
What to look at when choosing
- whether they cover the place where you live
- whether they have a contract with your health insurer, because then the bill goes straight to the insurer
- whether they have room around your due date
- whether they offer help with breastfeeding, such as a lactation consultant
- what people around you thought of them
Let us know
Do tell us which organisation you registered with. Then we know who will be coming to your home and we can coordinate with them.