OUR ROOMS

STANDARD ROOMS
No Charge (Up to 3 nights)
Standard rooms have two single beds, an ensuite bathroom and a telephone at each bedside to contact your midwife.
Rooms are twin share so you may be sharing with another mother. We have 22 shared rooms.

PRIVATE ROOMS
Partly Funded (Up to 3 nights)
If you birth at Birthcare you'll be given a Private Room (wherever possible).
Private rooms have an ensuite bathroom with toiletries and hairdryer, single bed, flat screen TV, refridgerator, and a telephone (to contact your midwife). We have 17 private rooms.

PREMIUM ROOMS (Subject to availability)
Partly Funded (Up to 3 nights)
Our larger sized Premium rooms have an ensuite bathroom with toiletries and hairdryer, queen size bed, flat screen TV, refrigerator, a telephone (to contact your midwife) and complimentary chocolates. We have 4 premium rooms.

BIRTHING ROOMS

We have three large rooms, all with birthing pools that have been fully refurbished (completed June 2018). Each birthing room has a fridge, bean bags, swiss balls, bead rolls and 2 of our rooms have birthing couches. To help you feel more comfortable and relaxed, each room also has mood lighting, with your choice of light colour, aromatherapy diffusers so you can add your own oils and a sound system with ipod dock so you can play your own music. You are welcome to bring along anything else that will make you more comfortable.

BIRTHING ROOM - TUI

BIRTHING ROOM - KERERU

BIRTHING ROOM - PIPIWHARAUROA/RIRORIRO

MEALS

Birthcare has our own resident chef, providing tasty, nutritious meals. We can also cater for those with special dietary requirements.

All our meats are Halal.

For your convenience we have snack vending and coffee machines, and two kitchenettes where you are welcome to help yourself to hot drinks.

MEAL CHARGES
All meals for mothers staying at Birthcare are catered for.
Meals for guests and visitors are charged for as follows:
Breakfast - $10.00
Breakfast - Special Plus Continental $15.00
Lunch - $20.00
Dinner - $24.00
Wine per mini bottle - $8.50

BIRTHCARE TOURS

We encourage you to come on one of our tours, no appointment is necessary.

Tours run on the following days:
Thursdays 2.30pm
Saturdays 2.00pm and 2.30pm,

Meet in the lounge on Level 2, Birthcare, 20 Titoki St, Parnell, Auckland
Please note that we do not have tours on public holidays.

There will be no tours on the following public holiday weekends:

2019

Saturday December 28th

2020

Saturday 25th January

Thursday 6th February

Saturday 11th April

Saturday 25th April

Saturday 26th December

Please use the pay and display parking or other parking on the street. Our underground parking is reserved for in-patients and visitors

If you would like to see a particular Birthing room or Premium room, please
phone us first to ensure that it is available for viewing (these rooms will only
be viewed if vacant).

View our information DVD here.
(This DVD also plays on the DVD channel of the TV during your stay at Birthcare).

SCHEDULE OF CHARGES

Birthing at Birthcare is free to New Zealand residents and women eligible for free maternity care in New Zealand. Even if you are a New Zealand Citizen, we may ask for proof of eligibility. Please do not be offended as this is standard practice for women of any background.

You may be asked to provide copies of either:

• Your passport (including all pages that have a New Zealand immigration stamp or sticker plus the photo page)
• Your New Zealand birth certificate (and marriage certificate if your name has changed)
• Your New Zealand citizenship certificate

Standard rooms are free for up to 3 nights. Private rooms are partly funded for up to 3 nights.
If you have medical insurance it pays to check your policy, as it may contribute towards the cost of a private room at Birthcare.
All rooms are subject to availability.

IF YOU BIRTH AT BIRTHCARE AUCKLAND

IF YOU BIRTH AT AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL or  MIDDLEMORE HOSPITAL.

(If you birth at north shore or waitakere hospital, the above charges apply if your transfer is approved by the manager on duty. otherwise the unsubsidised rate (after 3 night rate) will apply

CHARGES FOR NON RESIDENTS (NON ELIGIBLE FOR FREE MATERNITY CARE IN NEW ZEALAND)

If you are not a permanent resident of New Zealand the following charges apply. A deposit of 50% is required at time of registration.
For more information please follow this link to the Ministry of Health website.

PARTNER STAY
Fold down beds are available on request for partners who wish to stay over in Private Rooms.
If you birth at Birthcare and have been given a free Private Room. The charge for a partner is $60  per night.
If you are paying for a private or premium room your partner can stay free of charge.

GUEST MEALS

BIRTHCARE PAYMENT TERMS

All major credit cards accepted except for Diners Card. We do not accept cheque payments.
All amounts outstanding are to be settled on check out.
Patients are expected to check out by 11.00am on the appropriate day.
Late discharges may attract a discharge fee of 50% of the daily rate.
All prices are inclusive of GST effective from 1st July 2019
Prices may be revised from time to time at the sole discretion of Birthcare Auckland Limited.
Please contact us so that we may advise you of any changes to the schedule of charges.

Please note: We apply a 2% surcharge to payments made using a credit card, which is in line with our cost of acceptance. We do not surcharge debit cards

MATERNITY CARERS AND MIDWIVES

If you're looking for a Midwife Lead Maternity Carer (LMC), view the profiles of midwives who birth at Birthcare below:

Christine Bradley
Luise Brandt

Ellie Belson

Emma-Jane Cooper

Linda Hodson (Waiheke only)

Paddy Hughes

Amber Izzard
Rhonda Jackson
Aimee Jones

Angela Keown

Samantha Lauchlan
Leila Li

Rachel Lovelock

Louise Lucas
Ruby Melsom
Nadia Pendigrast

Brooke Phillips
Ylia Sawitzki
Glenda Southey
Georgina Spratt
Rosanna Tahana
Tricia Verryt
Carly Wilson
Samantha Walton

Rachel Williams
Adriana Yianacou