NZNO nurses, healthcare assistants and some midwives plan to strike from 9am on Wednesday 30 July to 9am on Thursday 31 July. Patient safety is our priority and our hospitals will remain open. Continue to attend all appointments unless we have contacted you directly to reschedule.
The Birth Afterthoughts Clinic is a listening and debriefing service. It is available for anyone who has given birth to their baby in one of our Canterbury facilities.
To contact the Birth Afterthoughts Clinic:
Birth Afterthought Clinic appointments are held at Kurawaka: Waipapa community birthing unit every Friday, by appointment.
Kurawaka: Waipapa community birthing unit is at:
238 Antigua Street
Christchurch
If you prefer, we can do telephone or video appointments instead of meeting at a clinic.
Sometimes events around a baby’s birth may be confusing, unexpected or unplanned. There may have been a need for medical intervention, or even a medical emergency.
Our Birth Afterthoughts Clinic provides an opportunity to:
During the appointment with the Birth Afterthoughts Clinic you and your whānau can talk with a midwife and read through your birth notes together. You may want to ask specific questions, or talk about memories, feelings and thoughts you have about the birth and any part of that experience.
We welcome your partner or support people to attend the clinic with you.
We suggest you wait 4 to 6 weeks after giving birth before requesting an appointment. This gives you time to recover from the birth and allows your thought processes to settle a little and be ready to talk through your birth experience.
You can self-refer by email or by leaving a voicemail message. A midwife will aim to contact you within 5 working days to confirm your appointment.
When sending or leaving us a message, tell us:
