Kurawaka: Waipapa community birthing unit — Canterbury
Kurawaka: Waipapa is a central city primary birthing unit for low-risk births in Canterbury.
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Contact us
To contact Kurawaka: Waipapa community birthing unit, call 03 364 4950
We provide tours of the unit on Fridays at 12pm (except public holidays).
Where to find us
Kurawaka: Waipapa community birthing unit is at:
238 Antigua Street
Christchurch
Services we provide
We provide:
- 10 queen-sized postnatal beds with shared ensuites
- rooms with a chaise daybed for a support person
- 4 birthing rooms with birthing pools in each room
- 2 whānau rooms with kitchens
- 5 assessment rooms
- an education room
- an ambulance bay for transfers to Christchurch Women's Hospital
- limited on site parking for people in labour and for pick up and drop off.