Kurawaka: Waipapa community birthing unit — Canterbury

Kurawaka: Waipapa is a central city primary birthing unit for low-risk births in Canterbury.


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.