Midwives and parents fight to save private maternity care at St John of God Hospital in Bendigo after it was revealed the service was under review with closure being one likely outcome.
The head of maternity at St John of God Hospital in Bendigo says midwives are working hard behind the scenes to save the private service.St John of God is currently reviewing its maternity care with the possibility the service may closeNicole Harris, head of maternity at St John of God, is hopeful the service can be saved
"So that's really positive. It's not bad to modernise and change the service you provide to make it more suitable for the community.Potential closure shocks staff "We cover a massive area up to Mildura, Deniliquin, Shepparton, people from all over come to birth with us, so I feel taking that choice away would be terrible for the community."
"We work closely with the doctors, paediatricians, and the families to make sure we can provide the care that they need. "I've had one of my two secondary postpartum haemorrhages there, which only happens to 1 per cent of women giving birth," she said."I lost 2 litres in 15 minutes, and I wouldn't even move for my husband.
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