Gold Coast Birth Centre - Queensland Centre for Mothers & Babies

Indicator 14: Do care providers allow women to take their time during labour
Gold standard care is defined as women not feeling that they were rushed or hurried during labour.
We asked women: “Did you feel rushed or hurried by your care provider(s) at any time during your labour”
The graph displays the percentage of women who said that they did not feel rushed or hurried by their care providers at any time
during labour.
STATEWIDE PUBLIC
90
Gold Coast Hospital (n=281)
90
Gold Coast Birth Centre (n=26)
96
STATEWIDE PRIVATE
91
John Flynn Private Hospital (n=70)
94
Pindara Private Hospital (n=153)
88
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Best public hospitals in Queensland:
Biloela Hospital 100%
Dalby Hospital 100%
Longreach Hospital 100%
Stanthorpe Hospital 100%
Warwick Hospital 100%
Best public birth centres in Queensland:
Mackay Birth Centre 100%
Townsville Birth Centre 100%
Best private hospital in Queensland:
St Andrew’s Ipswich Private Hospital 98%
What do women say about their care
“The staff are efficient without compromising on
patient care. It's obvious everybody is busy, but I
never felt rushed.”
“My ob made me feel a little rushed and pressured
into interventions”
“Staff are professional and kind-even though it is a
busy maternity ward, I never felt rushed.”
“I was made to feel like I was a problem for them
because I was taking too long to have my baby. I felt
like these midwives didn’t care about me at all.”
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