Gold Coast Birth Centre - Queensland Centre for Mothers & Babies

Indicator 22: Was the privacy of the labour and birth rooms adequate
Gold standard care is defined as women feeling that the privacy of the labour and birth rooms does not need improvement.
We asked: “Were there any aspects of the room for labour and birth that needed improvement” Women were asked to select
the aspects of the labour and birth rooms they felt needed improvement from a list including ‘privacy’. Women could also
indicate that nothing needed improvement.
The graph displays the percentage of women who did not say that the privacy of the labour and birth rooms needed
improvement.
STATEWIDE PUBLIC
92
Gold Coast Hospital (n=302)
91
Gold Coast Birth Centre (n=23)
100
STATEWIDE PRIVATE
97
John Flynn Private Hospital (n=92)
93
Pindara Private Hospital (n=214)
96
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Best public hospitals in Queensland:
Biloela Hospital 100%
Dalby Hospital 100%
Emerald Hospital 100%
Goondiwindi Hospital 100%
Gympie Hospital 100%
Mareeba Hospital 100%
Stanthorpe Hospital 100%
Best public birth centres in Queensland:
Gold Coast Birth Centre 100%
Mackay Birth Centre 100%
Townsville Birth Centre 100%
Best private hospitals in Queensland:
Mater Misericordiae Hospital Gladstone 100%
Mater Mothers’ Private Redland 100%
What do women say about their care
“Wonderful staff that were welcoming and put us
at ease. They gave us privacy when we wanted it
and assisted when asked to.”
“The reason I left hospital after less than 3 days:
No privacy (midwives/doctors never knocked, left
door open while I was changing).”
“All of the staff were extremely helpful and
supportive and friendly but at the same time were
very respectful of your privacy and space.”
“The two way toilet door’s lock was broken which
made for some very uncomfortable intrusions by
myself and the other mum sharing the toilet.”
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