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please e-mail us a copy with your details. back to top The “Having a Baby in Queensland – Your Story” Survey We‟re conducting a survey of all women having a baby in Queensland (public or private, rural or urban) in February, March, April and May 2010 (about 25,000 women). We want to find out about women‟s satisfaction and experiences with pregnancy, birth, and post-birth care. The findings from the survey will be available on our website (www.havingababy.org.au) to help women choose the birthing facility that best suits their needs. We will also use the information to give feedback to Queensland Health and to each birthing facility about what‟s working well for women and what needs improvement. Women who had their baby between February and May this year will get the survey in the post when their baby is a few months old. If you had your baby in Queensland at another time, you can still have your say by heading to our website and completing the survey online (we‟ll notify you when it‟s available). Last November we sent out our first survey, to 2,000 women who had a baby earlier in the year. Here are some of the key findings: • On average, women were very satisfied with the maternity care that they received during pregnancy, labour and birth, and after their birth • Overall, 79% of women wanted a vaginal birth, and there were no differences in preferred type of birth between women who birthed in public and private facilities • Women who said they wanted a vaginal birth were more likely to have a caesarean birth instead if they gave birth in a private hospital (33%) than in a public hospital (18%) • Women who gave birth in private facilities said they felt they had more choices about various aspects of labour and after birth care. These included choices about the type of birth they could have and the pain relief options available to them back to top Have your say on our 2010 Road Show... Are you planning, expecting, or recently had a baby If so, we‟d love to talk with you in our face-to-face discussions! In 2010, we‟ve been taking the Queensland Centre for Mothers and Babies on the road. Being „on the road‟ and „off the beaten track‟ gives us the chance to hear from women and care providers throughout Queensland. You have the opportunity to share your thoughts, suggestions, and experiences of having a baby, and we get the opportunity to share with you the work that we do. In each town we are holding informal group discussions and information sessions with women and their families, as well as with maternity care professionals. Our first series of road shows focussed on regional, rural and remote Queensland. In March we headed to North Queensland where we visited Innisfail, Tully, Atherton, Mareeba, Cairns, Croydon, Charters Towers,
Hughenden, Richmond, and Townsville. In April we headed to the State‟s Central West of Mt Isa, Cloncurry, Winton, Longreach, Blackall, Emerald, Woorabinda, Biloela, and Rockhampton. We have also held consultations in Mackay and Proserpine. The women we spoke to said these were the issues that mattered most to them: • To have the chance to receive care from the same people throughout pregnancy, labour, birth, and the post birth period • To get more support and consistent information from maternity care providers during pregnancy and post birth • For birth facilities to be family-friendly and offer personalised care • To have more local pregnancy and post birth services and programs • To address the difficulties with accommodation and travel costs for women who need to travel to have their baby Are these the issues that matter to you If not, please let us know by emailing info@havingababy.org.au. We will be heading back out on the road to talk with women and care providers shortly. Our group discussions are open to all women who are interested in maternity care, so why not come along and have your say! For more information on dates and locations, you can email us at info@havingababy.org.au or drop us a line on 1800 704 539. back to top The Having a Baby in Queensland Website Women in Queensland have told us that they lack a place to go for reliable, trustworthy, and unbiased information about being pregnant and having a baby in Queensland. Based on this feedback, the Queensland Centre for Mothers and Babies is developing the Having a Baby in Queensland website (www.havingababy.org.au) to provide information and decision-making support for women (and their families) before, during, and after birth. One of the main features of the website is a tool called Birthplace: Your Guide to Birthing Facilities in Queensland. Birthplace is an online, interactive guide that will provide information about all 61 hospitals (public and private) and birth centres in Queensland where you can have a baby. Birthplace will include information from the facilities about the kind of care and services they provide, and reports from other women about what it was like to have a baby there. The aim of Birthplace is to support women in Queensland to prepare for having their baby, and to make decisions that are right for them. To make Birthplace as useful as possible, we would like to know what information women in Queensland would like to know about each hospital and birth centre. • What information is most important for you to know about the available birthing facilities when thinking about where you have your baby • What information would help you to feel better prepared for birthing at a certain facility You can voice your thoughts by completing a brief online survey. The survey is currently open to women in Queensland who are pregnant or have recently had a baby. To find out more and start the survey, go to: http://psy.uq.edu.au/mbs. We hope to hear from you! back to top
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