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Mackay Base Hospital - Queensland Centre for Mothers & Babies

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Indicator 12: Are women’s support people made to feel welcome after birth?Gold standard care is defined as women feeling that all of their support people are made to feel welcome after birth.We asked women: “Were all of your support people (e.g. partner, husband, companion) made to feel welcome ... after yourbirth?”The graph displays the percentages of women who said that all of their support people were made to feel welcome after birth. 6STATEWIDE PUBLIC95<strong>Mackay</strong> <strong>Base</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> (n=95)93<strong>Mackay</strong> Birth <strong>Centre</strong> (n=14)100Proserpine <strong>Hospital</strong> (n=35)100STATEWIDE PRIVATE98Mater Misericordiae <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>Mackay</strong> (n=121)980 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100Best public hospitals in <strong>Queensland</strong>:Biloela <strong>Hospital</strong> 100%Dalby <strong>Hospital</strong> 100%Goondiwindi <strong>Hospital</strong> 100%Kingaroy Health Service 100%Mt Isa <strong>Hospital</strong>* 100%Proserpine <strong>Hospital</strong> 100%Stanthorpe <strong>Hospital</strong> 100%Best public birth centres in <strong>Queensland</strong>:Gold Coast Birth <strong>Centre</strong> 100%<strong>Mackay</strong> Birth <strong>Centre</strong> 100%Townsville Birth <strong>Centre</strong> 100%Best private hospitals in <strong>Queensland</strong>:Mater Misericordiae <strong>Hospital</strong> Gladstone 100%Mater <strong>Mothers</strong>’ Private Redland 100%Sunshine Coast Private <strong>Hospital</strong> 100%What do women say about their care?“Your partner and family are educated and involved in the birthingprocess, and you are able to stay as a family unit once the babyarrives which helps with bonding.”“Considering when I gave birth my husband should have been able tostay, especially as he was fatigued and it was a difficult and traumaticbirth…It was very dangerous <strong>for</strong> him to drive home and he was<strong>for</strong>ced to by the hospital.”“Excellent, having your husband stay with you at the hospital made itall the less stressful and helped create the right environment.”“I found it really disheartening that I wasn't allowed to have anyonestay with me the first night. I wasn't able to care <strong>for</strong> my baby as hewas in the special care nursery and I really would have appreciatedthe support as I felt quite down.”“My husband was able to stay at the hospital…after the birth. Thiswas a huge relief as he was invaluable in helping me to care <strong>for</strong> ourbaby after having had a c-section…having him there really cut downthe requirement of the nurses to care <strong>for</strong> me and my baby.”6Note, that this does not necessarily include being made to feel welcome overnight.* Denotes a response rate of less than 25%27

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