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Indicator 5: Do women have continuity of carer during labour and birth?Gold standard care is defined as women having at least one maternity care provider (i.e., the same person) care for them rightthrough labour and birth (or through birth for women who do not have labour).We asked: “Was there at least one maternity care provider who cared for you right through your labour/birth?”The graph displays the percentage of women who said they had at least one care provider who cared for them right throughlabour and birth.STATEWIDE PUBLIC69Biloela Hospital (n=12)75Emerald Hospital (n=29)76Gladstone Hospital* (n=39)67Rockhampton Hospital (n=110)64STATEWIDE PRIVATE86Mater Misericordiae Hospital Gladstone (n=34)82Mater Misericordiae Hospital Rockhampton (n=109)840 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100Best public hospital in Queensland:Mareeba Hospital 100%Best public birth centre in Queensland:Gold Coast Birth Centre 100%Best private hospital in Queensland:Wesley Private Hospital 94%What do women say about their care?“I had a single midwife who cared for me throughout my pregnancy,labour/birth and for 6 weeks after the birth. I felt comfortable knowingthat I could contact her at any time if I had concerns, and I knew thatshe would always talk with me in a genuine, honest and respectfulmanner…I felt comfortable and safe in her care and knew that shewas aware of my wishes and concerns relating to the birth and feltthat I could completely trust her.”“I had a change of 4 midwives through my last stages of labour,personally speaking it was very unsettling having midwives exchangenotes mid-way and having go through introductions of your newmidwives whilst in pain.”“Constantly seeing 'stand in' midwives meant I did not receiveconsistent or adequate care and advice.”* Denotes a response rate of less than 25%18