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Nelson Marlborough District Health Board provides an efficient and supportive service with the aim of providing all first time and returning mothers, and their families, with a positive experience.
The provision of primary maternity services is the responsibility of a lead maternity carer (LMC) .
The LMC is chosen by the woman and is fully funded by government.
You should take care in choosing your LMC as feeling comfortable with your lead carer is essential to working well together. You may wish to meet more than one possible LMC before making a decision.
In Nelson and Marlborough, GPs (Doctors), independent midwives, midwives employed by NMDHB and some specialist obstetricians all provide LMC services.
The LMCs are supported by parenting and pregnancy education and refer those women who have complicated pregnancy needs to the specialist obstetric secondary services.
Maternity facilities for labour, delivery and postnatal care are provided by NMDHB for use by women cared for by our own staff and the independent practitioners. These facilities are within the hospitals in Nelson and Blenheim and in the rural hospitals in Motueka and Golden Bay. NMDHB also provides support to the LMCs through the provision of the post natal inpatient care.
Specialised gynaecology services are available at Nelson and Wairau hospitals for women referred by their general practitioner (GP).
Planning and funding of maternity services at this stage remain the responsibility of the Ministry of Health.
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