Cohuna District Hospital

Cohuna District Hospital

Cohuna District Hospital -located at 158 King George St, Cohuna VIC 3568, has been caring for women and their families for more than 80 years. They are currently a Level 1 maternity service, offering local pregnancy and early parenting care for healthy women with low-risk pregnancies.

As a Level 1 service, the hospital cannot care for you during labour and birth. That means you cannot have your baby at Cohuna District Hospital. Instead, they work with other health services in the region to provide a range of birth options based on your choices, your health and your baby’s health.

Midwifery Antenatal Clinic

Cohuna District Hospital has a midwifery-run antenatal clinic.

Preparation for Birth Classes

Cohuna District Hospital offers preparation for birth classes.

Caseload Midwifery Practice

A caseload midwifery program is where one or two midwives care for you through pregnancy, birth and beyond. Cohuna District Hospital does not offer this option.

Publicly funded homebirth program

Cohuna District Hospital does not offer a free homebirth program for low risk women.

Parenting Classes

PBB is unsure if Cohuna District Hospital offers parenting classes.

Breastfeeding Classes

PBB is unsure if Cohuna District Hospital offers breastfeeding classes.

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Does Cohuna District Hospital have visiting private midwives?

UNKNOWN

Does Cohuna District Hospital have visiting GP Obstetricians?

UNKNOWN

Does Cohuna District Hospital have visiting Obstetricians?

UNKNOWN

Hospital Facilities

Antenatal Beds

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Birthing Rooms

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Postnatal Beds

?

Special Care Nursery Beds

?

Neonatal Intensive Care Beds

?

Are there birth pools available for labour and birth?

Is warm water immersion available during labour? NO

Is waterbirth an available option? NO

Can I use an inflatable birth pool? NO

Birth centres are designed to be a home away from home. A birth centre is a separate unit located away from the standard birth unit. Birth centres encompass a philosophy that pregnancy and birth are normal, natural events in the life of a woman and her family.

NO a birth centre is not available at this hospital.

Does Cohuna District Hospital have a birth centre?

Birth Suite Tour Video

No available birth suite tour video

What support is available if I have difficulties breastfeeding my baby?

Breastfeeding/lactation clinic? UNKNOWN

Lactation consultants on the postnatal ward? UNKNOWN

Accredited as a baby friendly hospital? NO

Baby-friendly accredited?

Cohuna District Hospital is not accredited under the global Baby Friendly Health Initiative program.

Cohuna District Hospital Statistics

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Date page published 13th May 2022

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