Gladstone Hospital
Gladstone Hospital is located at 1 Park St, West Gladstone QLD 4680. They provide a range of maternity services to Gladstone and the Banana region, known to be a family-friendly hospital. Gladstone offers antenatal classes to expecting parents, helping them prepare for the birth of their babies. Moreover, their maternity services allow women to access their mental health services and physiotherapy. New parents have available parental and emotional support services like the new parent group.
Waterbirth is available as one of your birth choices, and they also have water immersion available in labour. The hospital’s model of maternity care is broad, which includes Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) caseload care, combined and shared care, and they also offer care for high-risk pregnancies.
Hospital Address
1 Park St, West Gladstone QLD 4680
07 4976 3200
Website Gladstone Hospital’s services
Gladstone Hospital Map
Gladstone Hospital Services
Midwifery Antenatal Clinic
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Gladstone Hospital has a midwifery run-antenatal clinic.
Preparation for Birth Classes
Gladstone 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. Gladstone Hospital offers this option.
Publicly funded homebirth program
Gladstone Hospital does not offer a free homebirth program for low risk women.
Parenting Classes
Breastfeeding Classes
Does Gladstone Hospital have visiting private midwives?
YES
Does Gladstone Hospital have visiting GP Obstetricians?
NO
Does the Gladstone Hospital have visiting Obstetricians?
YES
Hospital Facilities
Antenatal Beds
Birthing Rooms
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? YES
Is waterbirth an available option? YES
Can I use an inflatable birth pool? YES
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 Gladstone Hospital have a birth centre?
Birth Suite Tour Video
Coming soon
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? YES
Baby-friendly accredited?
Gladstone Hospital is accredited under the global Baby Friendly Health Initiative program. The hospital supports breastfeeding, and lactation specialist midwives are on-hand to ensure babies are feeding well before going home.
Gladstone Hospital Statistics
Coming soon
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Date page published 5th June 2022
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