Thought I'd post about the nature on Antenatal care in NZ (well what I know so far) as it is a bit different to QLD/AUS.
Every NZer is entitled to free care while they are pregnant - including a single midwife to see you throughout you whole pregnancy.
You get to choose a midwife to see throughout your pregnancy and who is also required to attend the birth. You don't have to go to the Dr for anything - the midwife is allowed to order tests, scans etc.
You also have a choice of where you give birth, either at home, a birth centre, or the hospital (all free of charge). The birth centres here are just kind of like 'private hospital' style places, with single rooms, nice food etc. - they do have the whole baths and everything to do the more natural birth, but they aren't no drug places (except you can't get an epidural there - if you decide you want one you have to get transferred to the hospital).
That's all I can think of for now.
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Sounds a bit like Denmark, except I don't think our midwives can order tests. But you do get one single midwife for the whole pregnancy & who is there for the birth & follows you up afterwards.
Sounds great to have the same midwife all the way through!
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