This page lists the maternity facilities available in the Waikato area.
Tertiary maternity facilities are designed for women with complex maternity needs which require specialist multidisciplinary care. Well women may use these facilities in the absence of other maternity facilities in their area.
Primary maternity facilities are designed for well women who have no complications during pregnancy. They’re run and staffed by midwives.
- Birth Care Huntly
- Pohlen Maternity
- River Ridge East Birth Centre
- Taumarunui Hospital
- Te Awamutu Birthing
- Thames Hospital
- Tokoroa Hospital
- Waihi Hospital Maternity Annexe
- Waterford Birth Centre
For information on the different kinds of maternity facility, see Where to give birth.
Tertiary maternity facilities
Waikato Hospital
Contact and address
| Address | Selwyn Street Hamilton |
|---|---|
| Website | Waikato Hospital |
| Phone | 07 839 8899 |
Primary maternity facilities
Birth Care Huntly
Contact and address
| Address | 5 Onslow Street Huntly |
|---|---|
| Website | Birth Care Huntly |
| Phone | 07 828 7648 |
| Fax | 07 828 7944 |
Features
- Two birthing rooms, one with birthing pool and one with spa bath
- Four postnatal rooms
Pohlen Maternity
Contact and address
| Address | Pohlen Hospital 56 Rawhiti Avenue Matamata |
|---|---|
| Website | Maternity – Pohlen Hospital |
| Phone | 07 881 9100 ext 802 |
| Fax | 07 881 9101 |
| [email protected] | |
| Postal address | PO Box 239 Matamata 3440 |
Features
- Two birthing rooms
- Five single postnatal rooms
- Located within a rural community hospital
River Ridge East Birth Centre
Contact and address
| Address | 35 Von Tempsky Street Hamilton East Hamilton |
|---|---|
| Website | River Ridge East Birth Centre |
| Phone | 07 839 0425 |
| Fax | 07 839 0419 |
| [email protected] |
Features
- Four birth rooms include birthing pools
- Fourteen postnatal rooms
Taumarunui Hospital
Contact and address
| Address | Kururau Road Taumarunui |
|---|---|
| Website | Taumarunui Hospital |
| Phone | 07 896 0020 |
| Postal address | Private Bag 1002 Taumarunui 3946 |
Features
- Maternity unit offering birthing and postnatal care
- Located within a rural community hospital
Te Awamutu Birthing
Contact and address
| Address | 15/670 Cambridge Road Te Awamutu |
|---|---|
| Website | www.teawamutubirthing.com |
| Phone | 07 8715052 |
| Fax | 07 8715053 |
| [email protected] |
Features
- 2 antenatal clinic rooms
- 2 birth rooms
- and 5 postnatal rooms.
Thames Birthing Unit
Contact and address
| Address | 412 Mary Street Thames |
|---|---|
| Website | Thames Birthing Unit |
| Phone | 07 868 6550 |
| Fax | 07 868 9864 |
| Postal address | PO Box 707 Thames 3540 |
Features
- Two birthing rooms with en suite
- Birthing pool
- Three rooms with en suite for postnatal stay
- Located within a rural community hospital
Tokoroa Hospital
Contact and address
| Address | Maraetai Road Tokoroa |
|---|---|
| Website | Tokoroa Hospital |
| Phone | 07 886 7239 |
Features
- Maternity unit offering birthing and postnatal care
- Located within a rural community hospital
Waihi Hospital Maternity Annexe
Contact and address
| Address | Waihi Hospital Toomey St Waihi |
|---|---|
| Phone | 07 863 8089 |
| [email protected]waihihospital.co.nz |
Features
- Single rooms
- Spa bath
- Colocated with convalescent and aged-care facility
Waterford Birth Centre
Contact and address
| Address | 27 Tisdall Terrace Hamilton |
|---|---|
| Website | Waterford Birth Centre |
| Phone | 07 839 0281 |
| Fax | 07 839 0284 |
| Postal address | PO Box 8111 Hamilton 3245 |
Features
- Primary birth centre offering birth and postnatal stay
- Birthing rooms have an adjoining spa bath and en suite
- Postnatal room with individual en suite and double bed