This page lists the maternity facilities available in the Whanganui area.
Secondary maternity facilities are designed for women and babies who experience complications and may require care from an obstetrician, anaesthetist, paediatrician as well as a midwife. 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.
There are no tertiary maternity facilities in Whanganui. If you have more complex maternity needs which require specialist, multidisciplinary care, you’ll generally be referred to a maternity facility in Capital & Coast DHB instead.
For information on the different kinds of maternity facility, see Where to give birth.
Secondary maternity facilities
Whanganui Hospital
Contact and address
| Address | 100 Heads Road Wanganui |
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| Website | Whanganui Hospital |
| Phone | 06 348 1234 |
Primary maternity facilities
Otaihape Health Centre
Contact and address
| Address | 3 Hospital Road Taihape |
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| Phone | 06 388 0926 |
Features
- Birthing and postnatal care
Waimarino Health
Contact and address
| Address | 38 Seddon Street Raetihi Ruapehu Manawatu-Wanganui |
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| Phone | 06 385 5019 |
| Fax | 06 385 5021 |
Features
- Located with rural community health centre