Tanika Brincat had 10lb baby Marco in a car outside the front doors to Osborne Park Hospital in Perth s northern suburbs after contractions began during her toddler s swimming lessons.
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Meet three West Australian women who have come face-to-face with the difficulties of giving birth during a pandemic as the nurses’ union continues to report code yellow conditions in hospitals.
Hospital emergency departments and wards in WA are heaving, and ambulances are still ramping at high levels despite the lockdown, with nurses and midwives having to stay away while awaiting virus test results.
Sophie Hawkins and partner Alex Kenny are expecting their first child in the next week.
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Expectant mothers have been delivered a huge baby bonus with the opening of a new Maternity Assessment Unit (MAU) as part of the $24.9 million expansion of the Osborne Park Hospital.
As part of the expansion project, the MAU will enhance the hospital and health care experience of thousands of northern suburban parents who require enhanced obstetric services.
The MAU consists of four built-for-purpose assessment rooms and three assessment bays for expectant mothers attending Osborne Park Hospital for birth.
Staffed by doctors and midwives seven days a week around the clock, the MAU provides a service for women who may have started labour or may require additional monitoring during their pregnancy.