The
distressing treatment of new mums at Middlemore Hospital
makes a fiction of The Government’s much-lauded ‘greater
support’ for vulnerable new mums, Labour’s Health
spokesperson Annette king says.
“Health Minister Tony
Ryall promised, way back in 2009, that new and vulnerable
mums would be able to stay in hospital for up to two days
longer than the 48 hours all mothers are entitled
to.
“Almost $40 million was to be spent on providing
these longer post-natal stays, yet we are now hearing of
mums being kicked out just four hours after giving
birth.
“An OIA response from Counties Manukau shows it
received an extra $90, 270 in 2012/13 to deliver longer
stays, yet between 2009 and 2013 the length of stays for new
mums remained static at an average 2.6 days.
“It’s
time for some honest answers from Mr Ryall and from Counties
Manukau; just what has been done to help vulnerable new
mums and how long are they really staying after having their
babies?”
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