In a flagship program with WA Public Health Service, the new birthing centre at Fiona Stanley Hospital will be the first in Western Australia to be fitted out with this world-class award-winning birthing bed.

New birthing centre for Fiona Stanley Hospital

In a first for families in the south metropolitan catchment, expectant mothers will have access to midwifery led care through their antenatal, labour, birth and postnatal periods at a specialised family birthing centre.

The $1.8 million in funding provided, as part of the 2018-19 State Budget, is fulfilling the McGowan Labor Government’s election promise for a family birth centre at Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH).

During what is one of the longest baby booms in the State’s history, the centre will complement the hospital’s service through the large number of births it will help to deliver, by providing care to women with low-risk pregnancies to have a more home-like birthing experience.

Being co-located with Fiona Stanley Hospital, which has a birth suite and a neonatal intensive care unit, will enable swifter access to a higher level of care should complications during pregnancy or birth develop.

The Family Birth Centre will be established within the existing maternity ward area and will include four birth and postnatal rooms and a family room/kitchen area. Patients will be able to see the same group of midwives for the majority of antenatal check-ups, and a familiar midwife/group of midwives will also be present for the birth and involved in postnatal care in hospital and at home.

Comments attributed to Women’s Interests Minister Simone McGurk:

“I can’t think of a bigger and more important life event than the birth of a child.”

“This should not only be in a relaxed environment with family and carers around you, but also mum-to-be should have the comfort of knowing that she and baby will be given world-class tertiary health care should it be needed.  Fiona Stanley Hospital’s Family Birth Centre ticks both of these boxes.”

The above media release has been adapted from (source)

The AVE2 birthing bed

In a flagship program with WA Public Health Service, the new birthing centre at Fiona Stanley Hospital will be the first in Western Australia to be fitted out with the world-class award-winning birthing bed AVE2.

Facilitating both classic and alternative delivery methods, the AVE2 is an exceptional birthing bed in many respects, especially its sophisticated design that supports active women in labour to move around and keep busy, have short rests in an upright position or lying down, and freely find that most comfortable position in every stage of their labour to cope with contractions.

The AVE2 has won the most prestigious red dot design award for an innovative birthing bed as it’s design and functionality provides extraordinary support not just for the woman in labour, but also for the obstetrician, midwife and entire healthcare support team.  The AVE2 was judged by dozens of product design experts and took the top award in the medical furniture category at the global red dot awards.

The AVE2 has been on trial at Fiona Stanley Hospital and was clinically chosen as the birthing bed of choice for the new family birthing centre.

Unicare Health is the sole distributor of the AVE2 birthing beds in Western Australia.

Seeing is believing

Watch how the AVE2 birthing bed with its sophisticated design and attractive features provides extraordinary comfort and support for all phases of the birthing process.

Watch how the practical features of AVE2 birthing bed intelligently supports and brings ease to care givers during the birthing process.

Ask us for a demonstration of the AVE2.

Posted on 30 Apr 2019