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Welcome to River Ridge East Birth Centre

River Ridge East Birth Centre offers a warm, comfortable and homely environment for parents to welcome their new baby. Highly skilled midwives and well-equipped facilities ensure you and your family receive safe, comprehensive care and support throughout your maternal journey.

River Ridge East Birth Centre

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At River Ridge East Birth Centre, our priority is to provide outstanding midwifery care, a comfortable and pleasant environment, and a positive birthing and postnatal  experience for mums and partners to welcome their new baby.

Our staff take pride in offering calm, supportive and nurturing care to ensure everyone leaves here at the end of their stay feeling rested, and confident in caring for their newborn.  Our highly regarded on site chef prepares healthy, nutritious and delicious meals each day, including freshly baked muffins and scones every morning, and for afternoon tea, a delicious lactation slice to support breastfeeding. 

Step-by-step Process

Congratulations, you’re having a baby! Now what?!

Having a baby is one of life’s most amazing experiences. Whether you are preparing to welcome your first baby, or your fourth baby, we aim to make your birthing experience the best it can be.

Firstly, you will need to choose a Lead Maternity Carer (LMC). In NZ, all pregnant women are required to nominate an LMC, who coordinates their maternity care. Most women/families chose a midwife as their LMC; midwives provide safe, women-focused services that families can trust.

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Your midwife will help you throughout your pregnancy and continue to visit you and baby up to 6 weeks after birth, your midwife will also arrange and organise your stay with us for when baby is ready to arrive.

Midwives are experts in pregnancy and birth, and work in partnership with you to provide individualised care for you and baby throughout your pregnancy, labour, birth and postnatally, to ensure you and your baby are healthy and well. 

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Click here to see a list of LMCs working in Hamilton and the wider Waikato.

our facilities

To get an impression of our rooms and shared spaces, check out our virtual tour, our facility photos below and our gallery page.

We have four large birth rooms, each with an adjoining en-suite, fully equipped to ensure mother and baby safety, and designed to offer a relaxed and calming environment. Rooms feature dimmable lights to add to a peaceful ambience, and we also have a wide choice of birth equipment, such as the birthing pools for water birth or pain relief, birthing slings, birth stools, bean bags, or Swiss balls. 

Following the birth, you can relax in one of the warm, comfortable postnatal rooms and get to know your baby. The postnatal rooms have individual ensuites and a soft, soothing décor. The environment is designed to provide a restful atmosphere to support and enhance the wellbeing of your newborn baby and you.

A Freeview TV, fridge and self service area for tea and coffee making are provided in each postnatal room. The rooms are sound-proof, fully air-conditioned with individual controls and equipped with double, electric beds. A support person is welcome to stay with you overnight and can either share the double bed or sleep on the single bed sized window seat. 

For your postnatal stay, we will provide you with some of the necessities you and your baby will need (for example maternity pads, nappies and baby wipes). At your Antenatal Classes, you will be given a list of suggested items to pack, and your LMC midwife may also suggest things you will need to bring for labour and birth, and for your postnatal stay. We also have a suggested list of what you may like to bring with you for your stay. Find it here

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Frequently Asked Questions

If you are a New Zealand citizen or resident, your stay at River Ridge East Birth Centre is fully funded by the New Zealand Government.

If you are unsure of your eligibility, check here https://www.health.govt.nz/new-zealand-health-system/eligibility-publicly-funded-health-services

If you are eligible, when you stay with us for your postnatal care, you are entitled to 48 hours postnatal care funded by the New Zealand Government. However, if you birth with us, and capacity allows, we provide an extra night free of charge.

Talk to your midwife about staying with us for your birth and postnatal care. Your midwife will then book you in and provide us with all the required paperwork. 

Yes! Many women who wish or need to give birth at Waikato Hospital will transfer to River Ridge East Birth Centre for their postnatal care. 

We have a recommended checklist of things you and baby will need for birth and postnatal care.
Find it here

What Our Customers Have To Say

"I am Lena-Jo Haimona, 1 of 6 children born to Killee Edwards, who gave birth to me at River Ridge on the 21st of September 1999. I am proud to say that just like my mum, I gave birth to my baby at River Ridge East Birth Centre too! My experience was amazing, the staff are wonderful here, help and support was available to me whenever I wanted it and knowing that made me feel very comfortable. I wouldn’t want to spend my first few days with my baby anywhere else. I’m proud to have made a bit of history here at River Ridge and plan to birth here again in the future."
Lena-Jo Haimona
"Our stay was the best thing to help us find our feet and feel confident with our new arrival. Thank you for all the support."
Amy Harrop
"Great start for me as a first time mum and not familiar with the system in New Zealand (I am Australian). We/I received the best care whilst here. Thank you to everyone."
Kylie Neilson
"The staff midwives were amazing. The food was incredible. We have felt so safe during our stay. Staff have been so helpful, kind and friendly. Every question or concern we had was answered. We have felt so lucky to have had our little girl here. Thank you so much."
Rachel Wallis
"Perfect, comfortable peaceful and nurturing environment, full of helpful friendly staff. Couldn’t ask for more."
Kylie White
"My partner and I have really enjoyed our stay at River Ridge. Having my first baby at hospital and then taken to NICU, this birthing experience with my second baby was totally different and really empowering, beautiful and everything I had hoped for (even though I just made it through the doors) The team of midwives are absolute angels and got me through the birth and recovery immediately after. I have felt really comfortable and well taken care of and will look back on my time at River Ridge with fondness. You are all so kind and helpful and a blessing to new Mums and their bubs. The support staff were also very sweet and do a wonderful job. Thank you all for my positive and relaxing experience. Much love.."
Kate Hambling
"Every person we came into contact with was so helpful and friendly. The advice given to us was consistent and they genuinely made us feel supported. It was great, we really enjoyed our time here, thank you so much."
Melissa and Andrew DeZoete
"We struggled a lot with latching and suckling at first. Every person who came in to support us were always incredibly kind and patient – at all hours of the night and day! Lots of positive praise from you all really went a long way. We appreciate your breastfeeding expertise! Beautiful food, large portion sizes, very generous! The staff always acknowledged our family and friends, inside and outside of the room. I think this is so incredibly important and you guys are amazing at it! So very warm and welcoming."
Eden Ross and Michael Tomsett
"Kind and efficient staff, comfortable and clean rooms, loved our stay! Staff went over and above to answer all our questions and provide resources to make our stay more comfortable. We loved our stay, thank you!"
Leah Gatoloai
“Cannot fault the team, facilities, care, service and rooms. Can definitely tell that everyone is passionate about what they do! Everything smells fresh, linen is soft, towels fresh, food amazing and the staff are encouraging, knowledgeable and caring. The staff have been lovely, from midwives to staff support, also the receptionist and gardener, everyone is so friendly. A lovely stay and feel refreshed and ready to go home and into the next phase. Thank you for being a part of my recovery post labour and delivery.”
Kirstie Taylor
“Couldn’t have asked for better assistance. Staff were amazing, amazing breast feeding support and all needs met with 5 stars. Food was amazing, good to see/have partner meals aswell. Staff have been amazing helping us get through long sleepless nights and helped us get our baby to sleep. The team were amazing and we want to offer our heart felt gratitude for all the help they have provided, not only the help but the way they interacted with us and their kind, caring nature just made our experience the best it could be.”
Paige Poppen
“Such a warm welcome , felt like home when we arrived and so relaxing. Staff were so helpful for our entire stay. We felt so supported in all areas. We felt like we were never a bother no matter how much assistance we needed. Amazing healthy food, so appreciated that my partner could purchase dinner and received breakfast, this was one less thing to think about.”
Ruby Brierly
“The staff were exceptional. Never made us feel dumb and always stayed friendly in a professional manner. They went above and beyond to make sure we understood everything. The midwife that was looking after us was amazing at teaching our new Dad how to bath the baby which was extremely educational. The food we received was better than some of the restaurant food we have received, portions and taste were great. The facilities and rooms were inviting, comfy and clean. Would definitely recommend to anyone and everyone. As first time parents everything is new and scary. The staff at River Ridge did a fantastic job at education and helping us with questions and concerns. Every staff member we came across had a smile and information ready to go!”
Letisha Wallace
“The pool was lovely and the staff midwives who helped me deliver my baby while my midwife was on her way were so lovely and calm. There was always plenty of assistance when called.”
Zahara Leney
“Lovely birth rooms, I birthed here on a Monday and it was my third baby born in this centre. Warm homely feeling that helped make my birth straight forward. Lovely midwives always warm and welcoming. Dinners and snack were superb! Breakfast was very satisfying. Professional and friendly staff including the staff support, always respected my privacy. I have thoroughly enjoyed my stay here and being able to spend 3 days bonding with my baby before we go home. Thank you for having us stay and providing this service to our town. We are very fortunate and our time here is priceless.”
Rachel Hawings
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