One of Helen Johnson s twin daughters suffered brain damage due to medical mistakes at Hutt Hospital.
Women who have miscarried will no longer sit next to those who are still pregnant, and sick babies and their families will be socially distanced following a multi-million dollar refit of maternity facilities at Hutt Hospital. Work on the $9.4 million upgrade of maternity services will begin next month and continue into 2023. It will nearly triple the size of the ward, and give patients and staff more privacy and space. But a midwife shortage continues to batter the service. In January 85 women turned up at the hospital because of a shortage of community midwives.