This is a much needed service for our hospital. Not every labour lasts longer than the 30-45 mins it takes to get to Burnie. I can just imagine how many babies will be born on the side of the highway or at home because of this rediculous decision
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Jeannette lander
11 years ago
thisMaternity unit has allowed many women the privilege to birth the way they wanted
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David Savas
11 years ago
Save the Maternity ward!
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Tammy van der Meulen
11 years ago
It makes no sense to remove such a valuable service to the community! Vulnerable pregnant ladies should be catered to locally and not have to travel over an hour for assistance. Health and safety needs to be the priority!!
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Kelly Ransley
11 years ago
Save the Maternity ward!
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rosie williams
11 years ago
Keep the hospital going for the community and for the jobs
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Maree fulham
11 years ago
My children and grandchildren were born at this hospital as I'm writing this letter my grandson has been born. The staff are fantastic please don't close the maternity ward
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Sarah
11 years ago
This could put so many mum and babies in danger if they can't get to the bigger hospitals it time or if it's a emergency
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Mal Youd
11 years ago
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See if I have this right, Burnie does not have a maternity ward, (except at the private hospital) so they will need to create one! Hmm, didn't the Federal Gov just pay for huge upgrades to the Maternity ward at Latrobe? Typical pollies can't get it right still!!
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Linda kremneff
11 years ago
Save our hospital we need it
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Lynne Richards
11 years ago
I live in shearwater and we need our hospital.
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kim charbonneau
11 years ago
Burnie is too far for a lot of women, both in safety and comfort in travelling there. Especially those living East or South of Devonport. I had 2 children born in Burnie, living in Devonport for 1 and having to travel to and from the Burnie hospital 3 times in 24 hours during that labour, this is a 110km round trip. Even having to travel from Ulverstone for another left my baby being born in the car, not an extremely rare occurrence on the north west coast.
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Karen Ellings
11 years ago
Save the maternity ward! It will make life very hard for many to have to travel regularly to burnie during and after pregnancy..
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Abby Rundle
11 years ago
Such a wonderful and essential service for the NW coast!!! Don't let it go!!!
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Craig
11 years ago
Government clearly has no idea what this will do to the region. DUMB FUCKS (maybe they just after another pay rise)
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Anonymous
11 years ago
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When I was a patient at the Latrobe Maternity ward for the birth of my son they transported pregnant women and women who had already given birth from Burnie to Latrobe as Burnie did not have enough beds so how is Burnie going to cope at busy times? The government is breaching their duty of care!
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Wendy Wisniewski
11 years ago
Common Sense has to prevail, Mersey Maternity will stay !
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Irene woods
11 years ago
All you overpaid politicians stop kicking the guts out of this hospital , you have been doing it since 1995 . Rise up people of Latrobe and surrounding districts and kick them in the guts !
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Mel Eaves
11 years ago
Get behind this and sign.
Save the Maternity ward of the Mersey.
If this closes the people from Devonport and surrounding would have to travel to Burnie.
This is a much needed service for our hospital. Not every labour lasts longer than the 30-45 mins it takes to get to Burnie. I can just imagine how many babies will be born on the side of the highway or at home because of this rediculous decision
thisMaternity unit has allowed many women the privilege to birth the way they wanted
Save the Maternity ward!
It makes no sense to remove such a valuable service to the community! Vulnerable pregnant ladies should be catered to locally and not have to travel over an hour for assistance. Health and safety needs to be the priority!!
Save the Maternity ward!
Keep the hospital going for the community and for the jobs
My children and grandchildren were born at this hospital as I'm writing this letter my grandson has been born. The staff are fantastic please don't close the maternity ward
This could put so many mum and babies in danger if they can't get to the bigger hospitals it time or if it's a emergency
See if I have this right, Burnie does not have a maternity ward, (except at the private hospital) so they will need to create one! Hmm, didn't the Federal Gov just pay for huge upgrades to the Maternity ward at Latrobe? Typical pollies can't get it right still!!
Save our hospital we need it .
I live in shearwater and we need our hospital.
Burnie is too far for a lot of women, both in safety and comfort in travelling there. Especially those living East or South of Devonport. I had 2 children born in Burnie, living in Devonport for 1 and having to travel to and from the Burnie hospital 3 times in 24 hours during that labour, this is a 110km round trip. Even having to travel from Ulverstone for another left my baby being born in the car, not an extremely rare occurrence on the north west coast.
Save the maternity ward! It will make life very hard for many to have to travel regularly to burnie during and after pregnancy..
Such a wonderful and essential service for the NW coast!!! Don't let it go!!!
Government clearly has no idea what this will do to the region. DUMB FUCKS (maybe they just after another pay rise)
When I was a patient at the Latrobe Maternity ward for the birth of my son they transported pregnant women and women who had already given birth from Burnie to Latrobe as Burnie did not have enough beds so how is Burnie going to cope at busy times? The government is breaching their duty of care!
Common Sense has to prevail, Mersey Maternity will stay !
All you overpaid politicians stop kicking the guts out of this hospital , you have been doing it since 1995 . Rise up people of Latrobe and surrounding districts and kick them in the guts !
Get behind this and sign. Save the Maternity ward of the Mersey. If this closes the people from Devonport and surrounding would have to travel to Burnie.
This can't happen, please!