Maternity

Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) is using this year’s International Hyperemesis Gravidarum Awareness Day (Sunday, 15 May) to help raise community awareness about the lesser-known pregnancy disease.

Wollongong Hospital’s newly refurbished Birthing Unit will start welcoming babies into the world from next week. The $2.2 million Birthing Unit redevelopment has seen the area transformed into a modern and more functional birthing space for local women and families.

Note: this update is current as at 30 April 2020. Please visit the main ISLHD COVID-19 page or the links below for current information.  

Works to upgrade Wollongong Hospital’s Birthing Unit are on track to be completed over the next month, and it’s anticipated the first babies will be born in the new space from mid to late-June. The $2.2 million upgrade will provide a more modern, functional and welcoming birthing space for local women and families.

A major transformation of Wollongong Hospital’s Birthing Unit is underway, with work starting today on the $2.2 million redevelopment that will provide a more modern birthing space for local women and families.