Hospital Procedures

Hospital procedures – helping to make sense of it all

Hospital admissions for any procedure can be a time of great stress and disruption to your family. You may be feeling worried about the procedure, the anaesthetic or the recovery afterwards. There is stress around the logistics of looking after all your family while you are in hospital, and how you will all cope during this time. It is normal to have these feelings.

This may be your family’s first experience of a hospital system and can feel very confusing, with lots of unknowns.   Family members are exposed to many new experiences, and at times it may feel that you will never make sense of it all.

The Support Group believes strongly that prepared, calm parents are in the best position to support their child and whole family through this experience

To follow is information on what to expect when you accompany your child for surgery.

The information is organised by the Hospital where your child will be receiving their medical care from.

In New Zealand we are fortunate that we have such dedicated and skilled medical staff caring for our children. Care for individuals born with a cleft is managed in a very similar manner throughout the country. There are some differences in hospital procedures.

Select the hospital where your child is going to receive their care:

• Middlemore – Kidz First Hospital
• Waikato Hospital
• Hutt Hospital
• Christchurch Hospital
• Dunedin Hospital

If you have questions that are not answered by the above information, PLEASE LET US KNOW. Other parents will be having the same questions. We will find the answers for you.

E-mail us on info@cleft.org.nz OR phone 0800 4 CLEFT (0800 425 338)