“With a total of 822 babies born and an increase of 120 babies in the April to June period since 2020 this only adds to the already heavy workload for nurses at Gosford Hospital.” “We are clearly seeing an increase in births and yet the Government is yet to wake up and give us a solution which would benefit our midwives, nurses and mums to be,” she said. Tesch said the ongoing unavailability of the maternity unit at Wyong Hospital, which was closed early last year in anticipation of a surge in COVID-19 patients, is adding to the stress on Gosford Hospital and new families. “With this increase it seems like a given that more staff need to be rostered on yet instead I am hearing from our midwives and new mothers that nurses are being run off their feet trying to accommodate to all of the needs.” “From the data it is clear the births at Gosford Hospital have consistently increased since October last year. “The birth rate is the highest increase in comparison to the others within its peer group including hospitals like Westmead, Royal Prince Alfred and Nepean,” Tesch said. Tesch said the number of babies born at the hospital has increased by 17.1 per cent over the past year, according to the Bureau of Health. Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) has refuted claims by Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, that the maternity unit at Gosford is under-staffed.
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