Palmerston North's neonatal unit is fundraising for medical equipment. A mother with her twins in the reclining chair which allows for skin-to-skin kangaroo cuddles.
The MidCentral DHB is asking for help to fund much-needed maternity medical equipment.
On the wishlist are new electrical breast pumps and maternity and parent recliner chairs.
The chairs allow for optimal positioning of mother and baby when establishing breastfeeding and also for skin-to-skin kangaroo cuddles to promote bonding between
parents and their baby.
At present nurses move chairs to where they are needed and hope they have enough to meet demand.
The DHB cares for over 2500 children and over 500 preterm and unwell full-term babies each year at the Palmerston North Hospital.