❓ Mr. Kirkup questions the Minister for Health regarding the funding and distribution of 'Cold Cuddle Cots,' specifically focusing on Peel Health Campus. The Minister's response clarifies the allocation process and provides data on stillbirths at the campus.
AnsweredQoN 4681Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 February 2019
Member
Portfolio
Deputy Premier; Minister for Health; Mental Health
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Minister's statement dated 16 August 2018 in relation to 'Cold Cuddle Cots' and ask: (a) What was the methodology behind the selection of each hospital where additional cold cuddle cots were funded; (b) As at 1 February 2019 how many cold cuddle cots are presently accessible at Peel Health Campus; (c) Why were no cold cuddle cots funded at Peel Health Campus a part of the Minister's announcement; and (d) How many stillbirths were there at Peel Health Campus during: (i) 2017; and (ii) 2018?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 March 2019
Response time
6 days
I am advised:
(a) In 2015, Ms Kristy Wiegele was awarded the Consumer Appreciation Award at the WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards, for establishing “A Midwife’s Gift”. Ms Wiegele fundraised to purchase a Cold Cuddle Cot for St John of God Mt Lawley Campus, where she works as a midwife.
St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital supported the purchase of an additional “Cold Cuddle Cot” for Ms Wiegele to donate to another maternity hospital in Western Australia. This cot was delivered to Peel Health Campus.
Ms Wiegele met with the then Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer and the Principal Midwifery Advisor at the request of the then A/Director General to discuss the availability of Cold Cuddle Cots in WA Country Health Service (WACHS) maternity units. After sourcing perinatal data, the Nursing and Midwifery Office identified eight country maternity sites where between 2 – 9 stillbirth and/or neonatal deaths occur annually.
(b) Peel Health Campus has one Cold Cuddle Cot.
(c) Peel Health Campus has a Cold Cuddle Cot. The Department of Health’s commitment was made to those services that did not have access to a Cold Cuddle Cot to ensure all WA health services that care for mothers and babies have a Cold Cuddle Cot.
(d) From notifications of births to the Chief Health Officer:
(i) There were less than five stillbirths at Peel Health Campus in 2017.
(ii) There were zero stillbirths at Peel Health Campus in 2018.
(a) In 2015, Ms Kristy Wiegele was awarded the Consumer Appreciation Award at the WA Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards, for establishing “A Midwife’s Gift”. Ms Wiegele fundraised to purchase a Cold Cuddle Cot for St John of God Mt Lawley Campus, where she works as a midwife.
St John of God Mt Lawley Hospital supported the purchase of an additional “Cold Cuddle Cot” for Ms Wiegele to donate to another maternity hospital in Western Australia. This cot was delivered to Peel Health Campus.
Ms Wiegele met with the then Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer and the Principal Midwifery Advisor at the request of the then A/Director General to discuss the availability of Cold Cuddle Cots in WA Country Health Service (WACHS) maternity units. After sourcing perinatal data, the Nursing and Midwifery Office identified eight country maternity sites where between 2 – 9 stillbirth and/or neonatal deaths occur annually.
(b) Peel Health Campus has one Cold Cuddle Cot.
(c) Peel Health Campus has a Cold Cuddle Cot. The Department of Health’s commitment was made to those services that did not have access to a Cold Cuddle Cot to ensure all WA health services that care for mothers and babies have a Cold Cuddle Cot.
(d) From notifications of births to the Chief Health Officer:
(i) There were less than five stillbirths at Peel Health Campus in 2017.
(ii) There were zero stillbirths at Peel Health Campus in 2018.
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