Civic Family Health Care
Civic Family Health provides assessment for women wanting an abortion.
They will provide medical abortion from the clinic or refer to Wairau Hospital for surgical abortion.
The First Step
You can contact Family Planning Clinic to book you into the clinic at Civic Family Health Care.
Counselling
Counselling is available at the Wairau Hospital, and is offered to every patient. You will be offered this as an option in your care.
Counselling is also available post-procedure.
Medical Termination
Medical termination is available up to 9 weeks of pregnancy at Civic Family Health.
Surgical Termination at Wairau Hospital
For surgical termination you will be referred to Wairau Hospital. The procedure is done by vacuum aspiration under general anaesthetic (asleep) up to 13 weeks of pregnancy.
Surgical Termination after 13 weeks
Patients are referred to the Te Mahoe Unit at Wellington Hospital.
Patients travelling to Wellington are directed to WINZ if they are in financial difficulty and can claim under a Special Needs Grant for $300 for their travel expenses.
Follow up
Follow-up for surgical terminations is usually provided by the referring doctor. Follow-up for medical terminations is provided by Civic Family Health Care until confirmation that the procedure has been successful.