Alysha Fameli devastated that request for birth pool denied at Wollongong Hospital

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Updated August 3 2019 - 7:32pm, first published July 30 2019 - 6:00pm
Access denied: Alysha Fameli has purchased a birth pool which she hoped to use during labour and the birth of her second child - but Wollongong Hospital management has denied her request. Picture: Sylvia Liber
Access denied: Alysha Fameli has purchased a birth pool which she hoped to use during labour and the birth of her second child - but Wollongong Hospital management has denied her request. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Just days from her due date, Alysha Fameli is devastated after Wollongong Hospital management denied her request to bring in an inflatable birth pool so she could experience a water birth.

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Lisa Wachsmuth

Deputy Editor

Deputy editor and health reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, covering stories in the Wollongong, Shellharbour and Kiama local government areas. For news tips email lwachsmuth@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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