The volunteer group, which makes an annual donation to buy hospital equipment, set aside an extra $50,000 for the maternity ward in the lead-up to 2021.

Two bassinets, a CTG monitor and a fridge for breastmilk have been sent to the ward to help women have an easier labour and new mother experience.

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Acting manager of the midwifery unit Amy Baulch said the new CTG monitor was wireless, allowing women in labour to walk as far as 100 metres while being monitored by the machine rather than being attached with a one metre cord.

The bassinets are raised higher than most of the current ones for easier access, and the fridge will allow mothers to store breastmilk in the maternity ward rather than having to walk to the nursery.

Ms Baulch said the maternity ward had seen 114 births in January after 118 the previous month, and they were expecting the numbers would stay high for the foreseeable future.

"It's just something we're used to now, it's just our normal," she said.

"The more women that come in, the more we need to have this equipment."

Auxiliary president Rodney Parsons said the group's donations came from the hard work of a small group of volunteers in the op shop and generous volunteers who believed in the aim of the group.

"We think it's wonderful we're able to pass on the money we make," he said.

"It all starts in this very ward."

Mr Parsons and his wife Elizabeth, auxiliary secretary, are expecting a granddaughter within the fortnight and are excited their daughter could be one of the first to use the new equipment.

"We'll know first hand how this is going," Mr Parsons said.