Midwifery-Led Services (April 2006)

Independent Midwives - for homebirth or hospital birth
Independent Midwives - for homebirth or hospital birth For contact list click HERE. Most are also experienced with waterbirth.

Midwifery Group Practice, Women's and Children's Hospital (public)
72 King William Rd, North Adelaide, SA ph: (08) 8161 7819
cywhs.muhmgp@cywhs.sa.gov.au
http://www.wch.sa.gov.au/services/az/divisions/wab/mid_gp
Midwife-led continuity of carer model, offering known midwife plus back-up midwife through pregnancy, birth and first six weeks postnatal. Midwife consults with obstetric and other staff as needed. Takes women of all risk categories, but limited to about 1,000 women per year, some geographical limits apply. Care provided in community, home and hospital. Book in via first appointment with Women's Outpatients Clinic on (08) 8161 7592. Waterbirth and VBAC supported . No charges to public patients. No private patients or GP-share care: care is midwife-led.

Midwifery Group Practice, Queen Elizabeth Hospital (public)
28 Woodville Road, Woodville South, SA ph: (08) 8222 6000
aurianne.webber@nwahs.sa.gov.au
www.wch.sa.gov.au/services/az/divisions/wab/mid_gp
Midwife-led continuity of carer model, offering known midwife plus back-up midwife through pregnancy, birth and first six weeks postnatal. Midwife consults with obstetric and other staff as needed. Takes women of all risk categories. Antenatal and postnatal care provided in community, home and hospital; women currently go to birth at Women's & Children's Hospital. Book in via first appointment with Women's Outpatients Clinic on (08) 8161 7592. Waterbirth and VBAC supported; No charges to public patients; No private patients or GP-share care: care is midwife-led.

Southern Midwifery Group Practice, Flinders Medical Centre, SA (public)
Planned to start July 2006, to give 450 women per year care from one known midwife through whole of pregnancy, birth and postnatal period. Phone Flinders Birth Centre for details: (08) 8204 5511.

Northern Women's Community Midwifery Program (public)
28 Philip Highway, Elizabeth, SA ph: (08) 8252 3711
Offers known midwife plus back-up through pregnancy, birth and first 4-6 weeks postnatal. Located within Northern Women's Community Health Centre with close working relationships with psychologist, domestic violence health worker, interpreters, etc. Midwife works in collaboration with obstetric team at hospital. Program takes women of all risk categories. Limited to 140 women per year, and only for residents of council areas of Salisbury, Playford and Tea Tree Gully. Antenatal, postnatal and birth care in community and home, and at assessment unit at Lyell McEwin Hospital. Waterbirth, homebirth and VBAC supported; No charges to public patients; No private patients or GP-share care: care is midwife-led.

Birth Centre, Flinders Medical Centre (public)
Flinders Drive, Bedford Park SA ph: (08) 8204 5511
Team of 6-8 midwives works a rotating shift roster to provide antenatal, labour, birth and postnatal care to women who have "normal" pregnancies. Midwifery philosophy, woman-centred and woman-led care, but no continuity of carer (however, MGP with own midwife is replacing the Birth Centre from July 2006). Waterbirth supported - large baths and experienced midwives; VBAC in labour ward only; no charges to public patients.

Birthing Unit, Lyell McEwin Health Service (public)
Haydown Road, Elizabeth Vale SA ph: (08) 8182 9000
Midwifery-led continuity of carer program in pregnancy and at birth in low risk room. Deep baths available. Home midwifery service and free "Mothercarer" service for up to 6 days postnatal. One-on-one midwifery care (continuity of carer) and homebirth possible for women receiving care through the Northern Women's Community Midwifery Program (NWCMP), who may also birth at this Birth Centre with their NWCMP midwife; No charges to public patients.

Mt Barker District Hospital (public)
Wellington Road, Mt Barker SA ph: (08) 8393 1777
May commence Midwifery Group Practice - phone for details. Currently has community midwife providing postnatal visits at home, but pregnancy care is GP-led. No charges. Baby-Friendly Accredited.

Modbury Public Hospital (public)
41-69 Smart Rd, Modbury SA ph: (08) 8264 6000
Same midwife for each prenatal visit by request, but not same midwife for birth. Home-visiting midwives for pre and postnatal visits also.

Gawler Health Service (public)
21 Hutchinson Road, Gawler East SA ph: (08) 8521 2369
Antenatal care on-site with a midwife for 'low risk' women. Midwifery care for labour/birth; midwife consults with obstetric and other staff as needed. May see same midwife in labour/postnatal as antenatal midwives also work with inpatients. Community midwifery provides home visiting after discharge, up to 10 days.

Community Midwifery Service, Lower Eyre Health Service (public)
Tumby Bay Road, Cummins & Esplanade, Tumby Bay, SA ph: (08) 8688 2629
One midwife provides pre-and postnatal care, may also attend births at Cummins or Port Lincoln hospitals, or births may be attended by other hospital midwives.

Port Augusta Community Midwifery Programme (public)
Port Augusta Hospital & Regional Health Services
Hospital Rd, Port Augusta, SA ph: (08) 8648 5500 Being established to take 20 women per year; includes special clinic for Indigenous women with Aboriginal Health Workers also involved in care.

Whyalla Community Midwifery Programme (public)
The Whyalla Hospital & Health Service
Wood Terrace, Whyalla, ph: (08) 8648 8300 Being established to take 20 women per year at each site; includes special clinic for teenage mothers.