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Essentials

GP Shared-Care

GP Shared Care GP shared care is a model of care that allows you to have the majority of your appointments with your preferred GP

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Private Obstetrician

Private Obstetrician Private obstetricians offer medical care for high risk and low risk pregnancies and can work in private and public hospitals. They also offer

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Public Obstetrician

Public Obstetrician Womxn who plan to birth in a public hospital, and their pregnancies have been identified as higher risk, will be given care by

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Clinic Midwives

Clinic Midwives The most common type of pregnancy and birth care is provided by clinical midwives within the public system. This type of care is

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Midwifery Group Practice

Midwifery Group Practice Midwifery group practise offers caseload midwifery-led care through the public hospital system. Caseload midwives work in small teams of about three to

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Private Midwife

Private Midwife Midwives who do not work in the public system are called private midwives and can be self employed or work for a private

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Birth at Home

Birth at Home Homebirth can be a controversial topic for some people and there are many who have concerns about the safety of planned birth

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Birth Centres

Birth Centres Public Birth Centre Public birth centres are generally on-site at the public hospital and most often within the hospital walls. To birth in

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Private Hospital

Private Hospital Anyone can choose to use a private hospital for their pregnancy and labour care but generally it is only those with private health

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Public Hospital

Public Hospital There are up to three birth place options in public hospitals: the labour and birthing suite (ward/unit), the hospital birth centre, or at

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