For women choosing to give birth at the Royal Women's Hospital, we offer the following pregnancy care options:
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Hospital based care
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Hospital based care means that your care is provided primarily by midwives at the Women's. There are three key visits with a doctor: at your first pregnancy clinic appointment, at 36 weeks and at 41 weeks. More doctor visits are organised if you need them.
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After making a pregnancy booking, you will be placed with one of our pregnancy care teams. Your pregnancy care team will take care of you during your pregnancy, labour, birth and postnatal stay.
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Shared maternity care
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Shared Maternity Care means that during your pregnancy you can see the same GP, obstetrician or community midwife for most of your pregnancy visits with some key visits at the hospital. Together, the hospital and your chosen community doctor/midwife will share your care. The birth of your baby is at the the Women’s in Parkville.
See the Shared Maternity Care fact sheet page on this web site for more information.
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Community clinics
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The Women’s provides community clinics at Kensington, Fawkner and Moonee Ponds. Each clinic has its own team of midwives and doctors from the Women’s, which allows you to have all your pregnancy care at your community clinic. Refer to community clinics for more information.
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Young women’s service
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This service provides care and education for young pregnant and parenting women aged 19 years and under. The team includes peer educators, midwives, and obstetrician, social worker, drug and alcohol counsellor, and dietitian and careers adviser.
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