The guidelines for Shared Maternity Care Affiliates provide shared maternity care affiliates with concise, up-to-date guidelines on the provision of shared maternity care at the Royal Women's Hospital, Mercy Hospital for Women, Sunshine Hospital and Northern Health.
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They also include information on antenatal care and hospital and community supports for women and health care providers.
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Guidelines for Shared Maternity Care Affiliates, 2010
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The guidelines and companion resource library were developed by the Shared Maternity care Collaborative (GP Liaison Units at Royal Women's Hospital, Mercy Hospital for Women, Sunshine Hospital and Northern Health) in association with shared maternity care affiliates, the Royal Australian College of General Practice and General Practice Victoria.
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At these hospitals, shared maternity care is a major model of care in which a woman is cared for by both hospital staff and a community-based affiliate. The woman attends the hospital for the birth and immediate postnatal care.
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Shared maternity care aims to provide a community-based, holistic, safe and culturally appropriate model of care for women. Women often choose this model of care as it provides continuity of care, their GP already knows their family and for many women, it is convenient.
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Antenatal care guidelines
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The 3 Centres Guidelines were developed to provide the Royal Women's Hospital, Mercy Hospital for Women and Southern Health with consensus statements on aspects of antenatal care for low risk women, based on the best available evidence.
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The consensus statements were developed by a steering group from he Royal Women's Hospital, Mercy Hospital for Women and Monash Medical Centre (Southern Health). For more information please visit the 3 Centres Consensus Guidelines website.
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Breastfeeding best practice guidelines
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Developed by a multidisciplinary team of health professionals, the following guidelines present a framework to assist all providers to facilitate the successful initiation of breastfeeding within the early postnatal setting.
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