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Shared care overview

The Royal Women’s Hospital supports our Shared Maternity Care Affiliates by providing a range of resources and services to assist with antenatal care. These include:

  • Shared Maternity Care Coordinator
    The key contact for non-urgent matters for both women and Shared Maternity Care Affiliates. The Coordinator registers women for shared care and sends documentation and results to affiliates.

  • Registrar
    For urgent or complex clinical issues, contact the registrar of the team caring for the woman, or the on-call obstetric registrar via the hospital’s main reception: (03) 8345 2000

  • Pregnancy Day Service
    Affiliates can refer women directly for assessment and management of common pregnancy concerns such as hyperemesis, hypertension, small for gestational age or decreased fetal movements.

  • Emergency Department (Women’s Emergency Care)
    Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for urgent antenatal and postnatal assessments. Referral by phone or letter is expected and appreciated.

  • Guidelines for Shared Maternity Care Affiliates
    See the Shared care guidelines page for information on visit schedules, testing, management of abnormal findings and more.

  • Schedule of visits for women
    Visit the Schedule of care page for details.

  • Parkville Connect provider portal
    Enables affiliates to view electronic medical records, including hospital visits, progress notes, pathology and imaging results, and discharge summaries. Learn more via the Parkville Connect webpage.

  • Continuing Professional Development
    Includes annual Shared Maternity Care workshops covering key aspects of antenatal care.