The Maternity Care Clinics are multidisciplinary clinics providing care to pregnant women with both low and high risk pregnancies.
There are four clinics: three (Blue, Green and Yellow) are based at the Parkville campus and one is based at Sandringham Hospital. The Parkville teams, which provide primary and tertiary care, are comprised of obstetricians (including maternal fetal medicine), midwives, GPs, psychiatrists, social workers, dieticians, physiotherapists and haematologists. The Sandringham team, which provides primary care, is comprised of obstetricians, GPs and midwives.
Specialities
Parkville
- High and low risk maternity care
- General obstetrics
- Maternal and fetal medicine
- Mental health issues
- Haematological and medical complex issues
Sandringham
- Low risk maternity care
- General obstetrics
Clinical inclusion
Parkville
- Women with high risk pregnancies requiring tertiary care from the north-west of Victoria
- Women who are pregnant and fall within the Women’s local metropolitan area
Sandringham
Women with low risk pregnancies who fall within the Sandringham Hospital local area:
- singleton or dichorionic twin pregnancy
- Parity: <5
- Body Mass Index (BMI) > 17 and < 37.9 at date of referral
- Resides within the area of the Women's at Sandringham
Clinical exclusion
Parkville
- Women who are outside the Women’s local area.
Sandringham
- Women who are outside the Sandringham Hospital local area
- Women with high risk pregnancies
Referral
Please complete and fax the Fast Fax Referral form.
Appointment
On receipt of referral every client and referring doctor receives an acknowledgement letter explaining details of what needs to be done while waiting for an appointment. In the case of any complications arising before appointment dates, the doctor can send more information that will be considered for the client to get an earlier appointment.