Shared Pregnancy Care
Pregnancy visit schedule for shared maternity care
This is the recommended minimum pregnancy visit schedule for shared pregnancy care. Additional appointments with your private midwife are always available if required. If deemed necessary, Emily will consult with your booked hospital and additional visits can also be arranged with your booking hospital if an issue comes up and you require review by an obstetrician.
All private midwife appointments will take place in your home.If there are any issues with this please contact Emily to discuss.
Emily is accredited to provide shared care with Bayside Health and Monash Health, with priority given to families booked at Sandringham Hospital.
8-10 weeks - Private Midwife - Booking in appointment with your private midwife and general pregnancy care planning
10-16 weeks - Hospital - Hospital booking in appointment with hospital midwife - in person visit
12-14 weeks - Private Midwife - Review appointment with your private midwife
16-18 weeks - Hospital - Hospital review appointment with a doctor (Only if there are risk factors identified in the midwife booking appointment for Bayside Health)
22 weeks - Private Midwife - Review appointment with your private midwife
24-26 weeks - Private midwife (optional) - This appointment is conducted if you plan for your midwife to do your GTT testing at home
28 weeks - Private Midwife - Review appointment with your private midwife
31 weeks - Private Midwife - Review appointment with your private midwife
34 weeks - Private Midwife - Review appointment with your private midwife
36 weeks - Hospital - Hospital review appointment with doctor/obstetrician
- Private Midwife - Birth planning appointment with your private midwife (bulk billed)
38 weeks - Private Midwife - Review appointment with your private midwife
40 weeks - Private Midwife - Review appointment with your private midwife
41 weeks - Hospital - Hospital review appointment with doctor/obstetrician, generally to discuss post-dates planning
- Private midwife - Review appointment with your private midwife to discuss post-dates planning
Post-natal visit schedule for shared maternity care
Once you return home, you will usually be offered 2-3 home visits with a midwife from your birthing hospital in the first 7-10 days. Alternatively, your private midwife can do these visits (all postnatal visits bulk-billed in the first week). The hospital will also refer you to your local maternal and child health centre who will allocate you to maternal and child health nurse for ongoing care of you and your baby up until they are school age. Your private midwife would usually see you 2-4 times in the first and second week, and then as many visits as you require in the following weeks, up to 7-8 weeks postnatally.
A 90 minute birth debrief appointment is highly recommended at around 6 weeks postnatally.