Midwifery-Led Services in SA
Midwives in South Australia may work in public hospitals, private hospitals or independently (in private practice) in the community and at home. The scope of their work may vary widely from one individual to another, from one workplace to another, and depending on whether they are attending birth in hospital or at home. Click here for details of private health insurers reimbursing for midwifery and homebirth services.
MIDWIFERY-LED SERVICES (see also details of intervention rates and particular services offered - such as waterbirth- in the SA Birth Choices Guide on this website).
- Midwifery Group Practice, Women's and Children's Hospital (public) 72 King William Rd, NORTH ADELAIDE SA Phone: (08) 8161 7819 Email: cywhs.muhmgp@cywhs.sa.gov.au
- Midwife-led continuity of carer model offering known midwife plus back-up midwife through pregnancy, birth and first six weeks postnatal. Midwife consults with obstetric and other staff as needed. Takes women of all risk categories, up 1,000 women per year. Geographical zone applies. Care provided in community, home and hospital. Book in via first appointment with Women's Outpatients Clinic on (08) 8161 7592. Waterbirth and VBAC supported; Homebirth Service commenced 1st February 2009. No charges to public patients. No private patients or GP-share care: care is midwife-led. Read the latest evaluation of this program here - pdf download 502KB. Find out more about the service here
- Southern Midwifery Group Practice, Flinders Medical Centre, SA (public) Phone Flinders Birth Centre for details: (08) 8204 5511
- Midwife-led continuity of carer model combined with Birth Centre low-intervention philosophy - offering known midwife plus back-up midwife through pregnancy, birth and first six weeks postnatal. Midwife consults with obstetric and other staff as needed. Takes women of all risk categories. Antenatal and postnatal care provided in community and hospital, birth in Flinders Birth Centre. Places for 450 women per year. Waterbirth supported;no charges to public patients; no private patients or GP-share care because care is midwife-led. Find out more here
- Midwifery Group Practice, Queen Elizabeth Hospital (public)) 28 Woodville Road, WOODVILLE SOUTH SA Phone: 08 8222 6000, Email: cywhs.muhmgp@cywhs.sa.gov.au
- Antenatal and postnatal care only - provided in community, home and hospital; women currently go to birth at Women's and Children's Hospital. Midwife-led continuity of carer model, offering known midwife plus back-up midwife through pregnancy, birth and first six weeks postnatal. Midwife consults with obstetric and other staff as needed. Takes women of all risk categories. Book in via first appointment with Women's Outpatients Clinic on (08) 8161 7592. Waterbirth and VBAC supported; No charges to public patients; No private patients or GP-share care: care is midwife-led.
- Northern Women's Community Midwifery Program (public) 28 Philip Highway, ELIZABETH SA Phone: (08) 8252 3711
- Offers known midwife plus back-up through pregnancy, birth and first 4-6 weeks postnatal. Located within Northern Women's Community Health Centre with close working relationships with psychologist, domestic violence health worker, interpreters, etc. Midwife works in collaboration with obstetric team at hospital. Program takes women of all risk categories. Limited to 140 women per year, and only for residents of council areas of Salisbury, Playford and Tea Tree Gully. Antenatal, postnatal and birth care in community and home, and at assessment unit at Lyell McEwin Hospital. Waterbirth, homebirth and VBAC supported; no charges to public patients; no private patients or GP-share care because care is midwife-led. Read the latest evaluation of this program here - pdf download.
- Birth Centre, Lyell McEwin Health Service (public) Haydown Road, ELIZABETH VALE SA Phone: (08) 8182 9000
- Midwifery-led continuity of carer program in pregnancy and at birth in low risk room. Deep baths available. Home midwifery service and free "Mothercarer" service for up to 6 days postnatal. One-on-one midwifery care (continuity of carer) and homebirth possible for women receiving care through the Northern Women's Community Midwifery Program (NWCMP), who may also birth at this Birth Centre with their NWCMP midwife; Accredited Baby-Friendly Hospital (UNICEF/WHO). No charges to public patients. Now taking births from Modbury - Read more here
- Kangaroo Island Midwives (public)
- Contact Mt Barker hospital for information (Phone: (08) 8393 1777)
- Mt Barker District Hospital (public) Wellington Road, MOUNT BARKER SA Phone: (08) 8393 1777
- May commence Midwifery Group Practice - phone for details. Currently has community midwife providing postnatal visits at home, but pregnancy care is GP-led. No charges. Accredited Baby-Friendly Hospital UNICEF/WHO).
- Modbury Public Hospital (public) 41-69 Smart Rd, MODBURY SA Phone: (08) 8264 6000
- No birthing services since March 2008; antenatal and postnatal clinices provided, with women birthing at Lyell McEwin or Women's and Children's Hospitals.
- Gawler Health Service (public) 21 Hutchinson Road, GAWLER EAST SA Phone: (08) 8521 2369
- Antenatal care on-site with a midwife for 'low risk' women. Midwifery care for labour/birth; midwife consults with obstetric and other staff as needed. May see same midwife in labour/postnatal as antenatal midwives also work with inpatients. Community midwifery provides home visiting after discharge, up to 10 days.
- Ceduna Midwives (public)
- Contact midwives.ceduna@health.sa.gov.au
- Community Midwifery Service, Lower Eyre Health Service (public) Tumby Bay Road, Cummins and Esplanade, TUMBY BAY SA Phone: (08) 8688 2629
- One midwife provides pre-and postnatal care, may also attend births at Cummins or Port Lincoln hospitals, or births may be attended by other hospital midwives.
- Port Augusta Community Midwifery Programme (public) Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services, Hospital Rd, PORT AUGUSTA SA Phone: (08) 8648 5500
- Being established to take 20 women per year; includes special clinic for Indigenous women with Aboriginal Health Workers also involved in care.
- Whyalla Community Midwifery Programme (public) The Whyalla Hospital and Health Service, Wood Terrace, WHYALLA SA Phone: (08) 8648 8300
- Being established to take 20 women per year at each site; includes special clinic for teenage mothers.