Having a baby in the Midwest
Carnarvon Hospital
Carnarvon Hospital provides care for low risk pregnancies and births. It is the referring hospital for the Gascoyne region. Generally women with high risk pregnancies or births are transferred to Perth.
Facilities
- 1 delivery suites
- 3 obstetric beds
Services and features
- Collaborative team with GP obstetricians and visiting Specialist Obstetrician services
- Midwifery clinic
- Caesarean sections
- 24-hour epidural service
- Ultrasound
- Pathology
- Physiotherapy
- Parent education classes
- Child health nurse
- Mental health services
- Social work services
- Dietitian
- Aboriginal health worker
- Diabetes education
- Lactation consultants
- Visiting ultrasound service
- True Care – True Culture Visiting midwifery service – Aboriginal clients
Referral process
Contact
Phone: 9941 0555
Address: Cleaver Street, Carnarvon WA 6701
Geraldton Hospital
Geraldton Hospital provides care for pregnancies and births of all risks. Some very high risk women will need a referral to Perth.
Facilities
- 2 delivery suites
- 8 obstetric beds
- Level two Special Care Nursery
Services and features
- Collaborative care with specialist Obstetricians, specialist Paediatricians and specialist anaesthetists and GP/Obstetrics and midwives
- GP shared-care
- Caesarean sections
- Vaginal birth after caesarean section
- 24-hour epidural service
- Specialist paediatric service
- Early discharge program with home visiting midwifery service
- Ultrasound
- Pathology
- Diabetes education
- Dietitian
- Physiotherapy
- Parent education classes
- Child health nurse
- Mental health services
- Social work services
- Water birth
- Sterile water injections for back pain in labour
- Midwives Booking in clinic and Geraldton Aboriginal MGP (antenatal and post-natal care)
- Parent/birth education classes and access to video conference education classes
- Lactation consultation
Contact
Phone: 9956 2222
Address: Shenton Street, Geraldton WA 6530
Acknowledgements
Women and Newborn Health Service
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