For Patients and Visitors
What is the Service?
Pregnancy Care is provided by Doctors and midwives, and appointments can be scheduled at the Northern Hospital, Craigieburn Health Service, Broadmeadows Hospital and Kilmore District Hospital, usually closest to your home. Pregnancy appointments can also be shared with your GP or Private Practice Midwife. Interpreters can be arranged for each appointment.
What do I bring/need for my appointment?
- Medicare Card
- Copy of any pregnancy blood tests
- Copy of all pregnancy ultrasounds
Contact us
Phone: 8405 8335
Email: SpecialistClinics@nh.org.au
Alternative contacts:
Antenatal Clinic Northern Hospital: 8405 8772
Maternity (Antenatal Queries) Kilmore District Hospital: 5734 2162
Maternity Services 8405 8211
For Health Professionals
Service Overview
Northern Health provides Antenatal Care for women in the northern catchment. Models of care include:
- High Risk
- Collaborative
- Low Risk/Midwife led Clinics
- Shared Antenatal Care
- Private Practice Midwife
- Koori Maternity Service
- Young Mums Clinic
Inclusion criteria:
- Pregnant
Exclusion criteria:
- Nil
Note: If patient is deemed high risk requiring tertiary level pregnancy care, transfer of care will be arranged
Pregnant women requiring a referral to a level 6 public hospital maternity service – Click here for Victorian Statewide Referral criteria
How to Refer:
GP referrals: Use HealthLink to send referrals, results and reports. For more information click here
Other health services (hospitals, allied health, specialists etc.): Fax your referral to 8405 8616
Referral must include:
- Gravity/Parity
- Estimated Due Date (EDC)
- Past Medical/Obstetric History
- BMI
- Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander background
- Copy of all routine Antenatal Blood Tests
- Copy of Combined Screening results/NIPS
- Copy of Dating Ultrasound and any subsequent ultrasounds
For further guidance on how to manage antenatal care in general practice, or what specific investigations and information are required for specialist referral, please visit your local HealthPathways website or equivalent online care pathways website.
Click here for HealthPathways Melbourne
Please contact your local PHN if you require login access
Director/Head of Unit:
Divisional Director Women’s and Children’s Services – Dr David Tran
Enquiries:
Contact the Antenatal Services on 8405 8772
- Locations offering this service
- Northern Hospital Epping
- Broadmeadows Hospital
- Kilmore District Hospital
