The Shared Maternity Care Program enables the Women’s and a community doctor or midwife, who is affiliated with the Women's, to share a woman's pregnancy care.
Shared maternity care is a popular option for healthy women with a normal pregnancy. There are 600 shared maternity care GPs, obstetricians and midwives affiliated with the Women's. Shared maternity care affiliates and hospital-based doctors and midwives act as a team in the provision of a woman's antenatal care. Responsibility is shared for the woman's care including communication and management of results and abnormal findings.
GPs, midwives and obstetricians can apply to be credentialed as a Shared Maternity Care Affiliate for Mercy Health, the Royal Women’s Hospital, Western Health and Northern Health using one application form. To find out more see our Credentialing and Affiliates web page.
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Credentialing & affiliates list
600 doctors and midwives are registered as shared maternity care affiliates with the Women's.
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Eligibility and schedule of care
Women who undertake shared maternity care will see their shared maternity care affiliate for most of their antenatal care.
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Shared care guidelines
The guidelines for Shared Maternity Care Affiliates provide shared maternity care affiliates with concise, up-to-date guidelines.
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Supports for affiliates
The Women's assists our shared maternity care affiliates by providing support and resources.
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