Maternity Hospital In The Home (M HITH)
Community

Available through
Face to Face
Adult

Urgent Advice

For urgent advice, please contact the registrar through switchboard 1300 744 284 or our GP Only Enquiry Line 5687 0003.

  • Discuss with Treating Obstetric Obstetrician On Call on 5687 1571 if Clinician feels patient is eligible for MHITH

Are you referring to the right service?

Out of Scope Services

The following conditions are out of scope for this service:

  • Any woman who is Medicare ineligible
  • Any woman who is haemodynamically unstable
  • Any woman who is very high risk for preterm birth. This may include but is not limited to:
    • Peri-viable PPROM with a non-cephalic presentation
    • PPROM with a cerlage in-situ
    • PPROM in the context of placenta praevia or accreta
  • Any woman who has comorbidities whereby the treating medical specialist does not support Maternity Hospital in The Home

Out of Catchment

Gold Coast Health is responsible for providing public health services to the people who reside within its boundaries. Special consideration is made for patients requiring tertiary services or for services that are not provided by their local hospital and health service district. If your patient lives outside the Gold Coast Health catchment area and you wish to refer them to one of our services, please indicate relevant medical or social information that will assist with the processing of your referral.

Patient Must Bring

  • Medicare card
  • Any concession cards (e.g. Pension, Health Care, DVA, PBS Safety Net, ADF, etc.)
  • Current medication list
  • Reading glasses, hearing and mobility aids
Last updated 25 July 2025

Send Referrals To

Smart Referrals

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Secure Web Transfer

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Internal Referrals

Maternity Home Visiting qhrefer

Fax

(07) 5687 4497

Post

Gold Coast University Hospital, 1 Hospital Blvd, Southport 4215

Enquiries

1300 744 284

Service Availability

Dr Bridget Gilsenan
Medical Director Obstetrics

Facilities

Gold Coast University Hospital

If you would like to send a named referral, please address it to the specialist listed above, who will allocate a suitably qualified specialist to see the patient. Alternatively, you can view a full list of our specialists.

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