Midwifery Group PracticeOutpatient
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Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) provides continuity of midwifery care, with the same midwife supporting women throughout pregnancy, labour and birth, and the early postnatal period. Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) has limited caseload capacity and therefore not all women referred may be accepted. Women who are not offered a place will be converted to another Antenatal Pathway.
Please note: Appointments may be scheduled at an alternate facility than selected based on the patient's clinical condition or where an appointment is next available.
- For women experiencing a healthy pregnancy who are planning a physiological vaginal birth.
- For well mothers and babies, discharge home occurs 4 to 6 hours after birth, followed by the first postnatal home visit within 12 to 24 hours.
- An allocated midwife provides care through antenatal and postnatal periods and is on-call for labour and birth. The midwife works collaboratively with obstetricians and GPs.
- Labour and birth care is provided at Gold Coast University Hospital.
- Care is provided in the hospital and community. The MGP midwives work in teams of 4 or 5 midwives and have teams dedicated to culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, and women with mental health issues and/or drug and alcohol use.
- If these criteria are not met, please refer to Antenatal and Maternity Services
Conditions
Out of Scope Services
There are currently no out of scope conditions for this service.
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.
Notes
Please note that where appropriate and where available, the referral may be streamed to an associated public allied health and/or nursing service. Access to some specific services may include initial assessment and management by associated allied health and/or nursing, which may either facilitate or negate the need to see the public medical specialist.
- A change in patient circumstance (such as condition deteriorating or becoming pregnant) may affect the urgency categorisation and should be communicated as soon as possible.
- Please indicate in the referral if the patient is unable to access mandatory tests or investigations as they incur a cost or are unavailable locally.
- If your patient consents to telehealth, please indicate in the body of the 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
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