RPA Midwives provide pregnancy care at the RPA Hospital antenatal clinic.

If complications arise during your pregnancy, your pregnancy care may include Specialist Pregnancy Clinics (see below).

Your labour and birth care will be provided by the team of midwives and doctors in the RPA Hospital Delivery Ward (see below). 

After you go home, you may be eligible for Midwifery at Home (see below). 

RPA midwives offer pregnancy care at community outreach clinics. They provide the same quality midwifery care that you would receive in the hospital, with these added benefits:

• pregnancy care closer to home
• a less busy environment
• easier parking at most community clinics

RPA Midwifery Community Outreach Clinics are located in the following facilities:

To make or change an appointment at an outreach clinic, please do not contact reception at the facility where the outreach clinic is based, please email the RPA Antenatal Clinic  SLHD-RPAWBClinic@health.nsw.gov.au

Your labour and birth care will be provided by the team of midwives and doctors in Delivery Ward (see below). 

After you go home, you may be eligible for Midwifery at Home (see below).

The RPA Birth Centre is located on Level 3 of RPA hospital near Delivery Ward (see below). The Birth Centre has 3 rooms and room has a large birthing pool. The Birth Centre is connected to emergency help, the Delivery Ward and operating theatres if needed.

The RPA Delivery Ward is located on Level 3 of RPA Hospital. The Delivery Ward team of midwives and doctors provide labour and birth care for most families at RPA Hospital, whether they have pregnancy complications or not. The Delivery Ward has nine birthing rooms.

The Birth Centre team of midwives provide care for women with an uncomplicated pregnancy. The Birth Centre is for women who are planning a physiological labour and birth. The Birth Centre is for women who are not planning on having an epidural. The Birth Centre is not suitable for women with significant complications such as pre-existing diabetes or twins/triplets. 

The Birth Centre team provide midwifery care during pregnancy, labour and birth in the Birth Centre. The midwives consult with an obstetrician as needed. You will likely meet most of the Birth Centre midwives during your pregnancy. 

If you have an uncomplicated birth and you and your baby are well, you will be encouraged to go home 4-6 hours after birth. You will be visited at home by a Birth Centre midwife the next day and continue to receive home visits and/or telephone support for up to two weeks after your baby is born. 

If complications arise during your pregnancy or labour, your midwife will work with a team of doctors and other health professionals to best support you. Some women need to transfer their care to Delivery Ward for different reasons, e.g. having an induction of labour or an epidural. If this happens, your Birth Centre midwife will continue to care for you in the Delivery Ward. 

Birth Centre is available to families living in the following suburbs: 

Abbotsford, Annandale, Alexandria, Ashfield, Balmain, Birchgrove, Breakfast Point, Burwood, Burwood Heights, Cabarita, Camperdown, Canada Bay, Chippendale, Chiswick, Concord, Concord West, Croydon, Croydon Park, Darlington, Dobroyd Point, Drummoyne, Dulwich Hill, Enfield, Enfield South, Enmore, Erskineville, Five Dock, Forest Lodge, Glebe, Haberfield, Homebush, Homebush West, Leichhardt, Lewisham, Liberty Grove, Lilyfield, Marrickville, Marrickville Metro, Marrickville South, Mortlake, Newtown, Petersham, Pyrmont, Redfern, Rhodes, Rodd Point, Rozelle, Russell Lea, St Peters, Stanmore, Strathfield, North Strathfield, Strathfield South, Strawberry Hills, Summer Hill, Sydenham, Tempe, Ultimo, Wareemba and Waterloo. 

Your GP provides care during your pregnancy and after your baby is born. GPs work with the hospital midwives and doctors to provide Shared Care. 

Benefits of GP Shared Care include: 

• often a GP is close to your home or work and knows your family well
• many GPs speak a language other than English and can provide care in your preferred language
• your GP can continue to provide their usual care for you and your family after your baby is born

GP Shared Care is not suitable for women with significant complications such as diabetes or twins/triplets. 

Your labour and birth care will be provided by the team of midwives and doctors in Delivery Ward (see above).  

After you go home, you may be eligible for Midwifery at Home (see below). 

You can read more about the GP Antenatal Shared Care Program in this brochure or by watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvHQAl46_9A

Antenatal Shared Care GPs receive additional training in pregnancy care. You can request a list of Antenatal Shared Care GPs in your local area from the RPA Antenatal Clinic by emailing slhd-rpawbclinic@health.nsw.gov.au.

There are a number of private obstetricians who practise at RPA. 

Your obstetrician will provide your pregnancy care in their private consulting rooms.

They will book you in to birth at RPA, with priority access to our private maternity wing, and will work with delivery ward midwives to provide care during your labour and birth. 

After you go home, you may be eligible for Midwifery at Home (see below). 

If you use your private health insurance, you are eligible to have your gap payment waived up to $500 per calendar year and access to the RPA Staff and Visitor Car Park via redeemable tickets.

Please note, private obstetric care is not covered by Medicare. Contact the obstetrician’s office to get a quote for their fees. A referral from your GP to your chosen obstetrician is required. 

Your Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) midwife provides care during pregnancy, labour, birth and after your baby is born. They work within a small team of midwives and consults with an obstetrician. 

You can choose to give birth in the RPA Birth Centre or Delivery Ward (see above). If you have an uncomplicated birth and you and your baby are well, you will be encouraged to go home four to six hours after birth. You will be visited at home by an MGP midwife the next day and continue to receive home visits and/or telephone support for up to two weeks after your baby is born.

MGP is suitable for women with an uncomplicated pregnancy. 

MGP is not suitable for women with significant complications such as pre-existing diabetes or twins/triplets. 

Please ask your GP to refer you to MGP as early as possible after the pregnancy is confirmed. A position with MGP cannot be guaranteed. Each MGP midwife can accept four new women per month.

RPA MGP is available to families living in the following suburbs:

Abbotsford, Annandale, Alexandria, Ashfield, Balmain, Birchgrove, Breakfast Point, Burwood, Burwood Heights, Cabarita, Camperdown, Canada Bay, Chippendale, Chiswick, Concord, Concord West, Croydon, Croydon Park, Darlington, Dobroyd Point, Drummoyne, Dulwich Hill, Enfield, Enfield South, Enmore, Erskineville, Five Dock, Forest Lodge, Glebe, Haberfield, Homebush, Homebush West, Leichhardt, Lewisham, Liberty Grove, Lilyfield, Marrickville, Marrickville Metro, Marrickville South, Mortlake, Newtown, Petersham, Pyrmont, Redfern, Rhodes, Rodd Point, Rozelle, Russell Lea, St Peters, Stanmore, Strathfield, North Strathfield, Strathfield South, Strawberry Hills, Summer Hill, Sydenham, Tempe, Ultimo, Wareemba and Waterloo. 

Concord MGP provides pregnancy care at Concord Hospital. You can birth at either RPA or Canterbury Hospital. Concord MGP is available to families living in the following suburbs: 

Abbotsford, Ashfield, Belfield and Breakfast Point, Burwood Heights, Burwood, Cabarita, Canada Bay, Concord West, Concord, Croydon Park, Croydon, Dobroyd Point, Drummoyne, Enfield, Five Dock, Greenacre. Haberfield, Liberty Grove, Mortlake, Rhodes, Rodd Point, Russell Lea, South Strathfield (partial area), Strathfield South, Strathfield, Summer Hill, Wareemba.

RPA has a Midwifery Group Practice (MGP) for women who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and for babies that will identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Your Wiyanga Gurung MGP midwife provides care during pregnancy, labour, birth and after your baby is born. Your Wiyanga Gurung MGP midwife works within a small team of midwives and consults with an obstetrician. 

You can choose to give birth in the RPA Birth Centre or Delivery Ward (see above). If you have an uncomplicated birth and you and your baby are well, you will be encouraged to go home four to six hours after birth. You will be visited at home by a Wiyanga Gurung MGP midwife the next day and continue to receive home visits and/or telephone support for up to two weeks after your baby is born.

The service is supported by a Clinical Midwife Consultant and an Aboriginal Health Worker. 

Your Midwifery Antenatal Postnatal Service (MAPS) midwife provides care during pregnancy, and after your baby is born, but not during the labour and birth. Your MAPS midwife can provide your pregnancy care at RPA and in community clinics, including Forest Lodge, Marrickville, Croydon, Leichhardt, Homebush and Zetland. Your MAPS midwife works within a small team of midwives and consults with an obstetrician.

Your labour and birth care will be provided by the team of midwives and doctors in the Delivery Ward (see above). If you have an uncomplicated birth and you and your baby are well, you will be encouraged to go home four to six hours after birth. You will be visited at home by a MAPS midwife the next day and continue to receive home visits and/or telephone support for up to two weeks after your baby is born. 

MAPS is not suitable for women with significant complications such as pre-existing diabetes or twins/triplets. 

Please ask your GP to refer you to MAPS as early as possible after the pregnancy is confirmed. A position with MAPS cannot be guaranteed.  Each MAPS midwife can accept six new women per month.

MAPS is available to families living in the following suburbs:

Abbottsford, Alexandria, Annandale, Ashfield, Balmain, Birchgrove, Breakfast Point, Burwood, Burwood Heights, Cabarita, Camperdown, Canada Bay, Chippendale, Chiswick, Concord, Concord West, Croydon, Croydon Park, Darlington, Dobroyd point, Drummoyne, Dulwich Hill, Enfield, Enfield South, Enmore, Erskineville, Everleigh, Five Dock, Forest Lodge, Glebe, Golden Grove, Haberfield, Homebush, Leichhardt, Lewisham, Lilyfield, Marrickville, Marrickville Metro Marrickville South Mortlake, Newtown, Petersham, Pyrmont, Redfern, Rhodes, Rodd Point, Rozelle, Russell Lee, St Peters, Stanmore, Strathfield, Strathfield North/North Strathfield, Summer Hill, Sydenham, Taverners Hill, Tempe, Ultimo, Wareemba, Waterloo.

Some women may require more specialised pregnancy care. Your healthcare team may include midwives, allied health professionals, obstetricians and other specialist doctors at RPA.

A midwife will review your pregnancy and health history at your first hospital visit and arrange referral to a specialist clinic if required.

Examples of specialist pregnancy clinics: Endocrine/Diabetes, Birth after Caesarean, TWINS PLUS

Your labour and birth care will be provided by the team of midwives and doctors in Delivery Ward (see above). 

After you go home, you may be eligible for Midwifery at Home (see below). 

Midwives can provide home visits and/or telephone support for up to two weeks after your baby is born. Postnatal midwifery care may include infant feeding support and mother and baby health checks.

Midwifery at Home is available to families living in the following suburbs:

Annandale, Alexandria, Balmain, Birchgrove, Camperdown, Chippendale, Darlington, Dulwich Hill, Enmore, Erskineville, Forest Lodge, Glebe, Haymarket, Leichhardt, Lewisham, Lilyfield, Marrickville, Newtown, Petersham, Pyrmont, Redfern, Rozelle, St Peters, Stanmore, Sydenham, Tempe and Waterloo. 

Availability is not guaranteed and will be discussed with you after your baby is born. Priority is given to first time parents and families with specific needs.