Western Health offers many services if you choose to have your baby with us.
Our Maternity Service offers:
Pregnancy bookings
Options for pregnancy care including Midwifery Group Practice
Homebirth
Koori Maternity Service
Maternity Tours
Pregnancy care clinics
Childbirth and Physical Preparation for Labour Classes
Perinatal Mental Health Service
Maternal Fetal Medicine service
Pregnancy Day Stay for assessment and monitoring of you and your baby
Pregnancy Care Centre for assessment and early labour
Birth Suite, including waterbirth and birthing pools for pain relief in labour
On site staffing for theatre and epidurals
Maternity Inpatient Unit
A level II Special Care Nursery to care for sick newborns
A Breastfeeding Support Service with a dedicated lactation consultant
A midwife domiciliary service to support shorter length of stay of 4-6 hours
We are also a Baby Friendly Health Initiative accredited facility.
