Postnatal

Our Midwives and GPOs can provide support with any adjustment that you may be having to your new role as a parent – Early Intervention. The appointments highlighted below will cover ongoing postnatal checks, including perineal and wound care, baby immunisations, weight and development assessments, family planning and contraceptive advice and provide referrals where necessary to other high-quality health professionals. Our postnatal services are privately billed (Mum), with baby being bulk billed. 

This includes:

• Between 3–7 days post-delivery
  A catch-up phone call with your midwife. This is an opportunity to ask those little questions you forgot before your hospital discharge, or discuss any concerns you may have about your new baby or your recovery.
• 2 Weeks
  In clinic check-up with your Midwife, including post delivery debrief & examination if required. Feeding and baby weight check. 
• 3 Weeks
  In clinic check up with GP/GPO for post delivery debrief and examination as required. Baby checkup and progress including examination as required. Discusion and referral for further medical intervention and or investigation if required. 
• 4 Weeks
  A catch-up phone call with your midwife. Checking Mum's recovery progress and baby's weight gain and feeding progress. This appointment can be swapped to a in clinic appointment, but private fees will apply. 
• 6 Weeks
  In clinic check up - post-delivery recovery check up with your GP Obstetrician. 
• 6-8 Weeks
  Baby's first immunisations. 

Our GP Obstetricians may be on-call the day of your appointment. While we always aim to run on time, with Obstetrics this is sometimes not possible. Your Doctor may be called to attend a delivery at very short notice, resulting in a reschedule of your appointment at short notice. In some cases, your appointment might be rescheduled with another team member. We make every effort to reduce the disruption, however, we ask for your patience and understanding in these circumstances. 

Don't forget to enrol your newborn with Medicare. The simplest way is to download the Medicare Express Plus App to your smart phone and select Enrol a Newborn. 

If your newborn does not have a valid Medicare card on the day of your appointment, there will be a payable fee on the day. Most of this fee is covered by Medicare once your newborn has been registered.