Hi Jo Welcome to Sunny Sydney :-) You are posing excellent questions prior to making your decision. I would recommend posing these questions in person with the relevant managers of each of the birth centres in the south eastern Sydney area health service. King George is now known as Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the direct line to the birth centre there is 9515 5284 located at Missenden Rd, Camperdown.
Royal Hospital for Women is 9382 6116 located at Barker Street Randwick. St George Hospital Birth centre is 9350 3103 located at Belgrave Street Kogarah. I'd suggest visiting and talking with the midwives at all 3 birth centres for a truly informed decision making process. For Independent midwives working in the Eastern suburbs I'd recommend telephoning Jan Robinson on 9546 4350 and Betty Vella on 9540 4992 and Robyn Dempsey on 9888 7829 and Akal Khalsa 9660 2127 Hope this information assists you. Julie Clarke CBE Childbirth and Parenting Educator ACE Grad-Dip Supervisor NACE Advanced Educator and Trainer Transition into Parenthood Sessions 9 Withybrook Place Sylvania NSW 2224 T. (02) 9544 6441 Mobile: 0401 265530 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.transitionintoparenthood.com.au -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jo Bourne Sent: Tuesday, 2 September 2003 11:41 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ozmidwifery] questions about care options in sydney Hi, I am fairly new to this list, I hope that this is the right place to be asking these questions. I had my first child 18 months ago in Adelaide, at the Birth Centre at the QEH. We received truly excellent care throughout my pregnancy, the birth and with breastfeeding problems afterwards, I wouldn't hesitate to go back but we are now living in Sydney. I am not yet pregnant but I am feeling anxious to know what my options are and a girlfriend who lives round the corner has just found out she is pregnant so we have decided to explore all the options available to us together. I would like to know: 1) is there a publicly funded caseload/continuity of care program running anywhere in sydney? 2) is there any publicly funded homebirth otpion available in sydney? 3) where do I find a list of independent midwives working in the eastern suburbs? 4) does the RWH birth centre allow you to book as a private patient under the care of an independant midwife? If so is there a limited list of midwives who have admitting rights? The same questions for the KGV birth centre actually. 5) where can I find out stats on the birth centres at Randwick and KGV such as transfer out rates (before and during labour), intervention rates for transfered women and also any policies I am likely to want to know about (for example do they have policies regarding active management of 3rd state, water birth, breech, twins, vbac, time limits, etc). 6) who is the right person to contact in order to make a time to see the RWH and KGV birth centres and talk in person about their philosophies and policies? 7) I would also like to make a shortlist of good OBs should one become necessary so anyone on this list who is able to recommend an OB practicing preferably at RWH/POWP, but anywhere in sydney would do, who is very supportive of natural birth and is for example homebirth friendly and experienced with vaginal breech, please let me know. I would also be very grateful for warnings of anyone to particularly steer clear of. If you prefer to answer this last question privately (or any of the questions really) please feel free to email me directly. thanks so much! Jo -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
