Individualised Care

Private obstetric care is individualised care and brings with it the security of knowing that the decision making in your pregnancy and during the birth will always be under the guidance and supervision of a specialist.

Continuity of Care During Pregnancy

It allows you the time to develop a relationship and rapport with your personal obstetrician over a period of many months, with continuity of care as a given.

You therefore have the opportunity to address your concerns with your career in an unhurried manner during your pregnancy and to make decisions in a timely fashion, under consistent guidance.

Alternatives to Private Obstetric Care

In contrast, as a patient in a public hospital, at the time of delivery:

• it may not be possible to know who will be present at the birth of your baby,
• whether your care will be led by midwives, junior doctors, senior doctors or a combination,
• whether your personalized delivery plan will be followed, or
• whether the decision-making process will be able to follow your desired trajectory.

While comprehensive medical care of an extremely high standard is available through the public hospital system in Australia, the system is reliant on trainee doctors (interns, residents, and registrars) under the direct or telephone supervision of senior doctors.