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Shared Antenatal Care

Shared antenatal care is sharing pregnancy care between the general practitioner and the hospital antenatal clinic. It is available for Hornsby, Royal North Shore and Northern Beaches hospitals. Shared antenatal care is an option for pregnant women with no adverse maternal or fetal pregnancy risk factors. GPs consult and can refer to the hospital’s obstetric team if problems arise. GPs and hospitals participating in the program follow an agreed protocol. Sydney North Health Network maintains a list of GPs who wish to participate in shared antenatal care. This list is shared with the antenatal clinics and neighbouring Primary Health Networks.

Find a Public Hospital

The public hospital you attend depends on the local government area (council area) in which you live. To help you know which hospital to go to in your area please read the list below:

Hunters Hill, Lane Cove, Mosman, North Sydney Ryde and Willoughby Councils

Royal North Shore Hospital
Reserve Rd, St Leonards NSW 2065
(02) 9926 7111

Hornsby and Ku-ring-gai Councils

Hornsby Hospital
Palmerston Rd, Hornsby NSW 2077
(02) 9477 9123

Northern Beaches Council

Northern Beaches Hospital
105 Frenchs Forest Rd W, Frenchs Forest NSW 2086
(02) 9105 5000

Resources for Health Professionals

Thank you for your interest in the Shared Antenatal Care GP Program.

To be listed as a Shared Antenatal Care GP, SNHN recommends that you

  • Complete four hours of antenatal & postnatal education per year
  • Maintain a good working knowledge of the SAC GP Protocol, and
  • Attend two out of three SAC educational events per year

SNHN commits to support you by offering 3 free SAC GP education events each year, one of which will be the full-day SAC event update.  We will send event registration details to GPs registered for Shared Antenatal Care prior to advertising the events more widely.  Relevant CPD obtained elsewhere is acceptable.

SNHN will contact you at the beginning of each calendar year, requesting confirmation that  you would like to continue as a Shared Antenatal Care GP, therefore declaring that you have completed the required education in the previous 12-months.  For GPs joining at various points throughout the year we will suggest the education hours recommended, on a pro rata basis.

Complete the SAC GP registration form and return to Sydney North Health Network.

MumSpace

Mum for Mum

MotherSafe (free telephone service for women in NSW, based at Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick)

Gidget House Manly: mild-moderate perinatal depression/anxiety support service

Gidget House is a safe haven where expectant and new parents are respected, and the needs of each unique family are paramount.  

Gidget House provides individual psychological counselling services delivered face-to face and via telehealth services. Gidget also offer a range of group based services and supports.  

Eligibility 

Women 16 years and over who are in the perinatal period from conception up until the baby is 12 months old. 

How to access the service 

Direct referral 

 Contact 1300 851 758 

Referrals via website: 

https://www.gidgetfoundation.org.au/access-services 

Beyond Blue Understanding perinatal depression and anxiety

Beyond Blue Emotional health and wellbeing: A guide for pregnant women, new mums and other carers.

Beyond Blue Emotional health and wellbeing: A guide for new dads, partners and other carers.

PANDA  PANDA is dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of new and growing families, during pregnancy and the first 12 months of a new baby.

COPE clinical practice guideline – Mental Health Care in the Perinatal Period

Case scenarios for managing nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum (Sept 2023) Webinar (RACGP)

Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum (Aug 2023) Webinar (RACGP)

Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum (Nov 2023) Webinar (ACRRM/NSW Health)

Case scenarios for managing nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum (Nov 2023) Webinar (ACRRM/NSW Health)

Sydney North Health Network videos 

First trimester screening module in general practice (Centre for Genetics Education in collaboration with the RACGP)

Symphyseal Fundal Height Assessment video

Syphillis education

Timing of birth Clinical Excellence Commission video 3-part series.

Safer Baby Bundle eLearning modules.  A suite of eLearning modules with evidence-based information on the 5 elements of the bundle: Smoking Cessation, Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR), Decreased Fetal Movements (DFM), Side Sleeping and Timing of Birth.

Clinical practice guidelines – pregnancy care

Introduction to Syphilis for Midwives and Clinicians Providing Antenatal Care (NSW)

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