This clinic provides antenatal care for women on the Mornington Peninsula.
If a GP has a clinical concern about a woman they are referring, please call the Antenatal Clinic on (03) 9784 2626 to speak with the clinical staff or contact the obstetric registrar via switchboard on 9784 7777.
This service has a range of models of care and decisions about the most appropriate model of care will be made in consultation with women. Models of care may change according to need during pregnancy and/or labour.
See link to Models of Care for more information including
- Risk Assessment for Model of Care
- Women with no risk factors (Group A) are considered low risk and suitable for GP or Midwife Shared Maternity Care
- Women with medium risk (Group B) are suitable for GP or Midwife Shared Care with Obstetric review at key gestation appointments as per obstetric plan
- Higher risk (Group C) women should be for Obstetric care only
Referrals
Referral addressed to named Head of Clinic is preferred.
The GP Referral Template located within the Mastercare Referralnet system is the preferred referral tool.
For faxed referrals: FAX (03) 9125 9846
Appointment enquiries: (03) 9784 2600
Referral Forms
If the pregnant woman being referred identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and would like support from the KMS, please send the Koori Maternity Service Referral Form as well as your standard Antenatal Clinic referral form or referral letter. Other referral options for women interested in KMS is to highlight this on the standard Antenatal Clinic referral.
Categories for Appointment
| Clinical Description | Estimated Wait Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Category 1 | For urgent pregnancy concerns clinicians can contact the obstetric registrar via switchboard on 9784 7777 | |
| Category 2 | Routine pregnancy referral | |
| Emergency | When signs and symptoms require emergency management | To emergency department |
Eligibility Criteria
Pregnancy and live in Peninsula Health catchment area.
Exclusion Criteria
- BMI > 50 – please refer to Monash Health
- Triplets
Complex medical conditions will be assessed and may be referred to Monash Health.
Alternative referral options
Private Services
Make a referral
- Refer Early (before 12 weeks if possible)
- Care in the first trimester – see Pregnancy Care Clinical Practice Guidelines. Please refer to the Routine Pregnancy Care clinical practice guideline on which includes information about
- Supplements
- Aspirin (if indicated)
- Screening
All referrals to this clinic must contain the following information.
- EDD Based on LNMP or US Dating Scan (indicate what EDD is based on)
- Height/Weight/BMI
- BP
- Relevant Current and Past History
- Obstetric history
- Risk Factors
- Medications
- Allergies
- First Trimester Screening Results – if available
- Blood Test/Ultrasound results
Order Standard Investigations (some women need more tests in first trimester). Please send results with referral to Antenatal Clinic.
Any tests ordered after referral please fax results to Fax 9788 1879 or contact the clinic directly if there is a clinical concern about a result.
Tests Recommended at around 9-10 weeks.
- Blood group and antibodies
- FBE, Ferritin
- Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, Rubella, Syphilis
- Midstream urine for MC&S
- Prenatal Screening
Some women will need:
- Early Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT)2
- Increased risk of Gestational Diabetes (GDM), BMI > 30
- Family history of diabetes
- Previous GDM or previous macrosomia (>4500gm or >90th centile)
- Elevated booking BGL
- Multiple Pregnancy
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
- Maternal age of 40 years or over
- Corticosteroid or antipsychotic medication
- Previous perinatal loss
- Women with ethnicity of increased risk
(Asian, Indian subcontinent, Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Pacific Islander, Māori, Middle Eastern, African)
- Chlamydia and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) screening Offer testing to at risk populations.
- Routine cervical screening is safe in pregnancy and should continue as per recommendations.