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Here is a list of hospitals or health services that provide Medicare
funded access to home birth.

New South Wales

Belmont Birthing Service Homebirth Program Freestanding birth centre within Belmont Hospital, also offering a
homebirth service
Belmont District Hospital
Croudace Bay Rd, Belmont
Ph: (02) 4923 2204
Midwifery Coordinator: Carolyn Hastie, 0428112786

St George Hospital Homebirth Service-
The hospital has a homebirth service aka the maternity outreach program.
St George Hospital
Gray Street, Kogarah
Ph: (02) 9113 1111
Midwifery Coordinator: Shea Caplice

Robin Skewes CMC at Tamworth Base Hospital- is authorised to attend
homebirths through the public system.

South Australia

Midwifery Group Practice WCH-
Midwife-led care model, offering known midwife plus back-up midwife
through pregnancy, birth (in hospital or home) and first six weeks
postnatal.
Women's and Children's Hospital (public)
72 King William Rd, North Adelaide
ph: (08) 8161 7819
Book in via first appointment with Women's Outpatients Clinic on (08) 8161
7592
contact - cywhs.muhmgp@cywhs.sa.gov.au
http://www.wch.sa.gov.au/services/az...ons/wab/mid_gp

Northern Women's Community Midwifery Program-
Offers known midwife plus back-up through pregnancy, birth and first 4-6
weeks postnatal.
Located within Northern Women's Community Health Centre
28 Philip Highway
Elizabeth
ph: (08) 8252 3711

Western Australia

Community Midwifery Programme
run via Community Midwifery WA based in Fremantle Community Midwifery Programme (CMP)
Community based midwife-led service, providing continuity of care throughout pregnancy, birth and postnatally.
-Unit 1, 40 Pearse Street
North Fremantle
ph:08 9430 6882
and
-336 Oxford St
Leederville
ph:08 9242 3330
http://www.cmwa.net.au/

http://www.cmwa.net.au/

Northern Territory