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GP Shared Care Guidelines (DOC, 2.55KB)
GP Shared Maternity Care is a model of care in which a woman is cared for by the hospital and a community-based shared maternity care affiliate, such as a GP. Its aim is to provide high quality community-based care and is appropriate for women who have a low-risk pregnancy.
Referrals
All women booking to Eastern Health Maternity Services require a doctor’s referral via eReferral (HealthLink Smartforms) for practices with conformant software (Best Practice, Genie, Medical Director and MedTech Evolution).
Where referrers do not have conformant software (eg- Zmed and Helix), referrals can be made via the HealthLink Portal.
More information about making a referral.
Pre-pregnancy Counselling
Wherever possible, it is important for chronic medical conditions and their management to be optimised pre-pregnancy, as there is evidence that this improves both maternal and fetal outcomes. It also gives women an opportunity to make informed decisions. Pre-pregnancy assessment in women who have, or are at risk of, specific medical disorders and complications, gives clinicians the opportunity to mitigate those risks more effectively.
Referrals: please fax a referral to antenatal clinic on (03) 9895 4817. Good quality information will ensure the referral is appropriately triaged for a timely review. Please include all relevant information and results. If an interpreter is required, please indicate this, as well as the language required. A letter containing a full assessment and recommended management plan will be returned to the GP following the appointment.
Resources
- Information for pregnant women, including fact sheets
- Information for Overseas Visitors
- Expected pathways of care CPG (DOC,185 KB)
- Maternity Hand Held Record (PDF, 996KB)
- Guidelines for Consultation and Collaborative Maternity Care Planning (PDF, 1.26KB)
- Eastern Health Shared Care GPs contact list
- Anti-D Rh(D) Immunoglobulin-VF - General Information Sheet for GPs (PDF, 94KB)
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