Private Midwife:

Provides autonomous pregnancy, birth and postnatal care for women who are experiencing normal, healthy pregnancies

Provides care in consultation with an obstetrician when a woman’s pregnancy has risk factors (eg high blood pressure, prem labour, concern for baby’s growth, gestational diabetes etc)

Supports women to birth normally with a high rate of natural birth, even when there are complications

Supports and educates women with breastfeeding and baby care up until 6 weeks after your new baby arrives

Provides pregnancy, birth and postnatal care

Pregnancy appointments allow time for questions, education and discussion with appointments typically 60 minutes in duration

Women are highly likely to report satisfaction with their care and experience

Private Obstetrician:

Provides autonomous care for women regardless of risk factors

Receives referrals from midwives for women with risk-associated pregnancies or births

Always provides labour and birth care (including caesarean) in collaboration with a midwife

Obstetric care on average results in a high degree of intervention such as induction, epidural, caesarean and episiotomy

Provides brief in-hospital consultations after the baby is born, followed by a 6-week check

Pregnancy appointments are generally no more than 15 minutes in duration

Collaborative care: private midwife and private obstetrician

Receive autonomous pregnancy, birth and postnatal care from one midwife and one obstetrician regardless of risk factors

No transfer of care if risk factors emerge

Supports women to birth normally with a high rate of natural birth

Supports women to breastfeed

Provides pregnancy, birth and postnatal care

Pregnancy appointments allow time for questions, education and discussion with appointments typically 60 minutes in duration

Women are highly likely to report satisfaction with their care and experience

Provides autonomous care for women regardless of risk factors

Supports women to birth naturally, including with twins, a breech baby or a VBAC

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