Many Choices, One Great Team
Our team is here to help you during every stage of pregnancy and delivery, and after your baby is safely here.
We’re a community of happy, highly-experienced midwives, obstetricians and support staff who love what we do.
We are passionate about providing excellent care and supporting your birth plan.
Our job is a special one that involves the safe delivery of thousands of babies and the health and wellbeing of mums.
We’ll be there for you during that very special getting-to-know-you phase for parents and their precious new family member.
And as you head home we also want to do our best to help you and your families feel happy and confident. As well as providing advice around breastfeeding, bathing and baby-settling techniques, we also prioritise mums’ emotional wellbeing as they adjust to their new life.
Your Birthing Choices
At Northern Beaches Hospital, you have many birthing options so you can design the experience to suit you.
It begins with the care type:
- The Private Experience - for privately insured mothers. You choose your obstretrician and enjoy a range of special extras that the private experience can offer including luxury high tea and celebration plate.
- Public Care - as a public mum you can choose from a range of care models including midwifery group practice for low-risk pregnancies, midwifery-led care and GP shared care.
- Want the private experience but don't have health insurance? We can tailor a package to suit your needs and discuss your individual costs.
Other options available include water births and midwifery in the home. Speak to our team about your choices.
Booking as a private mum
Private Maternity Tours
Thinking of birthing under private care? Please contact NBH.privatematernity@healthscope.com.au and you will be allocated a time for a private tour so that you can take a look at our beautiful birthing suite - including our birthing baths - and private maternity ward.
Booking In With Us
1. Get a GP Referral - As soon as you have had your pregnancy confirmed by a GP, get a referral to one of our obstetricians. View our obstetricians here.
2. Book In Online - Once you have a referral to you obstetrician, book in with us here.
3. We Will Contact You - Once you have completed your online booking, you will be contacted by our staff who will welcome you to Northern Beaches Hospital and provide information of your stay and discussing your financial matters.
4. Comprehensive 30 Week Appointment - We will organise a comprehensive face-to-face appointment with one of our experienced midwives at around 30 weeks. This is to ensure your care flows seamlessly between your obstetrician and our maternity team. This consultation is a wonderful opportunity to ask all your questions about the birth of your baby. We’ll also record your antenatal history, and generally make sure you’re ready for your stay.
5. Maternity Information Pack - To save you from taking notes, you’ll be given a maternity information pack full of information about our maternity unit, classes, and a list of FAQs.
6. What To Bring to Your 30 Week Appointment - Please bring along your health fund membership details to confirm level of cover and any excess or co-payments.
7. Birthing Classes - While here, you can also book antenatal classes.
8. Questions? - If you have any non-urgent questions about your pregnancy email us at: NBH.privatematernity@healthscope.com.au or phone: Monday – Friday between 8.00am – 4.00pm on 0427042210
Health Fund Information
Health insurance is an important part of budgeting for the birth of your baby. To minimise out of pocket expenses, Northern Beaches Hospital has negotiated agreements with all major health funds. While that’s a great start for you, it’s really important to consider other factors.
For instance, most health funds do not automatically cover neonatal care, unless family cover has been in place for three months. So, if you only have singles health insurance, consider a transfer to family cover at least three months before your expected date of delivery.
If you stay on singles cover and your baby is unwell and requires admission to our Special Care Nursery, you’ll need to settle the baby’s account on discharge from the hospital. If you’re expecting a multiple birth, singles health insurance will only cover one baby during your hospital stay. Family health insurance is highly advisable.
It’s best to contact your health fund as soon as possible so there are no financial surprises.
Maternity Tours
If you are booking in as a public patient, tours are conducted as part of our Birth & Beyond Antenatal Classes or contact us at nbhoutpatients@healthscope.com.au.
Booking
1. Book In - As soon as your pregnancy is confirmed at 8-10 weeks. Book in with us here
2. We Will Contact You - We will contact you around your 10–12-week mark to schedule your first appointment
3. GP Referral - Prior to your first antenatal appointment, we will require a referral from your GP for:
Dr Georgina Davis, Dr Abirami Thevakumar, and Dr Fernando Infante Torres
4. Antenatal Appointment 14-16 weeks - Attend our antenatal clinic, usually between 14 and 16 weeks of your pregnancy.
You should bring:
- your referral to Dr Georgina Davis, Dr Abirami Thevakumar, and Dr Fernando Infante Torres
- copies of all blood tests and ultrasound reports.
These can also be faxed to 9105 5158 or emailed to: nbhoutpatients@healthscope.com.au
If you don't have health insurance or are not covered for maternity, you can still have the private care birth experience at Northern Beaches Hospital.
You can choose your obstretician and get all the special benefits.
Just give us a call to discuss fees.
We believe in transparency, so whatever your cover, an estimate of costs and any out-of-pocket excess or co-payments associated with your hospital stay will be sent to you following your pre-admission consultation.
Phone (02) 9105 6015