Antenatal Shared Care in St George

The Antenatal Shared Care Program aims to provide a high standard of antenatal care for women who have a low risk pregnancy. The women arecared for by the Antenatal Services at St George Hospital in conjunction withtheir General Practitioner (GP).

The objectives of the GP Antenatal Shared Program are to:

• Provide choice, continuity of care and accessibility for women

• Enable registered GP’s to provide a high standard of antenatal care

• Provide ‘Best Practice’ standard of antenatal care.

• Reduce demands on the Hospital outpatient services.

Eligibility

To be a member of the Antenatal Shared Care Program a GP must:

• Be a member or associate member of a Division

• Fulfill the requirements for Registration

Registration

Registration for ANSC requires:

• Current medical registration

• Current membership of a medical defence association

• Attend a Antenatal Shared Care Program orientation course

Cervical Screening

The St George Division of General Practice with support from the St George Hospital and Community Health Service has established a weekly Cervical Screening Clinic at Rockdale Community Health Centre

Target Group

Women up to 69 years of age living in the Rockdale and Kogarah LGAs, and/or who may be from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds and/or who have never had a Pap smear or have not had a Pap smear for over 4 years. 

Referral

Women may only access this service with a referral from their GP. The referral form needs to be faxed to the Division where staff will call your patient to make anappointment. An interpreter can be organised at the time of booking. Please seethe links below for resources.

Resources for GPs

• ANSC Referral Form

• ANSC Protocol Summary

• Full ANSC Protocol

• Genetic counsellor referral form

• Clinical Genetic Service

Resources for Patients

• Options of care

• Baby's Movements

• Breech Babies

• Gestational Diabetes

• Hypertension

• Induction

• Miscarriage

• Next Birth after Caesarean

• Obstetric Cholestasis

Resources for GPs

• GP information sheet

• Referral form for clinic

Resources for Patients

• Patient Brochure (English)

• Patient Brochure (Arabic)

• Patient Brochure (Chinese)

• Patient Brochure (Macedonian)