After 1 month away having my baby and also adapting with the new life I am
now back to talk a bit about my experience as a new Mom after 30.
To return I
want to talk a bit about the hospital and the care I had in Australia as It has
been an amazing experience.
Being a
Brazilian I always had the impression that private hospital was the only way to
go, as in Brazil this is the reality, but in Australia the public system works
very well.
In a public
hospital you have 12options to choose from, which are: shared care (with GP)
and Midwife Group and I will try to give my view of both.
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Midwife
Group – You will have all your consultations with Midwifes, or Obstetricians if
necessary, at the hospital. On the day of your delivery you will have one of
the midwifes that you did your consultations in the hospital. You will get a special delivery area that
looks like more like your bedroom than an actual hospital and the focus is to
be as natural as possible as if you are having the baby at home. For sure you
can still ask for extra analgesia and if necessary a C-section but the focus is
to have it all natural and the hospital is your only point of contact.
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GP
shared care – You will have your consultation between a GP of your choice (they
will give you a list of GP’s closer to you that are registered with them) and
the other consultations will be in the hospital that you will have your
delivery, with the midwifes. If you have any complications you will see the
obstetrician instead of the midwife, but this will be defined according to your
situation in the 1st consultation. On the day of the delivery you
will get any midwife/obstetrician that is on duty on the day.With the GP you will do your regular checkup like urine, blood, vaccination,
baby heart rate and medications that you may need and with the hospital you
will have more of the plans and in depth checkups.
In both options you will be asked to have ultrasounds that can be done
in the hospital or in private clinics depending on their availability.
I know more about GP shared care as I choose this option and for me was
ideal as I had more flexibility to book the GP the day I wanted and also it was
great to see a familiar face all the time. On the delivery day I had a midwife
that I met on that day but honestly they were all so good that it didn’t matter
it was an amazing experience and a very quick one ( only 6 hours labor) but I
will talk more about my labor and days of the hospital in the next post.
A Mom after 30 with a baby in her hands ;)
#momfter30 #newbaby #gpsharedcare #midwife #royalwomanhospital #rwh
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