SWSPHN Antenatal Shared Care Program

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Antenatal Shared Care (ANSC) is an option offered to all pregnant women who are assessed as suitable for the program. Care is provided collaboratively by the general practitioner (GP) and the hospital-based service.

The ANSC program aims to:

  • Provide pregnant women with flexibility, choice, and continuity of care
  • Cater for the preferences and needs of women from culturally and diverse backgrounds
  • Enhance the skills of GPs caring for women during pregnancy
  • Promote communication between GPs and the participating hospitals

To provide ANSC to pregnant women who are giving birth in South Western Sydney Local Health District hospitals, GPs must be recognised as an ANSC provider. To become a recognised provider, a GP completes the application and attends a mandatory ANSC orientation session.

To maintain ANSC recognition GPs must complete 3 hours of pregnancy-related continuous professional development (CPD) each year. Evidence of CPD attendance is to be provided to SWSPHN.

CPD hours can be recorded across different types of activities. To ensure the relevance of any external CPD, please consult the list of eligible ANSC topics.

The May 2025 issue of the Baby Monitor is now available

Issue 25 of the Baby Monitor, the SWSPHN Antenatal Shared Care newsletter, is now available to download. You can access it here or from the newsletter folder in the documents section.

Quick Link to HealthPathways

Maternity service phone numbers by hospital

ContactsBankstownBowralCampbelltownCamdenFairfieldLiverpool
ANC fax9722 83984861 01874634 47004654 61709616 85218738 3216
ANC phone9722 83334861 02244634 49634654 62229616 85078738 4197
Booking no.9722 83334861 02244634 49634654 62229616 85078738 4197
Birthing Unit9722 78704861 02244634 40999616 82608738 5626
Genetics Clinic8738 4665 (district-wide service)
GP Liaison Midwife0484 627 228 or 0402 792 820
Pregnancy Complications
<20/40ED or EPAS
9722 8333		EDED or EPAS
4634 4724 / 0437 963 828		EDED or EPAS
8738 5632
> 40Birthing Unit
For urgent, referral contact the Birthing Unit. For advice, contact the ANSC Liaison midwife


Antenatal Shared Care (ANSC) is an option offered to all pregnant women who are assessed as suitable for the program. Care is provided collaboratively by the general practitioner (GP) and the hospital-based service.

The ANSC program aims to:

  • Provide pregnant women with flexibility, choice, and continuity of care
  • Cater for the preferences and needs of women from culturally and diverse backgrounds
  • Enhance the skills of GPs caring for women during pregnancy
  • Promote communication between GPs and the participating hospitals

To provide ANSC to pregnant women who are giving birth in South Western Sydney Local Health District hospitals, GPs must be recognised as an ANSC provider. To become a recognised provider, a GP completes the application and attends a mandatory ANSC orientation session.

To maintain ANSC recognition GPs must complete 3 hours of pregnancy-related continuous professional development (CPD) each year. Evidence of CPD attendance is to be provided to SWSPHN.

CPD hours can be recorded across different types of activities. To ensure the relevance of any external CPD, please consult the list of eligible ANSC topics.

The May 2025 issue of the Baby Monitor is now available

Issue 25 of the Baby Monitor, the SWSPHN Antenatal Shared Care newsletter, is now available to download. You can access it here or from the newsletter folder in the documents section.

Quick Link to HealthPathways

Maternity service phone numbers by hospital

ContactsBankstownBowralCampbelltownCamdenFairfieldLiverpool
ANC fax9722 83984861 01874634 47004654 61709616 85218738 3216
ANC phone9722 83334861 02244634 49634654 62229616 85078738 4197
Booking no.9722 83334861 02244634 49634654 62229616 85078738 4197
Birthing Unit9722 78704861 02244634 40999616 82608738 5626
Genetics Clinic8738 4665 (district-wide service)
GP Liaison Midwife0484 627 228 or 0402 792 820
Pregnancy Complications
<20/40ED or EPAS
9722 8333		EDED or EPAS
4634 4724 / 0437 963 828		EDED or EPAS
8738 5632
> 40Birthing Unit
For urgent, referral contact the Birthing Unit. For advice, contact the ANSC Liaison midwife


  • Update: Antenatal GP Shared Care Guide and Protocol/Quickguide

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    The Antenatal Shared Care Guide provides direction and clinical guidance to recognised ANSC GP providers. The Guide was last reviewed and updated in 2023.

    The Guide and Quickguide are under review currently. During the review period of Jul-September please use the current guide.

    The updated versions will be available on the same links soon.

    Both the Guide and Protocol can be found within the ANSC Folder.

    Please discard previous versions of the Guidelines and Protocol.

  • Electronic Maternity Discharge Summaries- are you receiving them?

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    We have heard from many GPs that you do not receive electronic Maternity Discharge Summaries. The Antenatal GPSC team is working with eHealth to try and rectify this issue.

    Some work, through eHealth, has been happening but some information is needed to establish if it is successful broadly.

    Please complete this 3 question survey to give the GPSC team and eHealth some help. You can share the survey broadly within your practice, as it is not limited to Antenatal GPSC providers.

    Survey Link

    Thank you for your help,

    Bec and Wendy.

  • Screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV) in pregnancy- GP survey

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    Mercy Hospital for Women and The University of Melbourne are studying GP perspectives on universal screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV) in pregnancy.

    Recent European guidelines have changed to recommend universal first trimester CMV screening to identify maternal infection early and facilitate timely antenatal interventions to reduce congenital infection. Researchers are asking GPs to complete a 10-minute survey to evaluate whether routine CMV screening in pregnancy would be acceptable and feasible to implement if Australia were to introduce routine antenatal CMV screening. The study findings will help inform future health policy in antenatal care.

    This research study has received ethical approval from University of Melbourne Human Research Ethics Committee (#2025-31079-65660-4).

    GPs who complete the survey will have the option to go into a draw to win one of three $100 gift cards.

    Please follow this link here for full details and link to the online survey:

    https://redcap.unimelb.edu.au/surveys/?s=WLMCLDN3ECD7FY4P

    or scan the QR code below to complete the survey on your phone.

    For further information please contact:

    Dr Natalia Rode - natalia.rode@unimelb.edu.au

    Education and Research GP, Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health

    The University of Melbourne

  • Promotion Poster for GP Practice: BiMP and Consumer Education

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    The below poster has been developed for GPs to easily provide access for pregnant women to the:

    • Booking in My Pregnancy (BiMP) online form
    • Information resources for early pregnancy

    You can download the poster here.

  • Diabetes Contraception and Pre-pregnancy Program (DCAPP) Resources

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    Following after the WDEP CPD opportunity sent last week, there are some very valuable consumer resources available through Western Sydney University.

    Diabetes Contraception and Pre-pregnancy Program (DCAPP) background is below. Click the image to access the resources.


  • Pre-existing Diabetes: Pre-conception Planning Care

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    Western Sydney University offers a free, online, 1 hour CPD module on pre-conception planning for women who have pre-existing diabetes.

    Click the image to access the resources.


  • CMV Education- 1.5 EA hours

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    The Cerebral Palsy Alliance has a Cytomegalovirus (CMV) resource hub. The CMV Resource Hub has a variety of different resources including consumer resources such as pamphlets and posters, to clinician online education modules. The GP e-learning module "Infections in Pregnancy" is outlined below.

    Click the image to access the registration page.

  • SAVE THE DATE: GPSC CPD Events

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  • RSV vaccination for pregnant women- available on the National Immunisation Program from Feb 3, 2025

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  • GPSC- Mothers & Babies in SWSLHD: 2024

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    Happy 2025 to the Antenatal GP Shared Care Providers for SWSLHD!

    We hope you had a safe festive season, and some opportunity to relax.

    Please see a quick summary of 2024 across SWSLHD for GPSC and Mothers & Babies through the short video below (<2 minutes).



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