Midwives and Midwifery Services in South Australia
Midwives in South Australia may work in public hospitals, private hospitals or independently (in private practice). The scope of their work may vary widely from one individual to another, from one workplace to another, and depending on whether they are attending birth in hospital or at home. Click here for details of private health insurers reimbursing for midwifery and homebirth services.
We have also listed below places where you may be able to access midwifery-led care other than at home. However, please note that although this type of care has been shown to lead to lower need for medical intervention and to result in higher levels of natural birth and waterbirth, places are still limited either by numbers of women per year or by whether you live within the service's catchment area. Please email webmatron@sabirthmatters.org.au if you are able to provide updates to the information provided here, or if you have any queries.
INDEPENDENT MIDWIVES in South Australia are listed below. They may be available to birth at home and/or in hospital with you. Not all midwives will be available at the time your baby is due; some are willing to travel considerable distances across Adelaide or outside the Metro area to birth with women but others practice more locally. You may want to speak to several midwives before you make your choice. Attending Birth Matters meetings is also a good way to meet local midwives. Click here for information on particular benefits of employing your own midwife.
- Lisa BARRETT - Crafers - Phone Home: 08 8339 1241, Mobile: 0439 802 937 Email: lisa@jelikin.org Find out more about Lisa here
- Roz DONELLAN-FERNANDEZ - Hawthorndene - Phone Home: 08 8278 1429, Mobile: 0417 851 883 Email: elduende@chariot.net.au Find out more about Roz here
- Marijke EASTAUGH - Meadows - Phone Home: 08 8388 3146, Mobile: 0417 845 612 Email: marijkesophiamse62@hotmail.com
- Jennifairy GILLETT - Mt Barker - Phone Home: 08 8391 5542, Mobile: 0415 915 110 Email: jennifairy@internode.on.net
- Milly GRIGG-SMITH - Willunga - Phone Home: 08 8556 4490, Mobile: 0422 708 549 Email: millbrad@aapt.net.au
- Leonie HEAYSMAN - Trott Park - Phone Home: 08 8387 4336, Mobile: 0408 807 248 Email: leonieheaysman@hotmail.com
- Belinda MAIER - Paradise - Phone Home: 08 8337 8515, Mobile: 0410 830 001 Email: belindatom@adam.com.au
- Deb MINGE - Heathfield - Phone Home: 08 8339 3464, Mobile: 0402 766 756 Email: deb1midwife@gmail.com
- Larissa NOLAN - Fulham - Phone Mobile: 0404 446 122 Email: larissak@adam.com.au Also does BIRTH POOL HIRE
- Rose PRIDE - Modbury - Phone Home: 08 8264 7957, Mobile: 0432 514 772 Email: brookerose@aapt.net.au Find out more about Rose here
- Tania SMALLWOOD - Stirling - Phone Home: 08 8339 4074, Mobile: 0418 811 814 Email: tan1969@tpg.com.au Find out more about Tania here
- Rosey SMART-VAHER - Willunga - Phone Home: 08 8556 2606, Mobile: 0404 174 858 Email: roseymidwife@gmail.com Find out more about Rosey here
- Wendy THORNTON - Hahndorf - Phone Home: 08 8391 5259, Mobile: 0402 141 709 Email: wendy_midwife@optusnet.com.au Find out more about Wendy here
MIDWIFERY-LED SERVICES (see also details of intervention rates and particular services offered - such as waterbirth- in the SA Birth Choices Guide on this website).
- Midwifery Group Practice, Women's and Children's Hospital (public) 72 King William Rd, NORTH ADELAIDE SA Phone: (08) 8161 7819 Email: cywhs.muhmgp@cywhs.sa.gov.au
- Midwife-led continuity of carer model offering known midwife plus back-up midwife through pregnancy, birth and first six weeks postnatal. Midwife consults with obstetric and other staff as needed. Takes women of all risk categories, but limited to 1,000 women per year. Geographical zone applies. Care provided in community, home and hospital. Book in via first appointment with Women's Outpatients Clinic on (08) 8161 7592. Waterbirth and VBAC supported. No charges to public patients. No private patients or GP-share care: care is midwife-led. Read the latest evaluation of this program here - pdf download 502KB. Find out more about the service here
- Southern Midwifery Group Practice, Flinders Medical Centre, SA (public) Phone Flinders Birth Centre for details: (08) 8204 5511
- Midwife-led continuity of carer model combined with Birth Centre low-intervention philosophy - offering known midwife plus back-up midwife through pregnancy, birth and first six weeks postnatal. Midwife consults with obstetric and other staff as needed. Takes women of all risk categories. Antenatal and postnatal care provided in community and hospital, birth in Flinders Birth Centre. Places for 450 women per year. Waterbirth supported;no charges to public patients; no private patients or GP-share care because care is midwife-led. Find out more here
- Midwifery Group Practice, Queen Elizabeth Hospital (public)) 28 Woodville Road, WOODVILLE SOUTH SA Phone: 08 8222 6000, Email: cywhs.muhmgp@cywhs.sa.gov.au
- Antenatal and postnatal care only - provided in community, home and hospital; women currently go to birth at Women's and Children's Hospital. Midwife-led continuity of carer model, offering known midwife plus back-up midwife through pregnancy, birth and first six weeks postnatal. Midwife consults with obstetric and other staff as needed. Takes women of all risk categories. Book in via first appointment with Women's Outpatients Clinic on (08) 8161 7592. Waterbirth and VBAC supported; No charges to public patients; No private patients or GP-share care: care is midwife-led.
- Northern Women's Community Midwifery Program (public) 28 Philip Highway, ELIZABETH SA Phone: (08) 8252 3711
- Offers known midwife plus back-up through pregnancy, birth and first 4-6 weeks postnatal. Located within Northern Women's Community Health Centre with close working relationships with psychologist, domestic violence health worker, interpreters, etc. Midwife works in collaboration with obstetric team at hospital. Program takes women of all risk categories. Limited to 140 women per year, and only for residents of council areas of Salisbury, Playford and Tea Tree Gully. Antenatal, postnatal and birth care in community and home, and at assessment unit at Lyell McEwin Hospital. Waterbirth, homebirth and VBAC supported; no charges to public patients; no private patients or GP-share care because care is midwife-led. Read the latest evaluation of this program here - pdf download.
- Birth Centre, Lyell McEwin Health Service (public) Haydown Road, ELIZABETH VALE SA Phone: (08) 8182 9000
- Midwifery-led continuity of carer program in pregnancy and at birth in low risk room. Deep baths available. Home midwifery service and free "Mothercarer" service for up to 6 days postnatal. One-on-one midwifery care (continuity of carer) and homebirth possible for women receiving care through the Northern Women's Community Midwifery Program (NWCMP), who may also birth at this Birth Centre with their NWCMP midwife; Accredited Baby-Friendly Hospital (UNICEF/WHO). No charges to public patients. Now taking births from Modbury - Read more here
- Kangaroo Island Midwives (public)
- Contact Mt Barker hospital for information (Phone: (08) 8393 1777)
- Mt Barker District Hospital (public) Wellington Road, MOUNT BARKER SA Phone: (08) 8393 1777
- May commence Midwifery Group Practice - phone for details. Currently has community midwife providing postnatal visits at home, but pregnancy care is GP-led. No charges. Accredited Baby-Friendly Hospital UNICEF/WHO).
- Modbury Public Hospital (public) 41-69 Smart Rd, MODBURY SA Phone: (08) 8264 6000
- No birthing services since March 2008; antenatal and postnatal clinices provided, with women birthing at Lyell McEwin or Women's and Children's Hospitals.
- Gawler Health Service (public) 21 Hutchinson Road, GAWLER EAST SA Phone: (08) 8521 2369
- Antenatal care on-site with a midwife for 'low risk' women. Midwifery care for labour/birth; midwife consults with obstetric and other staff as needed. May see same midwife in labour/postnatal as antenatal midwives also work with inpatients. Community midwifery provides home visiting after discharge, up to 10 days.
- Ceduna Midwives (public)
- Contact midwives.ceduna@health.sa.gov.au
- Community Midwifery Service, Lower Eyre Health Service (public) Tumby Bay Road, Cummins and Esplanade, TUMBY BAY SA Phone: (08) 8688 2629
- One midwife provides pre-and postnatal care, may also attend births at Cummins or Port Lincoln hospitals, or births may be attended by other hospital midwives.
- Port Augusta Community Midwifery Programme (public) Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services, Hospital Rd, PORT AUGUSTA SA Phone: (08) 8648 5500
- Being established to take 20 women per year; includes special clinic for Indigenous women with Aboriginal Health Workers also involved in care.
- Whyalla Community Midwifery Programme (public) The Whyalla Hospital and Health Service, Wood Terrace, WHYALLA SA Phone: (08) 8648 8300
- Being established to take 20 women per year at each site; includes special clinic for teenage mothers.