Specialist Obstetricians

Specialist care with a private obstetrician

Specialist Obstetricians have at least 13 years of medical training with most of it in the specialty of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. When you see a private specialist, they will take personal responsibility for your care. Their high level of knowledge, skill and experience ensure the best possible outcomes for mothers and babies. Specialist Obstetricians are qualified to manage all types of pregnancies from low to high risk. They have the training and skills to perform all types of deliveries and to detect and treat complications that may arise.

POGS patients receive care from highly qualified and experienced Specialist Obstetricians and midwives to ensure the safety and wellbeing of mother and baby. POGS also works alongside a highly skilled and caring team of specialist anaesthetists, specialist paediatricians, other chosen specialists and allied health professionals to ensure the best outcomes for mother and baby.

POGS provides Specialist-led obstetric care in collaboration with midwives to empower women to have the type of birth they choose. Your doctor that provides care in the antenatal period is the doctor who will manage your birth and provide after birth care. When your preferred doctor is not available, another POGS doctor known to you will provide your care. Our Obstetricians have admission rights to SJOG Mt Lawley and SJOG Subiaco private hospitals and are credentialed to deliver babies in these hospitals. That means that when you start your care through us, we will also be with you for the birth and for the period after the birth.

Other Models of care

Some models are private, some part private, part public. Some are run by specialists, some by General Practitioners and some by midwives. They provide different levels of care, at different price points.

Answers to the following questions may assist you to decide which model/provider to choose:

- who will manage your pregnancy, a Specialist Obstetrician, GP Obstetrician or Midwife?

- will you meet the doctor/s that provide care during birth?

- can you discuss your birth plan with the doctor that will be at the birth?

- where will the birth take place: eg private hospital, public hospital?

- who is responsible for you during the birth in office hours?

- who will manage the birth after hours?

- will there be shift changes between doctors during your birth?

- does the doctor who manages the birth see you afterwards in hospital or will it be someone else?

- what is their fee structure and what is included?

- approximately 20% of pregnancies that are low risk in early pregnancy, become high risk

- do they care for high risk pregnancies?