As soon as possible, you need to go to your GP to have your pregnancy confirmed. Your GP can submit an online referral for your pregnancy care through this website.

See our Antenatal Referral form

Alternatively, your GP can fax / email a written referral to one of the specialist doctors at this hospital to:

Women’s Health Clinic Fax 02 8890-5198 or email Westmead Pregnancy Bookings

• if you need an interpreter, please ask your Doctor to write this on your referral, stating the language you speak
• for enquiries call Women's Health Clinic on 02 8890-6508

The clerical staff at Westmead will write to you or phone you to book an appointment.

Most women make their pregnancy booking-in appointment when they are around 12 weeks of pregnant. Your partner / support person is welcome to attend the appointment with you, however in the first part of the appointment, we will ask to speak with you without your partner / support person.

We do not have child-minding facilities in the Women’s Health Clinic, so you may like to have someone mind your other children while you attend this 90-minute appointment.

If you are planning a pregnancy, you can visit your GP to have blood tests done that will identify any diseases or health problems which are best treated before pregnancy.

Once you have your pregnancy confirmed, your GP will give you forms to fill out for blood tests and a urine sample. Blood tests are a routine part of pregnancy care and provide your health care team with information to plan the best care for you and your baby.

You may also have an ultrasound to assist with confirming your gestation (stage of pregnancy), called a Dating Ultrasound, done between 6-12 weeks gestation.

There is an optional ultrasound known as a Nuchal Translucency that screens for your risk of Down’s Syndrome (Trisomy 21, 18 & 13, a chromosomal anomaly) and is done between 11-13 weeks. There is a cost for this ultrasound.

There is a new screening test called the Non–Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) that detects the baby’s DNA in a sample of your blood. This test can identify Trisomy 21, 18 & 13 and the major sex chromosome abnormalities in your unborn baby. This test is done from 10 weeks of gestation and there is a cost for this blood test.

You can access more information on genetic testing here.

Your GP needs to write on the referral form if you require an Interpreter, stating the language you speak.

Pregnancy booking-in appointments are conducted Monday to Saturday from 7:00am until 7:00pm at the Women's Health Clinic and at the Outreach Clinics.

The pregnancy booking-in appointment takes about 90 minutes. It is important that you bring:

• proof of address (e.g. council rates notice)
• Medicare card
• your blood test results
• ultrasound films/reports

The timetable of appointments for pregnancy care will depend on your individual needs. Some women may need more visits and other women less visits. These visits allow your health team to monitor you and your baby's wellbeing, provide education & support and develop a trusting relationship with your midwives and doctors.

At each visit you need to bring your:

• Medicare card
• Yellow Antenatal card

The pregnancy booking-in appointment is for discussing and recording your previous health history, family health history, choices for pregnancy care and blood and ultrasound results.
For first time pregnancies, the schedule of visits are 12 weeks (booking-in), +/- 16 weeks, 20 weeks, 25 weeks, 28 weeks, 31 weeks, 34 weeks, 36 weeks, 38 weeks, 39 weeks, 40 weeks and 41 weeks.
For second or more pregnancies, and if you are progressing well, you will not need to attend the 25 week, 31 week and 39 week appointments.

Midwife lead care – this care is for women who have low risk pregnancies and do not need to see a Doctor for their visits. There are midwife clinics from Monday – Saturday and together with the midwife at your Booking –In appointment, you will select a midwife clinic to attend. This is generally the same day each week for all your visits. For more information, see Midwives Clinics

Midwives clinics – Held in the Women’s Health Clinic Level 2. Appointment Monday to Saturday Tuesdays / Thursdays are from 7.00 am until 7.00 pm, all other days from 8.00 am until 4.00pm.

Outreach Clinics – these Midwife clinics are located in the Community Health Centres of Castle Hill, Wentworthville and Greystanes. Appointments for routine visits are in the morning and Booking – in appointments are in the afternoon.