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For Referrers

Why are you being asked for a referral to midwifery services?

Currently, Australian legislation requires a referral from a GP or medical practitioner to a Private Practice Midwife (PPM) for pregnant women to access Medicare rebates for midwifery services. This referral is for antenatal and/or postnatal care only. 

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PPMs offer tailored midwifery services to women and their families through a continuity of care model. There is great evidence of improved outcomes in the antenatal, birth, and postnatal periods in those families that choose this model. 

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PPMs are required to have completed additional qualifications and have a large amount of experience in order to be qualified as "Endorsed Midwives" and provide private midwifery care. We work under the guidance of a robust regulatory framework to support the safe, ethical, evidence-based and holistic maternity care to women and families. ​

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Please find below a downloadable referral form for The Good Birth midwifery services.

  1. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. (2018). Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Guidelines. Nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au. https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements/Codes-Guidelines.aspx
     

  2. Sandall, J., Soltani, H., Gates, S., et al. (2016). Midwife-led continuity models versus other models of care for childbearing women. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 4(4), CD004667.​
     

  3. Australian College of Midwives. (2023, February 2). Midwifery continuity of care benefits everyone. Midwives.org.au. https://midwives.org.au/Web/Web/News-media-releases/Articles/2023/02_February/Midwifery_Continuity_of_Care_benefits_everyone.aspx
     

  4. Fahlbeck, H., Johansson, M., Hildingsson, I., & Larsson, B. (2022). “A longing for a sense of security” – Women’s experiences of continuity of midwifery care in rural Sweden: A qualitative study. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 33, 100759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2022.100759

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The Good Birth practices an inclusive non-discriminatory LGBTQI+ friendly service. We endeavour to use inclusive language wherever possible. 

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We pay our deepest respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land in Australia, and recognise their continuing connection to land, water and culture. We recognise the wisdom and knowledge that First Nations people have always held around birth and kinship. 

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