Having a Baby in Perth
Hospital Tours
Tours of the Maternity Unit are conducted on the first Saturday of every month at 2pm leaving from the front hospital entrance. No booking required.
Services and Features
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The Maternity Unit at Swan District Hospital has recently undergone a $1.9 million redevelopment, including an upgraded antenatal clinic, maternity ward and delivery suites. The Hospital conducts more than 1000 deliveries a year. You will receive an excellent standard of care from an expert team of midwives and obstetricians, complemented by allied health support.
Facilities
- Five birth suites
- 17 obstetric beds
- Antenatal clinic
- Nursery with bathing and educational facilities
- Special care nursery
Services and Features
- Low-medium risk deliveries
- Caesarean births
- Vaginal birth after Caesarean
- 24-hour epidural service (limited service)
- Neonatal nursery Level 2
- Early discharge program
- Visiting midwifery service
- Ultrasound
- Dietician
- Diabetes education
- Physiotherapy
- Parent education classes
- Child health nurse (community based)
- Social work services
- Emergency mental health service
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