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List of Australian Birth Centres

Australian Capital Territory

Canberra Midwifery Program
Birth Centre
The Canberra Hospital
Yamba Drive
Garran ACT 2605
Phone: (02)6244 3145
Fax: (02)6244 3145
Email: canberramidwiferyprogram@act.gov.au

New South Wales

Belmont Birthing Services
Belmont Hospital
Croudace Bay Road
Belmont NSW 2280
Phone: (02) 4923 2204

Blacktown Hospital Birth Centre
Blacktown Road
Blacktown NSW 2148
Phone: (02) 9881 8000

Murundhu dharaa Birthing Centre
14 Palmer Street
Orange NSW 2800
Phone (02) 6393 9000
Website: www.oams.net.au/antenatal.php

Royal Hospital for Women Birth Centre
First Floor
Baker Street
Randwick NSW 2031
Phone: (02) 9382 6111

Royal North Shore Hospital Birth Centre
Pacific Highway
St Leonards, NSW 2065
Phone: (02) 9926 8919

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Birth Centre
Missenden Road
Camperdown NSW 2050
Phone: (02) 9515 6405
Web site: www.cs.nsw.gov.au/rpa

Ryde Midwifery Group Practice
Ryde Hospital
Denistone Road
Eastwood NSW 2122
Phone: (02) 9858 7549
Web site: www.mumsatryde.org.au

St George Hospital Birth Centre
Gray Street, Kogarah NSW
Phone: (02) 9350 3103
Web site: www.sesahs.nsw.gov.au/sgh

Northern Territory

No midwifery managed birth centres in the Northern Territory

Queensland

Gold Coast Hospital Birth Centre
108 Nerang Street Southport QLD 4215
Phone: (07) 5519 8211

Mackay Birth Centre
475 Bridge Rd, Mackay
PO Box 5580, Mackay Mail Centre QLD 4740
Phone: (07) 4968 6404
Email: birth_centre-mbh@health.qld.gov.au

Royal Womens’ Hospital Birth Centre
Butterfield St, Herston QLD 4029
Phone: (07) 3636 8966
Website: www.health.qld.gov.au/rbwh

Toowoomba Base Hospital Birth Centre
Wilmot Street, Toowoomba QLD 4350
Phone: (07) 4616 6000
Website: www.fbc.org.au

Townsville Hospital Birth Centre
100 Angus Smith Drive, Douglas QLD 4814
Phone: (07) 4796 2779
Website: www.fbctownsville.org.au

South Australia

Flinders Medical Centre Birth Centre
Flinders Drive, Bedford Park SA 5042
Phone: (08) 8204 3130
Web site: www.flinders.sa.gov.au/womenandchildren/pages/maternity

Birthing and Assessment Centre Low
Lyell McEwin Hospital
Haydown Road
Elizabeth Vale SA 5112
Phone: (08) 8182 9236

Tasmania

Lauceston Birth Centre
Australia’s only free standing, independently run birth centre
14 Frankland Rise
Launceston TAS 7250
Phone: (03) 6334 3584
Website: www.birthcentre.org.au

Queen Alex Maternity Service Birth Centre
Royal Hobart Hospital
48 Liverpool Street
Hobart TAS 7000
Phone: (03) 6222 8131

Victoria

Family Birth Centre (currently closed for upgrading)
Angliss Hospital
Albert Street
Upper Ferntree Gully VIC 3156
Phone: (03) 9764 6226 or (03) 9764 6305
Email: FamilyBirthCentre@angliss.org.au

Family Birth Centre
Mercy Hospital For Women
Corner Studley Road and Burgundy Street
Heidelberg VIC 3084
Web site: www.mercy.com.au
(please note that Mercy Hospital for Women is relocating to the new premises in Heidelberg approximately April 2005 – new phone number unknown at time of publishing)

Monash Birth Centre
Monash Medical Centre
Clayton Campus
246 Clayton Road
Clayton VIC 3168
Phone: (03) 9928 8780
Email: birthcentre@southernhealth.org.au

Western Australia

Family Birth Centre
King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women
374 Bagot Rd, Subiaco WA 6008
Phone: (08) 9340 1800
Email: margaret.davies@health.wa.gov.au
Web site: www.health.wa.gov.au/services/detail.cfm?Unit_ID=401

If you know of a birth centre in Australia that is not listed here - please email Jane with the details.

Comments

13 comment(s) on this page. Add your own comment below.

sally

Nov 22, 2010 6:57pm [ 1 ]

There are Birth centres at gold coast hospital southport and murwillumbah hospital northern NSW.

Jane Palmer

Jan 16, 2011 8:03pm [ 2 ]

Dear Sally - Thank you so much for your feedback. We rely on the public to let us know when we miss out on lising a birth centre or to tell us if the details have changed. So if any one else sees an error or omission can you please let us know.

Becky Ackerman

Feb 14, 2011 10:42pm [ 3 ]

There's also a birth centre in Townsville QLD, and another one to open in Toowoomba QLD.

Jane Palmer

Feb 18, 2011 6:55am [ 4 ]

Thanks Becky for letting us know. We've now updated this page to included these two birth centres. It is great that the list of birth centres is growing

Melissa

Mar 21, 2011 8:35pm [ 5 ]

The birth centre at the Women's in Melbourne has been lost, as has the Geelong Family Birthing Unit. Both closed.

Jane Palmer

Apr 1, 2011 2:01pm [ 6 ]

Hi Melissa - thank you for the update. It is very sad that two birth centres have been closed down.

kendra

Apr 25, 2011 4:41pm [ 7 ]

i have been reading some articles about birth centres, and can only find one in WA, it mentions 3 in WA (in 1995) - does anyone know where the other 2 were?

Jane Palmer

Apr 26, 2011 7:49am [ 8 ]

Hi Kendra - I personally don't. But what I have been finding during my research on Birth Centres is that they are slowly being closed down across Australia.

Bambi Dinsmore

Oct 30, 2011 10:55am [ 9 ]

Why are birth centres being closed down?

Jane Palmer

Nov 10, 2011 8:38am [ 10 ]

Bambi I am unsure of the reason why birth centres are being closed down. In some areas there is little support for alternative birth options.

Billie

Apr 17, 2012 5:35pm [ 11 ]

I attempted to book at the monash medical centre in Clayton,Vic but was refused because I don't live in their 'catchment'. Do you have any ideas how I can get around this as the birth entre in heidelburg is too far away from me.

Leia

Apr 26, 2013 9:55am [ 12 ]

I believe that the William Angliss family birth centre has closed as they are updating their birthing program. But waiting to find out more info.

Jane Palmer

Apr 26, 2013 3:32pm [ 13 ]

Thanks for the update Leia.