Antenatal Inpatient Services offers antenatal care for women requiring obstetric care and postnatal care for mothers and babies.
The most common reasons a pregnant woman may need to be hospitalised are:
- High blood pressure, including pre-eclampsia
- Bleeding
- Rupture of the membranes, well before the due date
- Threatened premature labour
- Women requiring an Induction of Labour; this process is begun on the Antenatal Ward
- Women who have experienced pregnancy loss may also be admitted to this ward for postnatal care.
Specialised Care / Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM)
- The Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) provides an integrated multidisciplinary service for women experiencing a “high risk” pregnancy.
For more information, see Antenatal Inpatient Services