Having a baby at Osborne Park Hospital
Osborne Park Hospital’s team of midwives and obstetric staff are committed to preparing you and your family for all aspects of childbirth and parenthood.
Labour care is provided in well-appointed birth suites with sitting areas and ensuite bathrooms.
We are unable to offer the option of water births, however there is a bath (dependent on availability) that may assist with pain relief during the first stage of labour.
The hospital provides care to women with low to moderate risk pregnancies, with close links to King Edward Memorial Hospital.
Care is provided throughout the antenatal, labour and postnatal period by Osborne Park Hospital’s team of obstetric and midwifery professionals.
Osborne Park Hospital provides maternity care to women living within the hospital’s catchment area. Your GP will refer you to Osborne Park Hospital via the Central Referral Service and all referrals are triaged by the Antenatal Clinic Coordinator in line with Department of Health catchment areas.
Facilities
Facilities available at Osborne Park Hospital include:
- 6 well-appointed birth suites
- an assessment unit with 8 individual assessment beds/chairs
- state-of-the-art operating suites with 24-hour on call anaesthetic and theatre staff.
Services and features
Services and features available at the hospital include:
- GP shared-care available
- 24-hour obstetric staff on site
- antenatal services
- antenatal classes/parenthood preparation classes
- access to lactation consultant midwives
- visiting midwifery service providing postnatal home visits
- specialist diets catered for (e.g. halal)
- accredited interpreter services available
- staff who undergo intensive obstetric emergency training.
More information
Osborne Park Hospital (external site)
Antenatal: 6457 8010
General enquiries: 6457 8000
Address: Osborne Place, Stirling WA 6021
Last reviewed: 03-09-2021
Acknowledgements
Women and Newborn Health Service
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