Posted : January 18, 2005

GP Obstetric Shared Care

Early in 2003, SADI received funding from the State Department of Human Services to implement a State-wide framework for GP obstetric shared care. The objectives are to provide ongoing and sustainable obstetric shared care services for women who wish to have antenatal and postnatal care provided by their GP with delivery at a public hospital; an ongoing accreditation program for GPs who wish to participate in an obstetric shared care program; and appropriate data maintenance and evaluation of services to ensure equal or better than traditional hospital care, as evidenced by maternal and neonatal outcomes and patient and GP satisfaction surveys.

The program commenced in April 2003 and has been implemented in all five urban Divisions and the five major public metropolitan hospitals. A uniform guidelines and protocols booklet has been developed and distributed to accredited GPs across SA to assist them to care for women in accordance with current evidence based antenatal practice. The overall aim is to extend the program across SA ensuring continuity of care and caregiver for women experiencing a low risk pregnancy.

SADI was advised in June 2004 that the program is now recurrent. The program�s GP Director is Dr Helen Roxburgh, who is contracted by SADI to carry out this role. The GP Director for CPD is Dr Jenni Goold.

GP Obstetric Shared Care - Files

TitleAuthorDownloads
Statewide Obstetric Shared Care Anti D InformationView File
SAMSAS Maternal Serum ScreeningSAMSAS Dept of Chemical Pathology WCHView File
Listeria Health Alert December 2005Department of HealthView File
Guidelines for the Use of the South Australian (SA) Pregnancy RecordSA Department of HealthView File
Protocol - Prophylactic use of RhD immunoglobulin (anti-D) in obstetricsDepartment of HealthView File
SA Pregnancy Record Order FormView File
GP Obstetric Shared Care ProtocolsSADI & Dept HealthView File
SGPOSCP BrochureView File
SOSCP September NewsletterView File
SOSC December NewsletterEmma HellamsView File
SOSC GP Registration FormEmma HellamsView File
April NewsletterEmma HellamsView File
SOSC BrochureEmma HellamsView File
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GP Obstetric Shared Care - Links

TitleLocation
Perinatal Practice Guidelineshttp://www.health.sa.gov.au/ppg/
Electronic Fetal Monitoring Master Tutor Programhttp://www.response-education.com.au
SA Maternal Serum Antenatal Screening (SAMSAS) Programhttp://www.wch.sa.gov.au/services/az/divisions/labs/geneticmed/samsas.html
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