Obstetric Services

Our GP obstetricians and our Endorsed Midwife can provide comprehensive care throughout your antenatal and postnatal periods.

We support women’s care choices for their pregnancy, from our shared care option between our GPO’s, Endorsed Midwife, Albany Health Campus and if needed specialist care from King Edward Memorial Hospital or Fiona Stanley hospital in Perth.

GPO Shared Care

At each antenatal visit you will see our midwife or a nurse for a routine check. You will then see your doctor who will check you and your baby and arrange necessary tests.
Short ultrasound scans, including dating scans, may be done at your visits to Pioneer Health.
iMed Radiology, located in Albany, provides detailed ultrasound examinations, including dating scans, nuchal translucency screening (12 weeks) and the routine anatomy scan (at 19-20 weeks).
After you reach 16 weeks of pregnancy, we will arrange an appointment for you with our midwife. At this appointment the booking paperwork for Albany Health Campus will be completed.

Endorsed Midwife Care

Our Endorsed Midwife (EM) Mel Scott is able to offer a continuity of care plan for low risk women and their families during pregnancy and the post-natal period. She is able to prescribe medications, request ultrasounds and pathology tests that are relevant to your pregnancy. The advantage is to have a main care provider that you see throughout your pregnancy and into your postnatal time. At this stage she does not attend births, but will collaborate with our Pioneer GPO’s so you will have that ongoing support during that time.

Lactation Consultant / Endorsed Midwife

To further enhance the care of our obstetric patients, Pioneer Health now has a Lactation Consultant/Midwife, Mel Scott. Mel is a mother of four who has 12+ years experience as a midwife and is a qualified Lactation Consultant.

Mel support our obstetric patients by providing the following services:

Pre-natally

Post-natally

Practice Equipment

Pioneer Health’s investment in specialised obstetrics equipment allows us to offer high quality pregnancy care. The practice has an ultrasound machine that is used regularly to ascertain your baby’s wellbeing and presentation. We also have two on-site cardiotocograph (CTG) machines. Our CTG allows for foetal heart rate monitoring in the third trimester of pregnancy.

Pre-Pregnancy Clinic

Pioneer Health is committed to providing you and your family with high quality health care. The Pioneer obstetric team’s highest priority is to ensure a healthy baby and mother. In order to give children the very best start in life, it’s important that mothers have a healthy pregnancy. The Pioneer Health Pre-Pregnancy Clinic represents an excellent opportunity to prevent health issues for you in your pregnancy and your baby. Please read our Pre-Pregnancy Clinic Brochure for more information.