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Background

Maternity care clinic in Carindale, alongside your hospital.

Our maternity care clinic in Carindale provides antenatal shared care in partnership with your chosen hospital, so routine checks happen close to home. It starts with pregnancy confirmation and continues to your six-week postnatal check.

01 Antenatal shared care, Carindale

How antenatal shared care works at our Carindale maternity clinic

Antenatal shared care is an arrangement where your pregnancy care is split between a GP and your hospital. Your hospital team handles the booking visit, key scans, specialist reviews and the birth, while your GP looks after many of the routine checks in between. At our maternity care clinic in Carindale, we’ve built this partnership so it feels seamless for you.

The result is fewer long hospital outpatient visits, more time with a doctor who knows you, and a clear plan that both teams follow. Your GP and hospital share information through your pregnancy health record and letters, so everyone stays on the same page from your first visit to your last.

In short: Carindale Doctors’ maternity care clinic inside Westfield Carindale provides antenatal shared care with your chosen hospital. Your GP handles routine checks, tests and referrals, while the hospital manages key visits and the birth. Medicare rebates apply where eligible, and your baby is bulk billed.

  • Shared care plan agreed with your hospital
  • Routine antenatal checks with your GP
  • Tests and scans arranged at the right time
  • Results shared through your pregnancy record
  • Quick access to your GP between hospital visits
  • Postnatal care for you and your baby
Antenatal shared care, Carindale
02 Shared care in Carindale

Hospital-quality care, with a local GP

For many families in Carindale, the nearest maternity hospital is a drive away, and every outpatient visit means traffic, parking and waiting rooms. Shared care lets you have most routine checks at a GP clinic you can walk into from the car park at Westfield Carindale.

Shared care suits most low-risk pregnancies. Your hospital will confirm whether it's right for you at your booking-in visit.

Your GP stays involved after every hospital visit, so you always have someone to call with questions. Learn more about our main maternity care clinic service.

Shared care in Carindale
03 Is shared care right for you?

Situations where shared care may change

Shared care is flexible, and your plan can change if your pregnancy needs closer hospital monitoring. Common reasons include:

  • Gestational diabetes: you may need more input from the hospital's diabetes team.
  • High blood pressure: regular reviews at the hospital may be recommended.
  • Twins or more: multiple pregnancies are usually hospital-led.
  • Previous complications: such as preterm birth or a previous caesarean with complications.

Even if your care moves to the hospital, we remain your GP for any other health concerns and can pick up your care again after the birth.

If you notice reduced movements, bleeding or leaking fluid, contact your hospital birth suite straight away.
Is shared care right for you?
04 What's included

Your shared care visits at our Carindale clinic

Shared care visits with your GP usually include:

  • Blood pressure, urine and weight checks
  • Measuring your baby's growth
  • Listening to your baby's heartbeat
  • Ordering routine blood tests and the glucose test
  • Pregnancy vaccines, including flu and whooping cough
  • Updating your pregnancy health record for the hospital

Your hospital will provide a schedule showing which visits happen where, and we’ll help you keep track of it.

What's included
05 Our approach

Setting up shared care in four steps

Starting shared care with us is simple:

  • Step 1, confirm your pregnancy: book a standard GP consultation once your test is positive.
  • Step 2, referral: your GP sends a referral to your chosen hospital and arranges early tests.
  • Step 3, booking-in: you attend your hospital booking visit, where shared care is confirmed.
  • Step 4, alternate visits: routine checks then alternate between our clinic and the hospital.
Our approach
06 Fees and billing

What does maternity shared care cost in Carindale?

Public hospital care is free for Medicare-eligible patients, and your GP shared care visits are billed by Carindale Doctors.

ItemDetail
Hospital visitsFree for Medicare-eligible patients at public hospitals
GP shared care visitsStandard consultations with a Medicare rebate where eligible
Your newborn’s checksBulk billed
BillingMixed billing practice, with fees explained when you book
Medicare rebateProcessed onsite where eligible
Children 16 and underBulk billed
Patients 65 and overBulk billed for the initial consultation
Early appointmentsAfter-hours fees apply before 8am
Concession cardsDiscount on standard consultations for Health Care Card and pension card holders
Questions about shared care fees? Ask our reception team before your first visit.
Fees and billing
07 Close to home

Maternity care on your doorstep in Carindale

Carindale sits about 11 kilometres from the Brisbane CBD, with Old Cleveland Road and the Gateway Motorway linking it to the rest of the city. Our clinic is on Level 1 of Westfield Carindale, next to Priceline and Centre Management, so you can park once and walk straight in.

The centre’s lifts, parents’ rooms and the bus interchange out front make visits manageable at any stage of pregnancy. We also see expectant mums from Belmont, Carina, Gumdale, Mansfield and Holland Park West.

  • About 11 kilometres from the Brisbane CBD
  • Easy access via Old Cleveland Road and Creek Road
  • Centre parking and parents' rooms
  • Also seeing mums from Gumdale, Belmont and Carina
Close to home
Visit us

Inside Westfield
Carindale.

Next to Priceline & Centre Management
Shop 2066/1151 Creek Road, Carindale, QLD 4152

Centre parking, lift and step-free access, and an easy run from across Brisbane's southside — book a check-up around the rest of your day.

Opening hours
Monday, Wednesday, Friday7:30 — 17:00
Tuesday, Thursday8:30 — 16:00
Saturday, Sunday & public holidaysClosed

Serving

CarindaleMansfieldWishartMount GravattHolland ParkChandler

Bring to your first visit

  • Medicare card and any concession cards
  • A list of your current medications
  • Referral letters or recent results, if you have them
  • Photo ID if you're a new patient
FAQ Good to know

Antenatal shared care questions from Carindale patients

It's when your pregnancy care is shared between your GP and your hospital. Routine checks happen with us, while the hospital manages key visits and the birth.

Yes. Shared care doesn't change where you give birth. Your hospital remains in charge of your labour and delivery.

Through your pregnancy health record, which you bring to every visit, along with referral and discharge letters.

Your care may move to the hospital. We'll stay in touch and continue looking after your other health needs.

Yes, we provide your baby's six-week check and immunisations, bulk billed for children 16 and under.

Yes, Westfield Carindale has centre parking, and our clinic on Level 1 is easy to reach by lift.

Book today

Book your shared care in Carindale

See a GP at Westfield Carindale to confirm your pregnancy and start your shared care referral.

Speak to reception 07 3120 0990
Fax Number 07 3120 0991
Get in touch

Talk to us about your care.

Call the practice during opening hours and our reception team will help, or book your appointment online any time.

In a medical emergency, call 000 immediately.

Rather speak to someone?

Call reception during opening hours, or book online any time.

Reception answers during opening hours. You can also email info@carindaledoctors.com.au.

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