Carindale family planning clinic, with a GP who knows you.

Family planning isn’t one appointment. It might start with choosing contraception, move on to planning a pregnancy, and continue through shared antenatal care and life with a newborn. Our family planning clinic in Carindale is designed so you can see the same GP at each of these stages, without having to explain your history from scratch every time.

We help you decide when the time is right, prepare your body for pregnancy, confirm the good news and coordinate your care with your chosen hospital. After the birth, we look after your recovery, your baby’s checks and your contraception plans for the future, all under one roof at Westfield Carindale.

In short: Carindale Doctors runs a GP-led family planning clinic inside Westfield Carindale. We cover contraception, pre-conception planning, pregnancy confirmation, antenatal shared care with your hospital and six-week postnatal checks. Children 16 and under are bulk billed, and Medicare rebates apply where eligible.

• Contraception advice when you're not ready yet
• Pre-conception checks for you and your partner
• Pregnancy confirmation and early antenatal care
• Antenatal shared care with your chosen hospital
• Six-week postnatal check for mum and baby
• Contraception planning after your baby arrives

People come to our family planning clinic at very different points. These are some of the most common:

• Not ready yet: you want reliable contraception that suits your body and plans.
• Getting ready: you're thinking about trying for a baby in the next year and want to prepare.
• Taking longer than expected: you've been trying for a while and want to know what tests to start with.
• Spacing your family: you've recently had a baby and want to plan the timing of your next pregnancy.

There’s no wrong time to start the conversation. We’ll meet you where you are and help you plan the next step.

Whatever stage you’re at, our process stays simple and personal:

• Step 1, listen: we start by understanding your plans, history and any worries.
• Step 2, advise: your GP explains your options clearly, with no pressure either way.
• Step 3, act: we arrange tests, prescriptions, procedures or referrals as needed.
• Step 4, stay with you: we follow up and remain your GP as your family grows.

Carindale was developed largely from the 1970s onwards and is now one of Brisbane’s most established family suburbs, with Bulimba Creek running along its western edge and the Old Cleveland Road corridor linking it to the city. Our clinic sits inside Westfield Carindale, the suburb’s commercial heart, on Level 1 next to Priceline.

Centre parking, lifts, parents’ rooms and the bus interchange make visits easy with or without little ones in tow. Many families also travel to us from Carina Heights, Belmont, Mansfield, Wishart and Chandler.

• Shop 2066/1151 Creek Road, Carindale
• Parents' rooms and lifts throughout the centre
• Bus interchange at the centre's doorstep
• Families from Wishart, Mansfield and Carina Heights welcome