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Maternity Booking-In Clinic Admission Form

Hospital Booking into

Personal Details

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As per Medicare Card
Maiden Name (Name you were born with) and Previous name/s
Please include area code

Emergency Contact Details

General Practitioner / Doctor Details

Specialist Obstetrician / GP Obstetrician / Private Midwife Details

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Midwife Details

Student Midwife Details

On top of extensive clinical placement, midwifery students are required to follow 10 women through their pregnancy, birth and postnatal period (and attend at least 6 of those 10 births) in order to graduate and enter the profession of midwifery.

This provides an invaluable experience for the student to learn, and provides the woman additional emotional, physical and educational support (and a familiar face) as they navigate pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period.

What’s involved?
  • Your student will attend and provide support for at least:

    • 4 antenatal appointments/classes/screening tests;

    • labour + birth (if you are open to this); +

    • 2 postnatal appointments

    • someone to turn to in the waiting room, before, after and between appointments for additional support

What will your student midwife do?
  • A source of emotional and physical support during and between appointments and labour and birth (if you want them there)

  • Provide you with additional resources on key topics arising during pregnancy, birth and postpartum (students are at the coalface of current research, drawing on it in their studies every day)

  • Be a familiar face

  • Advocate for your wishes or birth preferences

What does the evidence say about student midwives?


Physical outcomes

A Queensland study by Tickle et al. (2022) looked at the outcomes for women birthing with midwifery student and found:

  • lower rates of induction of labour

  • lower rates of caesarean section

  • higher rates of spontaneous vaginal birth

  • reduction in rates of smoking post 20w of pregnancy

  • lower rates of episiotomy for women giving birth vaginally for first time

  • lower pharmacological pain relief use in labour + birth

  • higher rates of Vaginal Birth After Caesarean

  • reduction in 3rd+4th degree tears for women without a known midwife

Experiences
Women who received support from midwifery students:

  • reported feelings of support, presence, empowerment, relationship and partnership

  • described the student as providing advocacy and assistance in navigating the maternity system, as a “bridge” between them and the maternity system

  • would recommend a midwifery student to family and friends (97.6%)

Hospital Insurance

If you choose to use your private health insurance you may be able to receive some benefits, depending on your chosen hospital.

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