Pregnancy Assessment Centre

This condition is treated in the Obstetrics clinic.

Pre-referral work-up

History

The Centre is for most women* with a confirmed intrauterine pregnancy and who are above 13 weeks gestation with a pregnancy related concern or a postnatal concern up to 6 weeks postpartum.

Assessment may be midwifery only or midwifery and medical.

*Exclusions: Significant maternal trauma, significant respiratory episode, cardiac related episode, altered conscious state or significant neurological condition, non-pregnancy related concerns.

Women may self-present.  Where a clinician is referring please provide all demographic details, and detail the clinical concern, the examination and investigation findings, gestation, and any clinical intervention you have provided to the patient.  Indicate if an O & G Registrar has been contacted.

Interim/GP management

To refer a patient with this condition, please see the Obstetrics clinic page for the full referral process and templates.

1. Australian Clinical Practice Guidelines - Pregnancy Care - 2019 Edition.

To refer a patient with this condition, please utilise Primary Health Tasmania's Standard Referral Templates.

For more information please see the HealthPathways Tasmania website.

Clinic appointments

? Red location flags are clinical indicators of possible serious underlying conditions requiring further medical intervention. They may or may not indicate an emergency.

Emergency

Haemo-dynamically unstable patients

Significant maternal trauma

Significant respiratory episode

Cardiac related episode

Altered conscious state or significant neurological condition

If you, or someone else, are experiencing a serious and life-threatening injury or illness call triple zero (000) immediately or go to the nearest Emergency Department.

Learn more about when to access emergency care and non-emergency care options if the injury or illness is not serious or life-threatening.

Urgent (Category 1)

Urgent referrals should be accompanied by a phone call to the Consultant/Registrar to organise urgent review.

We will endeavour to see these patients within four weeks, or sooner if clinically indicated.

Availability

North

Launceston General Hospital 
Level 4 Maternity 

Phone: 03 6777 8946

Email: [email protected]
Fax: 03 6777 5214

North West

Fax: 1800 027 538

Mersey Community Hospital
Phone: 1800 940 766

North West Regional Hospital (North West Regional Hospital) Outpatient Clinic
Phone: 1800 940 747

Burnie Maternity enquiries
Phone: 03 6432 6110 Monday to Friday, during the day (8:00am - 4:30pm)
Phone: 03 6432 6031 Night time, weekends, and public holidays.

Various sites - to be confirmed at time of booking

South

Phone: 03 6166 0000
Fax: 03 6173 0473

Antenatal appointments:
Wellington Clinics (Level 8)
Midwife Antenatal Outreach Services available.

Postnatal appointments:
Mistral Place
Phone: 03 6166 0462

Pregnancy Assessment Centre:
Royal Hobart Hospital (Level 7, K Block - East)
Phone: 03 6166 8352

Mental Health Services Helpline:
Phone: 1800 332 388