How to enter the Obstetrics Department of Queensland Public Hospital after pregnancy

Do these four steps first

1. Make an appointment with a GP first after suspecting or confirming pregnancy: Explain the last menstrual period, existing health conditions and medicines being used. The GP will arrange appropriate confirmation, preliminary examination and referral. 2. With real address: Queensland public maternity is usually classified according to Hospital and Health Service, catchment/service area and clinical need. It is not a matter of randomly selecting a public hospital. 3. Confirm where referral has been sent: Save GP, send date, hospital/HHS, intake name and referral copy. 4. Wait for receipt/registration/appointment, but set follow-up date: If there is no news within the official recommendation time, contact GP or intake, do not just wait for text messages.

What to do if you don’t have a GP?

Queensland Health said if you are unable to access antenatal care through your GP, you can contact public hospital maternity services and provide a self-referral.

But on 2026-07-12, the official self-referral page showed maintenance/technical issues. Current practice:

Use Find a health service to find a local GP or hospital;
Contact the public maternity service corresponding to the residential address, explain that there is no GP and ask about the current referral path;
Do not submit the form repeatedly, first confirm whether it has been received successfully;
If there is an urgent problem, handle it according to the official urgent/emergency path without waiting for the routine form.

Divide the address into three lines first

Approximate range of residential address	Check first	Important reminder
Brisbane North / Metro North	Metro North service and RBWH maternity catchment	RBWH specifically does not normally accept Metro South/West Moreton routine referrals, subject to certain exceptions
Brisbane South, Logan, Redlands, Beaudesert	Metro South / local maternity pathway	Don’t use RBWH as the default hospital; referral by GP based on address and clinical need
Gold Coast	Gold Coast Health maternity service / Birth Center current entry	Birth Center High demand and conditions available, no place guaranteed just by calling

When moving, moving to a temporary address, or changing areas during pregnancy, ask the current provider to confirm the transfer with the new service as soon as possible. Do not assume that the original booking will automatically cross HHS.

Referral Save this record after sending it

Fields	Your Record
GP / provider and contact number
referral sending date and destination
HHS / hospital / intake
referral receipt or reference
Is online registration completed
first appointment date/place
interpreter request
follow-up date and contact person

The public path of RBWH states that the first appointment information will not be sent until the hospital receives the pregnancy referral and completes online registration. Other HHS procedures may differ, please ask intake directly.

What to ask when choosing a care model

You may see names such as hospital clinic, GP shared care, Midwifery Group Practice (MGP), midwife team, Birth Center or private midwife. Question item by item:

Whether to accept new referrals currently and when to express preference;
eligibility, catchment and clinical criteria;

-Whether it is ballot/waitlist, which path will be taken by default when there is no location;

Where are the appointments and who is responsible for inspections and results;
Which number to call during labor and which entrance to go to;
Is postnatal follow-up subject to address restrictions?
Medicare, public/private patient status and possible costs.

"Selecting preference" is not the same as getting a position. First ensure that there is safe and continuous basic maternity care, and then wait for specific model results.

Do not mix routine, urgent, labor, emergency

Routine appointment / referral follow-up: GP, maternity outpatient or intake.
Concerns during pregnancy: Contact your maternity provider, GP, hospital pregnancy assessment/triage, or follow the number given by the hospital.
Feel possible labor: Use the Birth Suite/triage phone number provided by booking hospital and do not copy other hospital numbers.
Emergency: Dial 000 or go to the Emergency Department.

This guide does not list symptoms and diagnoses. Queensland Health currently has an urgent warning on its self-referral page; if you see anything unusual or are unsure, please contact the health professional directly.

Additional confirmation for new immigrant families

Medicare eligibility, public patient status and possible out-of-pocket costs;
Whether an accredited interpreter is required and raised before referral/appointment;
Passport, visa, Medicare/IHI, address and previous pregnancy/medical records;
Whether the overseas inspection report requires English translation;
Whether the GP and hospital have been notified after the change of contact information and address;
Post birth registration, Medicare/AIR and family payment data portal.

When medical communication requires a professional interpreter, do not default to having children, relatives, friends, or salespeople translate.

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About Airbotix Family Guides

Airbotix organizes home service portals but does not provide medical services, referrals, hospital bookings or health judgments. After your baby is born you can continue to check the Newborn Government Application, Vaccines/AIR, Childcare and CCS guidance.

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