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Providing pregnancy, birth and postnatal care to the
Geelong community and the wider Barwon South West region.

Tour of our Maternity Services

Take a virtual tour of Barwon Health's Maternity Services.
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Labour & birth

Labor and birth is often the most thought about part of pregnancy. Learn about the stages of labour and birth.
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Education Sessions

Barwon Health offers education sessions to help prepare for labour, childbirth and early parenting.
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Caring for your baby

Bringing your baby home is an exciting, but also daunting time. Your midwives and nurses will support you to care for your baby.
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Pregnancy loss

Losing a baby, regardless of the stage of your pregnancy is a very difficult experience.
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Fact sheets

Barwon Health has a selection of fact sheets and other resources that may be useful to you during pregnancy, birth and beyond.
Fact sheets

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Monday May 20, 2024

Healthy You. Healthy Baby. podcast series now available

Do you want to know more about how to keep moving during your pregnancy and after having your baby? How to know what activity is safe to do, and how much to do? Listen to our Healthy You. Healthy Baby podcast....

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Thursday December 7, 2023

Barwon Health launches homebirth service

Barwon Health is launching the region’s first publicly funded homebirth maternity care option, allowing local women to give birth in the comfort of their own home. The homebirth service, modelled on Wester...

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Tuesday September 19, 2023

The Pregnancy Research and Translation Ecosystem (PRT-E) – Join us in improving maternal and infant health

PRT-E is a unique research initiative built on partnerships with a diverse community of pregnancy care stakeholders. We’re a collaborative group of pregnancy care clinicians, community members and research...

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Wednesday February 15, 2023

World-first online mental health check for new mums

A world-first online screening program is supporting the mental health of new and expectant mums across the Geelong region. To rollout the new initiative, Barwon Health has partnered with the Centre of Perin...

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Monday February 17, 2020

Reducing Perineal Tears: PROTECT Project

Barwon Health's Maternity Services are working with Safer Care Victoria’s Better Births for Women Collaborative to improve birth outcomes for all women by reducing the instances of severe perineal tears durin...

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