Pregnancy Care
Private Obstetric Care
At Coastal O&G we offer a modern and unique pregnancy care model with one of our obstetricians.
You will also be cared for by a close team of midwives, nurses and allied health staff. We believe this small team approach enables us to provide continuity of care that is essential to great clinical outcomes and a positive patient experience.
Coastal O&G offers state of the art equipment, including a 3D & 4D ultrasound that is at no extra cost to its patients.
You will receive multiple scans throughout your pregnancy and provided with photos and videos of your growing baby!
Unlike other providers, at Coastal O&G you will have met and know the obstetrician who does your delivery. We believe continuity of care is essential to the best outcomes, so we do not share our out-of-hours cover with external providers.
Our obstetricians deliver at the beautiful Buderim Private Hospital, located just 10 minutes from our clinic in Cotton Tree. All of their rooms feature double beds and private ensuites. Buderim Hospital has a special care nursery that looks after babies from 32 weeks of gestation.
For more information follow this link to Buderim Private Hosptial’s website.
Pregnancy Timeline
Follow the link below for what to expect during your pregnancy journey at Coastal O&G.
We strongly believe in personalised care, so this timeline is only a guideline and may change depending on your circumstances
Frequently Asked Obstetric Questions
Below are links to resources for various conditions affecting Women’s Health.
If you have any questions please ask your doctor at Coastal O&G.
Pregnancy
- Pre-pregnancy
- Pre-pregnancy advice
- Maximising fertility (hyperlink to Coastal IVF download for this)
- Planning a pregnancy
- Reproductive carrier screening
- General pregnancy advice
- Common pregnancy questions
- Exercise in pregnancy
- Travelling during pregnancy
- COVID-19 and pregnancy
- First trimester
- Ectopic pregnancy
- Miscarriage
- Nausea and vomiting (morning sickness)
- Recurrent miscarriage
- Vaginal bleeding
- Second trimester
- Amniocentesis
- Aneuploidy (e.g. Down Syndrome) screening
- Morphology ultrasound
- Third trimester
- Antenatal education and classes
- There are many options out there and costs vary greatly! We advise talking to your doctor about antenatal education, including any online courses that you may be interested in.
- Buderim private hospital classes (reimbursement with private health cover) – https://buderimprivatehospital.com.au/our-services/maternity/pre-admission/classes-and-courses/antenatal-class
- Queensland Health free online videos – https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cq/services/maternity/antenatal-classes
- More information on antenatal classes including Lamaze and Hypnobirthing classies – https://www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au/antenatal-classes
- Breech presentation
- Decreased fetal movements
- Developing a birth plan
- Gestational diabetes (GDM)
- Hypertension and pre-eclampsia (PET)
- Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)
- Premature labour
- Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM)
- Term prelabour rupture of membranes (PROM)
- Labour
- Assisted birth
- Caesarean section
- Choosing to have a caesarean section
- Fetal monitoring in labour
- Induction of labour
- Labour and vaginal birth
- Pain Relief in Labour and Childbirth
- Umbilical cord blood banking and donation
- Vaginal birth after caesarean section (VBAC)
- Postpartum
- Breastfeeding issues
- First few weeks following childbirth (general information)
- Postpartum blues and depression
- Antenatal education and classes
Coastal O&G delivers out of the Buderim Private Hospital which is located just 10 minutes from our clinic in Cotton Tree. All of their rooms feature double beds and private ensuites. The hospital has a special care nursery that looks after babies from 32 weeks of gestation. For more information see their website.
Yes, as long as they are available. Out of hours our obstetric service is covered by one of our two obstetricians, Dr Benjamin Stokes and Dr Robert North. During your pregnancy you will get the chance to meet and be familiar with both of our doctors.
You will be provided with a contact number that is available 24/7 for phone advice. In the setting of an emergency it is advised you present immediately to the Buderim Private Hospital maternity unit and if able, also contact our emergency number.
Yes, you will be able to choose your obstetrician and they will be the doctor that sees you for your entire pregnancy. As our team covers each other out-of-hours, during your antenatal care you will get to meet and know all of our obstetricians.
