Overview
Complications can include medical conditions (for example, heart disease or pre-existing diabetes), or obstetric complications (for example, identical twins). Our multidisciplinary team provides comprehensive care and counselling to support you throughout your pregnancy.
For detailed information, visit the Mercy Perinatal website.
Getting here
Find us at:
163 Studley Road
Heidelberg Victoria 3084
For more information on getting here, visit Mercy Hospital for Women .
Location details
Level 3, Mercy Hospital for Women
On-site signage and indicators
Look for the Mercy Perinatal care, white on blue signs on-site.
How can people get access?
Take the lifts to level 3 and turn left.
Opening hours
Monday-Friday 7:30am–5:30pm
Saturday 8am–3pm
Your appointment
What to do before
Please write down a list of questions you may have. You can also refer to the information on the Mercy Perinatal website.
What to bring
Please bring:
- your Medicare card (or your passport and private healthcare fund if you do not have a Medicare card)
- your referral (if you have one)
- any pathology or ultrasound results.
What to expect on the day
Perinatal medicine appointments can take some time. You may need to see another clinician or have an ultrasound scan. Please allow three hours for your first appointment. We recommend you bring a support person with you. Young children can find the long appointment times difficult — we recommend making arrangements so they do not have to attend with you.
More information
Team Composition
Our team includes:
- perinatal medicine obstetricians (maternal fetal medicine sub-specialists)
- perinatal midwives
- specialist physicians.
If necessary, you may also see:
- our mental health team
- paediatricians
- social workers
- diabetes educators.
What questions should you ask
Bring a list of questions you want to ask. You can refer to the Mercy Perinatal website for more information.
Opportunities to be involved in research
We regularly participate in research projects and you have the opportunity to be involved. You can find more information on these projects in our waiting rooms, and how they may benefit other babies, mothers and families. Your midwife or obstetrician can also talk to you about participating in any research.
For health professionals
Mercy Perinatal delivers clinical care for high-risk women in the Department of Perinatal Medicine at Mercy Hospital for Women. Our multidisciplinary team provides comprehensive care and counselling to support women and their families throughout the pregnancy.
Procedural information
For urgent suspected fetal anomaly referrals, please call the fetal intake worker on 03 8458 4346.
Our office hours are Monday to Friday 8:30am–4:30pm.
Fax: 03 8458 4254.
Please use the genetics referral form.
The referral guidelines list the types of women appropriate for perinatal referral.
How to prepare the patient
Being referred to perinatal medicine can cause significant stress in a patient. Please prepare your patient by reassuring them that Mercy Perinatal spends time with each patient to make sure they have a comprehensive understanding of what may be involved in their care and support.
What/when you should refer to us
For a comprehensive list, please see the referral guidelines.
Our clinic is receiving eReferrals via HealthLink SmartForms. Please see our Refer a patient page for more information.
What/when you should not refer to us
For a comprehensive list, please see the referral guidelines.
More information
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Contacts
For Health Professionals
HealthPathways Melbourne
- Email address: info@healthpathwaysmelbourne.org.au
- Website: HealthPathways Melbourne
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About:
HealthPathways Melbourne provides clinicians with a single website to access clinical and referral pathways, and resources. Pathways are created by local GPs, working in partnership with specialists, nurses, allied health and other health professionals.
Mercy Health recommends clinicians to access HealthPathways Melbourne for guidance in assessing, managing and referring for patient conditions (login required).
Referrals to outpatient clinics at Mercy Health will be triaged against clinical information and investigations based on these guidelines.
Referrals that do not meet the required clinical information and investigations will not be accepted.
HealthPathways Melbourne is available for free to health professionals working in the North Western Melbourne and Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network catchments.
Email HealthPathways to request access or if you need to confirm your username and password.
Healthlink SmartForm eReferrals
- Website: au.healthlink.net/support
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About:
HealthLink is a secure digital platform for sending referrals directly from your GP practice software (Best Practice, Genie, Medical Director and MedTech Evolution).
Practices without conformant software can register for a free HealthLink Portal licence by completing the online registration form and noting in the comments/message field that you would like to use the SmartForms, then selecting the two checkboxes – (1) Receive Electronic Correspondence (free of charge) and (3) Send Electronic Smart Forms (My Aged Care, Transport for NSW, Monash Health etc).
Once HealthLink receives your completed registration application, this will be processed and the portal details will be forwarded to you.
eReferral Support Contact Information
- For GPs in the Eastern Melbourne Primary Healthcare Network region wanting to enable eReferrals (HealthLink Smartforms), please contact digitalhealth@emphn.org.auor if urgent (03) 9046 0300.
- For GPs in the North Western Melbourne Primary Healthcare Network region wanting to enable eReferrals (HealthLink Smartforms), please contact HealthLink via phone: 1800 125 036 or email request@healthlink.net
- For issues with HealthLink SmartForms, or to have this solution enabled within your clinical software system, please contact HealthLink on 1800 125 036 or HelpdeskHL@healthlink.net.
Statewide Referral Criteria for Specialist Clinics - Victoria
- Website: Statewide Referral Criteria
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About:
The Department of Health and Human Services has developed statewide referral criteria to assist GPs and clinicians referring patients to specialist clinics. These referral criteria have been developed to improve access to specialist clinics in public hospitals by improving the quality and appropriateness of referrals.
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