Antenatal Care

Congratulations on the diagnosis of your pregnancy! Mildura O&G provides high quality personalised antenatal care for public patients in Mildura.

Our clinic was the first in Sunraysia to introduce the option of shared care with a midwife during your pregnancy. Our experienced and highly skilled midwives, Felicity and Sally, work together with Dr Sleeman to provide a team approach to your pregnancy to fully address all issues in your antenatal care and preparation for parenthood.

The first antenatal visit is usually arranged around 8-10 weeks gestation. You will meet with your midwife and Dr Sleeman at this appointment, to perform a detailed assessment about you and your pregnancy. At this visit an ultrasound will usually be performed to confirm an ongoing pregnancy and accurate dates. Antenatal blood tests will then be arranged.

When all is progressing well in the pregnancy, some of your ongoing appointments will be with the midwife. As the pregnancy progresses, you will also be seen by Dr Sleeman at key points in the pregnancy. Patients with a high-risk pregnancy or where complications arise will be seen by Dr Sleeman for their pregnancy care.

We believe this team approach provides the best option for individualised and women-centred care, with appropriated medical back-up available if required.

We would like to share some of the feedback from patients who have experienced care from our team:

• "The midwives were very friendly and put me at ease about this being my first pregnancy"
• "They always had time to talk and answer my questions- no matter how many I had"
• "Out of all my pregnancies- 1st Private Ob, 2nd Public Ob, 3rd: Midwife & Ob. My 3rd pregnancy was the best care given"
• "As a first time mum I was very anxious-She made me feel relaxed and welcome and gave helpful advice without being overwhelming"
• "I definitely recommend your clinic as it provides high quality midwifery care with great obstetric back up"
• "Lovely, intelligent midwives, making my visits comfortable and informative. She has a very positive attitude. I never felt rushed during any visit"
• "I like that the skills of both doctor and midwife can be combined to provide an optimum level of care"
• "The midwives made me feel comfortable and relaxed. I felt they were as excited about my pregnancy as I was"