More than 750 doctors and midwives are registered as shared maternity care affiliates with the Women's.
There are joint credentialing and re-credentialing criteria and a joint process with the Royal Women’s Hospital, Mercy Health, Western Health and Northern Hospital.
Affiliates list
Download a list of our shared maternity care affiliates
Re-credential as an Affiliate
General Practitioners and Obstetricians
Every three years, affiliates need to undertake reaccreditation.
If you are seeking to re-credential for the 2023-2025 triennium, your application is now overdue.
By 1 March 2023, please email the below to ines.rio@thewomens.org.au
- your medical indemnity
- your signed agreement
- evidence of at least 5 hours of pregnancy-related CPD undertaken in the 2020-2022 triennium (if you are a GP. If you are an obstetrician, this is not required).
Midwives
Re-accreditation requirements for the 2023-2025 triennium are:
- Current Midwifery Registration and Medical Indemnity Insurance
- Ten pregnancy related CPD points/hours
OR Attendance at annual half day Shared Maternity Care Workshops held jointly by the Women's in the current triennium - Agreement to undertakings.
Credentialing as a new Affiliate
General Practitioners & Obstetricians
To apply for Shared Maternity Care affiliation for the 2023 – 2025 triennium at The Royal Women’s Hospital, Mercy Health, Western Health and Northern Hospital, you need to complete an application form.
Midwives
Midwives seeking credentialing as a Share Maternity Care Affiliate will need to download and complete an application form.
Requests for further information should be directed to the Assistant for the Director of Maternity Services.