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In recent months, we have eased many COVID-19 restrictions.

We still have a few COVID safe measures in place. We ask visitors to the Women's to follow these measures.

These COVID safe measures will help:

  • prevent the risk of transmission in our hospital 
  • protect our patients, their families and our staff.

Please see below for up-to-date information on wearing of masks, and limitations on number of visitors. 

Wearing of masks

Patients and visitors are not required to wear a mask in our foyers on the Lower Ground and Ground Floor, or in the carpark.

People are required to wear a mask as soon as they step into a patient area including:

  • all wards
  • clinic waiting areas
  • clinic rooms
  • procedure rooms
  • imaging
  • emergency
  • day surgery
  • operating theatres and recovery.
Limitations on number of visitors

The following limitations on visitor numbers remain in place. For more information: Why limitations on visitor numbers are needed.

Inpatients – patients staying overnight in our hospital

  • Newborn Intensive Care Unit and Special Care Nursery – Two (2) people (adult or sibling) are welcome to visit a baby at any one time during visiting hours. This includes the baby’s parents or designated guardian, who can visit outside of visiting hours. Our visiting hours are 2pm-8pm. Families, please contact the nurse manager before visiting if exceptional circumstances apply.
  • Birth Centre – Two (2) support people, including a partner, may be with a patient during labour and birth with no time limit.*
  • Maternity wards – Two (2) people (adult or child) are welcome to visit a patient at any one time during visiting hours. This includes the patient’s partner or designated support person, who can visit outside of visiting hours. Our visiting hours are 2pm-8pm. 
  • Gynaecology wards - Two (2) people (adult or child) are welcome to visit a patient at any one time during visiting hours. This includes the patient’s partner or designated support person, who can visit outside of visiting hours. Our visiting hours are 2pm-8pm. 
  • Complex Care and the Antenatal Ward – Two (2) people (adult or child) are welcome to visit a patient at any one time during visiting hours. This includes the patient’s partner or designated support person, who can visit outside of visiting hours. Our visiting hours are 2pm-8pm.  

Outpatients – patients coming in for an appointment

  • Outpatient clinics and imaging/diagnostic appointments – One (1) adult partner/support person may attend a clinic appointment with a patient, if required. Some clinical rooms, treatment areas and waiting areas have space limitations so partner/support person may need to wait elsewhere at times.
  • Day Surgery – Patients should attend alone. If assistance is required, one (1) partner or support person can drop a patient to Day Surgery. Our staff will contact the partner/support person when the patient is ready to be collected from the hospital.

Women’s Emergency Care

  • Women’s Emergency Care (WEC) – One (1) partner/support person may attend WEC with a patient, if required. Some WEC clinical rooms and waiting areas have space limitations so partner/support person may be asked to wait outside.

Children

  • Babies 12 months or younger may accompany their mother in our hospital buildings at any time.
  • Children are welcome to visit a patient staying overnight as long as they are accompanied by an adult. Please see details above. In exceptional circumstances, please contact the hospital before visiting.

Private appointments on level 2

  • Private Consulting Suites – One (1) partner/support person may attend appointment with private patients.

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*If a Birth Centre patient or support person is COVID positive at admission, we will work with the patient and their support person to develop a safe and individualised plan during their stay. If you or your birth partner are COVID positive, please call us and let us know before your due date.