Booking in for your birth
As soon as you have confirmed your pregnancy with your GP, your next step is to choose an obstetrician and ask your GP for a referral.
Book in with a few simple steps
- Choose an obstetrician who is accredited with St Vincent's Private Hospital Toowoomba. Contact their rooms to make your first appointment between 8-10 weeks' gestation.
- Register your hospital admission online, as early as possible in your pregnancy, by clicking the blue Online Admissions button at the top of this webpage. You will need to create an account if you don't already have one. Ensure you have your mobile phone and below information on hand:
- Medicare card
- Private health insurance details which include your table or level of cover
- Pension card/health benefits card
- Pharmacy benefits card/safety net card
- Request for admission form
Please note: Your obstetrician does not register you with the hospital. Once you have booked in with an obstetrician, you will need to complete your hospital admission registration online yourself. Your booking with your obstetrician and your hospital admission are two separate registrations, and both are required.
3. The St Vincent’s Pre-Admissions team will call you (their contact number is 1800 655 099). They will complete a private health fund check, book you in for your hospital midwife appointment and provide information about our parenting classes (available in person or online).
Important: As part of your hospital admission, you are required to have an appointment with a St Vincent's midwife. This appointment can be completed either in person or over the phone.
4. View the photos of the Dorothea Devine Maternity Ward and hospital entrances, by clicking on the Tours tab. In-person tours of the ward are not available due to infection prevention.
5. Read the Dorothea Devine Maternity Unit information pack, linked on the Toowoomba Maternity website homepage. This eBook covers many topics, including hospital accounts and insurance, hospital facilities, pain relief, delivery, feeding your baby, and more.
