Welcome to our Women's Care Unit. Our team includes midwives, nurses, obstetricians, paediatricians.

We provide care to women and their families in the Tweed and surrounding areas.

We work with GPs,social workers, physiotherapists, the Aboriginal Medical Service, Aboriginal Health Workers and child and family health nurses.

We are a Level 5 Maternity service which means we can care for most women and their babies during pregnancy and after birth.

We offer an Early Pregnancy Assessment Service (EPAS). EPAS supports families with any problems they may have in the early weeks of pregnancy. We also care for women having gynaecology operations.

Our Day Assessment Unit (DAU) is open Monday to Friday. This is for people who need extra care outside their regular appointments.

If you ever have any concerns about yourself or your baby, please call us anytime. We are open 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

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Women's Care Unit and Birth Suite 07 5506 7490

Pregnancy Care Clinic (Antenatal) 07 5506 7765

Visiting hours: 1-6pm

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How to find us

Antenatal Clinics (pregnancy care appointments) and EPAS are located on the ground floor, in the Outpatients department. You will find the outpatient department on the left-hand side outside the main entrance of the hospital.

The Day Assessment Unit, Women's Care Unit and Birthing Unit are all located on Level 2 of the hospital.

Enter the hospital through the main entrance.

You can take the stairs or lift to level 2.

Stairs: turn left at the top of the stairs.

Lift: turn right as you leave the lifts.

Follow the corridor, WCU is on the left-hand side at the end of the corridor.

Pregnancy care options and models of care available at The Tweed Hospital

• midwives' clinic available at The Tweed Hospital and outreach clinic in Murwillumbah
• doctors' clinic for women with complex care
• Midwifery Group Practice (MGP).

Your options for pregnancy care will depend on a few things. These include where you live, your nearest hospital, and your health care needs.

Find out more about choices for your pregnancy and birth.

Special Care Nursery

We are a Level 4 Neonatal Service. This means we can look after most babies born after 32 weeks of pregnancy and some babies born earlier than 32 weeks with support from our linked hospitals.

Our care team includes neonatal nurses and midwives, staff specialists, paediatricians and neonatologists, and paediatric registrars. We can access extra support from the greater team of social workers, speech therapists and physiotherapists.

A small number of babies may need extra care that we cannot provide in Tweed. We may move your baby (and you) to another hospital with intensive care specialists. Before moving your baby, we will always talk with you and give you as much time and information as possible.

Our closest hospitals with specialist services are in Gold Coast and Brisbane. When your baby is well enough, we will plan to bring them back to Tweed to be close to home.

We encourage you to ask questions about your individual situation. Take time to consider our recommendations.

Find out more information about newborn special care.

If you need more specialised care

We want to make sure you and your baby receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

A small number of women and babies will need extra care. If our hospital cannot provide that extra care, we will talk with you about your options. We have pathways in place to get you or your baby the right care. We understand it is important for mothers and babies to stay together and have care as close to home as possible. We know it can be difficult for your family if you need to move to a hospital further from home.

If you need to travel to a hospital for extra care, we have staff that can help your family. Social workers and Aboriginal liaison officers can help with transport, accommodation, and financial help.

We encourage you to ask questions about your individual situation. Take time to consider our recommendations.

Care following your birth

Midwifery in the Home (MITH) service is available to most women who birth with us. This program provides in home care for women and their newborns.

Find out more information on the MITH service.

We work alongside child and family health nurses who will support you with your new baby. These services are available through our Community Health centres.

After you go home, parenting and breastfeeding support is also available through community health clinics.

Tweed Breastfeeding and Family Health Support Clinic – clinic run every two weeks on Tuesdays.

Call 02 66749500 to book an appointment.

Murwillumbah Outreach Breastfeeding Support Clinic– clinic run every Thursday afternoon.

Call 02 66720238 for appointment.

Pregnancy and parenting classes

We have many different pregnancy and parenting classes to support families. These include breastfeeding, parenting, next birth after caesarean and a young mum to be program.

Find out more information and or see how to book a class.