Choosing Private Pregnancy Care
Partnering with a private obstetrician ensures that you receive personalised, experienced, familiar, one-on-one care from the same trusted specialist throughout your pregnancy, birth, and postnatal journey.
Why Partnering with a Private Obstetrician is Valuable
Private Obstetricians have specialised training and considerable experience – the most important part. This experience is particularly valuable in high-risk pregnancies, where you may want certainty that you will be cared for by a highly-skilled doctor of your choosing during your pregnancy, and also when birthing your baby.
Partnering with a private obstetrician offers unmatched continuity of care throughout your pregnancy, birth, and postnatal journey. You will enjoy having the same trusted expert by your side, where you will build a strong relationship and have your unique needs and preferences thoroughly understood and catered for.
This personalised approach ensures that every aspect of yours, and baby’s medical status during your pregnancy is catered to, fostering confidence and reducing stress during this transformative time.
When you engage one of our private Obstetricians, you will deliver as a private patient at Gosford Hospital, and will receive an exceptional level of private care. But most importantly, you will have the peace-of-mind that your pre-selected, experienced specialist obstetrician is managing your care.
The best care for you and your baby
Intuition Private are the leaders in Obstetrics & Gynaecology on the Central Coast, supporting local mothers during their pregnancy journey and beyond.
Continuity of Care
Partnering with a private obstetrician ensures that you receive personalised, one-on-one care from the same trusted expert throughout your pregnancy, birth, and postnatal journey. This continuity builds a strong relationship, ensuring your preferences and needs are fully understood and respected.
It also means you know who will be delivering your baby in the case of an emergency.
Increased Birth Choices
While birthing in a private hospital on the Central Coast may no longer be an option, private obstetricians work closely with public hospitals like Gosford Hospital to help ensure you have a say in key decisions, such as your birth plan, delivery style, and care preferences.
Over 80% of Your Care Happens as an Outpatient
More than 80% of your maternity care occurs in the outpatient setting (inside the Intuition Private clinic) through your regular appointments with your private obstetrician. This element of your care remains completely unchanged by the recent closure, ensuring the same level of personalised attention and expertise throughout your pregnancy.
It’s Not Where You Are, But Who You Are With
The relationship with your obstetrician is what truly matters. Regardless of the birthing location, having a trusted, experienced professional by your side ensures that you feel confident, cared for, and supported during one of the most important moments of your life.
No Change to Costs
In Australia, Hospital Cover on your health insurance only applies to activities in a hospital setting. Since the costs of your care with us are for outpatient services, there is no change to the cost of our care as a result of the closure of Gosford Private Hospital’s Maternity Services.
Tailored Support
Private obstetricians offer highly individualised care plans tailored to your medical needs, birth preferences, and unique circumstances. This personalised approach ensures you feel confident and supported every step of the way.
Experience You Can Rely On
Private obstetricians bring a wealth of experience and specialised knowledge to your care. Their expertise is particularly valuable in managing high-risk pregnancies or complex medical situations, ensuring you and your baby are in the best possible hands.
Additionally, we now have access to increased resources in the special care nursery, the benefit of 24-hour onsite theatre access where required, and onsite registrars in both obstetrics and paediatrics at Gosford Hospital.
These highly trained professionals are available in the event of an absolute emergency, providing immediate support, while your obstetrician is on the way.
Private Hospital-Level Care in a Public Setting
Partnering with a private obstetrician ensures access to many of the benefits typically associated with private hospital care, such as priority for private rooms (where available), extended postnatal stays, and personalised delivery plans. Where a private room is available, partners are able to stay for the full stay period.
For those who wish to head home early, our Intuition Private midwives are available to provide postnatal support in the comfort of your own home.
Dedicated Time and Attention
Private obstetricians offer longer and more in-depth appointments, providing ample time to address your concerns, discuss options, and ensure you feel fully informed and empowered in your care.
Access to Additional Resources
Private obstetricians often provide access to a broader support team, including midwives, physiotherapists, and other specialists, ensuring a holistic approach to your health and well-being.
Advocacy and Partnership
Your private obstetrician serves as your advocate, ensuring that your voice is heard and your preferences are prioritised, even as a private patient in a public hospital setting. This partnership fosters trust and ensures that you are fully supported in your decisions.
A tailored, supportive pregnancy experience for you.
By partnering with a private obstetrician, you are investing in a tailored, expert-led, and highly supportive experience, ensuring that your pregnancy and birthing journey is as smooth and positive as possible. It’s not just about where you are — it’s about who you are with.
A walkthrough of the Gosford Hospital Maternity Services.
Frequently Asked Questions
Private obstetric care is individualised care and brings with it the security of knowing that the decision making throughout your pregnancy and during birth will be under the guidance and supervision of a specialist Obstetrician of your choosing. You enjoy an unhurried, informative, personalised relationship with your Obstetrician, which has been established throughout your pregnancy, with the highest standard of care provided. You see our intimate group of select midwives, allowing for continuity of pregnancy care and to offer a familiar face each time you see us.
As a (public) pregnant patient in a public hospital, it is usually not possible to know who will be present at the birth of your baby and whether your care will be led by midwives, junior doctors, senior doctors, or a combination. The decision-making process therefore may follow a different course. In Australia, comprehensive medical care of a very high standard is available for public patients through the public hospital system, however the system is reliant on a different model of care for patients. It is recommended you consider your options and choose the right model of care that suits the needs of you and your baby.
At Intuition Private, we believe it is also the little things that can make the biggest difference in ensuring a positive pregnancy experience. We have all been there – what it’s like to sit in an unpleasant, overcrowded, outdated and dull waiting room, however, fear not!
Our contemporary clinic was purpose-designed and built in 2016 as a obstetric, gynaecologic and imaging specialist centre. We aim to make your visit with us as comfortable and centralised as possible.
Patient experience is of top priority. The atmosphere is warm and friendly and our greeting room is furnished with boutique chairs and ottomans, includes a large flat-screen TV, wifi, relaxing music, complimentary drinks and a variety of magazines. Our practice is bright and colourful, scented by the boutique range of Scents Australia! Everything you would expect from a premium quality pregnancy, gynaecology and ultrasound service.
We stock a select range of pregnancy and women’s-health related products to compliment our services. No appointment is necessary to browse and purchase from the range.
We have a fun ‘kids corner’ equipped with colourful stools, toys and books to keep the little ones entertained.
Our procedure rooms are equipped with state-of-the-art gynaecologic couches, medical equipment and ultrasound machines with a large monitor to easily see your beautiful baby for the first time and as they grow.
Undercover parking for patients is also available on site, so there is of course, no lengthy walks at 38 weeks’ pregnant to attend your appointment!
No, you are not necessarily required to have Private Health Insurance to be a patient with Intuition Private. A self-funded patient is one who does not have Private Health Insurance, therefore simply pays for their own medical treatment upfront. Some patients choose to fund their surgery from their Superannuation Fund. Please visit the ATO website for more information.
Our obstetricians assist you with birthing exclusively from Gosford Hospital as a Private Obstetric patient.
If you are a Medicare card holder and wish to claim the Medicare rebate, yes, you will require a valid referral from either a GP or another specialist to entitle you to claim your Medicare rebate. GP referrals are valid for 12 months and Specialist referrals are valid for 3 months.
Medicare ineligible patients or patients who do not wish to claim the Medicare rebate do not require a referral to attend our practice and will be billed per our standard rates.
Referrals DO NOT need to be address to a specific specialist, we are able to accept referrals from any GP to any OBGYN Doctor name, or so long as the referral is addressed to “Dear Doctor” Dear Gynaecologist/Obstetrician”etc
No, generally not. Intuition Private is a full-service private clinic with expert doctors and state-of-the-art technology, offering an exceptional patient experience each and every time therefore there is an out of pocket expense associated with most consultations and procedures.
Intuition Private does however honour all DVA Veteran Affairs patient entitlements.
Yes, although you do not necessarily need to have Private Health Insurance to see us, as you can be a Self-Funded Patient. Should you wish to opt for surgery at Gosford Public Hospital, Dr Peta Skilbeck, Dr Kelly Hankins, Dr Helen Manning and Dr Jini Mandapati are Visiting Medical Officers at Gosford Hospital (VMO’s) and can therefore consult with you privately at our practice, consenting you for surgery for the Public Waiting List. Please contact us to discuss.
Get in touch
If you wish to make a booking with one of our specialists or allied health team, please get in touch with our friendly support staff.
We understand the need for women-led care and have an easy referral system to other health care professionals who provide a range of services specialised to your individual needs.