Our experienced midwives and doctors provide antenatal care to support the health of you and your baby during pregnancy. Click here to learn more about antenatal services available at South West Healthcare and options for pregnancy care.
Our antenatal and childbirth education services can increase your confidence about what to expect during pregnancy, labour, birth, breastfeeding and the weeks following the birth of your baby.
Everything you need to know about improving the health and wellbeing of both mothers, babies and families
The South West Healthcare Women's Health Service are available to provide advice and assessments for women who are greater than 20 weeks gestation, and have concerns for their health, or the health of their baby. Click to learn more.
Find out about labour and birth at South West Healthcare.
We are here to support you and your baby after birth.
Losing a baby, no matter the gestation, is a heartbreaking and difficult journey. The staff at South West Healthcare are here to provide you and your partner with support and guidance.
South West Healthcare's Camperdown campus offers maternity services to patients in Camperdown and the surrounding area.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Island Babies
SWH Aboriginal Liaison Officers can support you during your pregnancy, birth and follow up care of your baby. We have a cultural and holistic approach to your care, working with SWH staff to provide culturally safe care for you and your family.Antenatal Clinic
The Women's Health Services works closely with the Maternity Unit to ensure we offer the best possible care for you, your baby and your family.Childbirth Education
Our childbirth education services can increase your confidence about what to expect during pregnancy, labour, birth, breastfeeding and the weeks following the birth of your baby.Continence Urology
The Continence Urology Service can help people who have urinary and faecal continence issues. We offer assessment, education and management advice on a range of continence issues for children and adults.Continuity Midwife Program
Continuity Midwife Program (CMP) provides women with access to a midwife or small team of midwives who cares for you throughout the childbearing journey and early parenting period.Diabetes Education
The Diabetes Services team provides education and support for people with diabetes and their families. Our diabetes services team includes diabetes educators, dietitians, a self-management coordinator and allied health assistant.Domiciliary Care
At SWH we provide postnatal care in the home for mothers who birth with us and for mothers returning from tertiary hospitals and/or special care nurseries.Health Promotion
The South West Healthcare Health Promotion team works in partnership with our communities to create healthy environments where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Program
The Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies program is a free outreach service providing support to pregnant women in Warrnambool and district community. The aim of the service is to improve the health and wellbeing of both mothers, babies and their families by working together to find solutions to things that are worrying you.Infant Feeding Support
Our Infant Feeding Support Service is staffed by qualified Lactation Consultants who is also experienced in bottle feeding and all areas of child nutrition.Infection Prevention
The Infection Prevention Service at South West Healthcare is committed to keeping our patients, staff and visitors safe from infection.Intensive Care
The Intensive Care Unit has both Intensive Care and High Dependency beds. We have specialised staff and equipment to provide care for patients who have suffered a serious illness or have undergone major surgery. Our priority is to provide the best care for our patients within a supportive and friendly environment for both staff and patients.Maternity Assessment Unit
The Women’s Health Service provides a Maternity Assessment Unit where you can access urgent self-referral or medically recommended appointments when there are concerns for you or your baby after 20 weeks gestation.Migrant and Refugee Support
Settlement, Engagement & Transition Support (SETS) aims to equip humanitarian entrants and other vulnerable migrants in their first five years in Australia with the knowledge and skills to settle in our region. Clients are given settlement related information advice, advocacy and assistance to access mainstream services that helps them to plan and meet their own needs.Neonatal Special Care Nursery
Our Special Care Nursery provides care for babies that are unwell, premature or require additional support that cannot be provided within the Maternity Unit.Nutrition & Dietetics
Nutrition and Dietetics at South West Healthcare provides a wide range of nutrition services to inpatients, outpatients and people in the community.Paediatrics and Neonatal Medicine
At Warrnambool Paediatrics, we offer comprehensive care to children and young people from ages 0 to 18 years. Our 5 paediatricians see patients in both the outpatient clinic, and in Warrnambool Base Hospital where we have a 10 bed children’s ward and a 6 bed Special Care Nursery for premature or unwell newborns.Perinatal Emotional Health Program
The Perinatal Emotional Health Program (PEHP) is a voluntary program of South West Healthcare Mental Health and Wellbeing Services that provides family centred psychological care for women and or partners during pregnancy and up to one year post birth.Pharmacy
South West Healthcare Pharmacy provides comprehensive medication services to a range of patients and carers as needed for their best care.Physiotherapy
Physiotherapists are experts in movement and function. We work with you to achieve as much movement and independence as possible, and assist in improving injuries or conditions which may have been present from birth, as the result of an accident / injury or part of ageing. We work with a variety of different conditions and ages.