Moved Out of Catchment for Mater- do I need to change hospitals?

Hi! I’m due in late November (33 weeks) and I was planning to have my baby at Mater Mothers South Brisbane as a public hospital. I do a GP shared care model. Well I’ve just moved out of catchment in my 3rd trimester and I’m trying to work out if I’m still allowed to give birth there as a public patient, or if I need to change hospitals? Has anyone been through this before?

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Where's your new catchment?
Just don't update your address 🤷‍♀️

New closest is Redlands. My GP said the same thing about the address, but I’m worried when I have to fill in paperwork after baby’s born that they might notice and then charge private fees

Why would they charge you private fees in the public hospital?

Just put in your old address, pay for mail redirection with Aust post

Not answering your question, but relands is amazing. So if you Are made to move its a really good one to move to.

You could always ask in A round about way. Like " if we were to move before I give birth what happens"

If you’ve birthed there as a public patient they won’t charge you private fees, only if you register as a private patient while there will they charge you

I had midwife care at Redland hospital and moved out of the catchment in 3rd trimester. I changed address and asked to stay to not move my care to new hospital and there where no issues.
Redland hospital was great. No private fee - just a longer drive when our baby ended up in special care and I was discharged.

the Redlands are awesome much prefer the Redlands over the Mater just my opinion tho! it’s a lot smaller then maters an the maternity ward team there are absolutely amazing

I moved out of catchment after starting at Mater public and still gave birth there. Only different was people still in the catchment get free visits at your house from a midwife and I didn't. I had to go to a centre to get the usual check ups done

I had my bub at Redlands last year and I cannot fault them. The midwives and nurses were amazing.

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I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

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If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

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