"Margaret River Midwife Group Practice and Busselton Maternity Facility"

I went through the Margaret River MGP for my first pregnancy and had a really great experience.

 From about 16 weeks through to the labour itself and then 4 weeks post birth, I felt really well supported and taken care of by Alana (as my primary midwife) and Melony (as the alternate). All of the midwives I encountered through the MGP and also at Busselton Hospital (where I birthed) were amazing and offered genuine and persistent care and advice throughout the whole experience. I was also seeing Dr Sam as my GP Obstetrician, who was super professional, caring, and thorough. 

Highlights:

- Ease and comfort of communications with MGP midwives, especially post partum for continuous care and advice for me and bub. This also included continuity of care/handover between Alana and Mel.

- Calm and supportive nature of Alana during labour and birth to help me facilitate a physiological and positive birth experience. 

- Amazing care from service provided at Busselton Maternity Ward (midwives + doctors) from birth and two days stay after. All midwives were fantastic and offered a great perspective. Special mention to Jan who I saw again a week after birth. 

- Comfortable facilities at Busselton Hospital for me, my partner and bub to stay. 

- Throughout the whole experience, my partner was fully included in the process. 

- Communication/continuity/ease between midwives and my GPO was great. 

Considerations for improvement:

- For one of the ultrasound scans, there was a miscommunication between the radiology clinic (Apex MR) and the results weren't actually sent to my obstetrician or midwife. Didn't end up being a big deal but could have been! Room for improvement on communication between service providers. 

Would highly recommend MR MGP and Busselton Facility for anyone in the southwest region seeking a positive and supportive antenatal, birth and post natal experience! Massive thank you to the teams mentioned above.