Introduction

This section provides information about maternity services in Central Australia.

Central Australia services Alice Springs and the Tennant Creek and Barkly region.

Over 800 babies are born at Alice Springs Hospital every year. The hospital's maternity referral area extends from above Tennant Creek to the South Australian, Western Australian and Queensland borders. 

Alice Spring Hospital's maternity services include:

• antenatal clinic
• midwives clinic
• midwifery group practice
• hospital or home birthing options
• shared care
• obstetric clinics
• paediatric clinics
• birthing suite
• water birthing
• maternity unit
• postnatal home visits
• neonatal unit
• paediatric unit
• lactation consultant for breastfeeding support.