Empowering Your Health Journey with Expert Care
Canberra Antenatal Care (CAC) is a private shared care option for women of Canberra and surrounding suburbs.
Patients normally would see the Doctors at CAC for their first consult & dating scan at 8-9 weeks. They have consultation with the community midwives through ACT Health at 16-20 weeks for their first visit and to start their antenatal card. They are also booked into the hospital of their choosing to deliver publicly (North Canberra Hospital – formally, Calvary Bruce or Canberra Hospital). The remainder of their antenatal care is shared between CAC and ACT Health community appointments. CAC handle all the records and results and ensure the hospital chosen for delivery has a complete antenatal file.
*The delivery is managed by staff at the public hospital chosen for birth and our Doctors you see at CAC will not be attending the delivery.
The doctors at CAC will write a referral for the patient to deliver publicly through ACT Health and provide the patient with details on how to arrange their first appointment through the Canberra Maternity Options phoneline.
You will be able to access private antenatal care, private scans and consultations with CAC as well as shared care with ACT Health.
An example of this model can be seen here.
At Canberra Antenatal Care, we can see patients for their whole pregnancy and antenatal care or just for a one-off ultrasound and/or consultation. This may be the case if you would like a specialist to perform the ultrasound for you and discuss the results with you, all at the same time in the one appointment, or maybe your GP, midwife or Obstetrician has requested a second opinion following a scan or result they have received. There is always a consultation fee as well as ultrasound fee associated with these appointments, we do not offer routine ultrasounds only.
Our highly skilled team are committed to provide guidance and support to ensure your experience is as stress-free and enjoyable as possible. Our aim is to make every family feel comfortable and have the experience they desire. We provide the following services:
Our collaboration with the Canberra Fetal Assessment Centre enables us to provide comprehensive ultrasound services for women in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (O&G).
When seeking consultation with our O&G specialists at the Capital Specialist Centre DEAKIN, every woman benefits from our convenient in-house ultrasound service.
Our collaboration with the Canberra Fetal Assessment Centre enables us to provide comprehensive ultrasound services for women in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (O&G).
When seeking consultation with our O&G specialists at the Capital Specialist Centre DEAKIN, every woman benefits from our convenient in-house ultrasound service.
Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) is a simple, low risk screening test available to women who are 10 weeks and over. It is a blood test that analyses cell free DNA in the maternal blood and gives a very high detection rate for Down syndrome (Trisomy 21), it also gives an indication of whether the fetus is at a high or low risk of having Trisomy 13 and Trisomy 18. It will detect 99% of Trisomy 21 fetuses. The results typically take 7-10 days and there is a 2-4% chance of an inconclusive result.
A low risk result would be reassuring, reducing the risk of aneuploidy to approximately 1 in 10,000, while a high risk result should be confirmed with invasive testing (organised through Canberra Fetal Assessment Centre).
Unfortunately, this is a private test and not yet on the Medicare Benefits schedule. The NIPT package through CFAC & CSC costs $625 and includes an early pregnancy ultrasound and the NIPT/FTS blood collection.
Other pathology can also be collected on the same day, including Antenatal Pathology and CMV screening.
Please contact CFAC to make a booking for the NIPT package:
www.cfac.com.au or 02 6162 0582
At Capital Specialist Centre, we can facilitate the collection of your VCGS Prepair, genetic carrier screening. No referral or request is needed, we handle everything for you!
Genetic carrier screening is a simple mouth saliva swab that is taken for you and your reproductive partner to find out if you are carriers for a genetic condition.
At CSC we handle everything for you, from the request and consent form, collection of the swab, handling and sending of the swab to VCGS and the processing and notifying of all results. There is a free genetic counselling service available to patients through VCGS for all high-risk results. All high-risk results will be followed up by one of our specialist Obstetricians.
There are 3 different tests for Prepair Genetic Carrier Screening to consider:
Prepair is a “once in a lifetime” test, meaning as long as you have not had this test performed before, the laboratory fees for the 3 standard tests are bulkbilled for those who are Medicare eligible.
There is a small $50 admin and processing fee for each patient, payable at Capital Specialist Centre at the time of collection.
Follow the link below to book your Prepair Genetic Carrier Screening swab in today through HotDoc
CSC offers the services of Dr Alisha Azmir, a specialist consultant surgeon. Dr Alisha Azmir is a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons trained in minimally invasive techniques for the treatment of benign and malignant colorectal conditions.
Dr Alisha Azmir offers the following specialty services:
Dr Yiing Yiing Goh is a general paediatrician who just moved from New Zealand in April 2024. She attended the University of Glasgow in Scotland and completed the MBChB degree in 2005. She started her paediatric training in Southland Hospital, NZ in 2007 and moved to Canberra in 2008. She underwent her paediatric training in both Australia and New Zealand. She was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2016.
Services provided:
Private paediatric consult
Paediatric diabetes
Autism management
ADHD management
CSC Deakin serves as the premier hub for obstetrics and gynaecology, ensuring comprehensive care for expectant mothers and women’s health.
Canberra Fetal Assessment Centre (CFAC)
Our collaboration with the Canberra Fetal Assessment Centre enables us to provide comprehensive ultrasound services for women in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (O&G).
CSC Bruce offers specialised rooms for highly trained specialists including paediatrics, colorectal and general surgery. We also facilitating collection for VCGS Percept NIPT and VCGS Prepair genetic carrier screening.
Locations
Deakin
Address:
Unit 12/2 King Street
Deakin ACT 2600
(Entry B)
Phone:
02 6196 6776
Fax
02 5115 0711
Email:
Bruce
Address:
85/15 Braybrooke Street
Bruce ACT 2617
Phone:
02 6196 6776
Fax
02 5115 0711
Email:
All Rights Reserved | Capital Specialist Centre
Carefully Designed by PupDigital