Westmead Private Hospital maternity guide

Westmead Private Hospital is a private hospital in Westmead, in Western Sydney, and part of Ramsay Health Care. Its maternity unit is on Level 1, and the hospital is next to Westmead Hospital and The Children's Hospital at Westmead. You choose an accredited private obstetrician to lead your care, and you give birth in the hospital's Birth Suite. If you think you are in labour, or you are worried about yourself or your baby, call the Birth Suite on (02) 8837 9187. Midwives answer this line 24 hours a day. For bookings and maternity questions, call Maternity Reception on (02) 8837 9279.

Westmead Private Hospital maternity at a glance

• Hospital type: Private hospital
• Run by: Ramsay Health Care
• In labour: Call the Birth Suite first on (02) 8837 9187
• Pregnancy care options: Private obstetrician accredited at Westmead Private
• Birth Suite: Birthing suites with large ensuites and a bed for your partner
• Nursery: Level 2 Special Care Nursery with 14 cots
• Typical stay: 3 nights (vaginal birth), 4 nights (caesarean)

Where is Westmead Private maternity, and how do I contact it?

• Address: Maternity unit, Level 1, Westmead Private Hospital, corner of Mons and Darcy Roads, Westmead NSW 2145
• Birth Suite: (02) 8837 9187, answered by midwives 24 hours a day. Please do not give this number to friends and family.
• Maternity Reception and bookings: (02) 8837 9279
• General enquiries: (02) 8837 9000
• In labour: call the Birth Suite before you leave home. Use the Mons Road entrance on the eastern side of the building. At night, press the buzzer on the left of the entrance and a midwife will answer. Take the lift next to the pharmacy up to the maternity unit on Level 1.
• Parking: on site, under the hospital or along the eastern side of the building. A long-term maternity parking pass is sold at reception.

How do I book in at Westmead Private Hospital to have my baby?

You need an obstetrician who is accredited at Westmead Private. The hospital asks you to finish your admission by the fourth month of pregnancy.

1. Choose your obstetrician. The hospital's website has a list of accredited obstetricians. Your obstetrician gives you an antenatal card at your first visit, so carry it with you.
2. Fill in the online maternity admission. It takes about 30 minutes. Have your Medicare card, health fund details and your GP's name and address ready.
3. Finish your health history. Complete the online maternity health history and consents. Your obstetrician sends the admission referral and consent form to the hospital for you.
4. Wait for your confirmation. Once the hospital has all three parts, you get a letter confirming your booking within 10 business days.
5. Book your classes and a tour. Book classes as soon as you get the email confirming your booking. Classes are for Westmead Private maternity patients only.

If you do not have private health insurance, ask the Maternity Bookings team about the hospital's self-funded maternity package.

What pregnancy care and classes does Westmead Private Hospital offer?

• Private obstetrician care. Your obstetrician looks after you in pregnancy and at the birth. Talk about fees with each specialist, because obstetric, anaesthetic and paediatric fees are arranged with them directly.
• Fetal Monitoring Clinic. If your obstetrician wants to check you and your baby before the birth, midwives run this outpatient clinic next to the Birth Suite.
• Antenatal classes. Choices include childbirth and parenting sessions, active birth, caesarean section, Kidsaver CPR and first aid, the Positive Birth Program and an online antenatal program. The hospital suggests going after 30 to 32 weeks. Fees apply, so check the price when you book.
• Maternity tours. Live virtual tours on Zoom run on Tuesday evenings at 7pm, and face to face tours run on Thursday afternoons. Each takes about an hour. Bookings are needed, and only you and one other adult can come.

To compare the ways you can be cared for in pregnancy, see NSW Health's Pregnancy care options in NSW.

What are the Westmead Private birthing suites like?

The birthing suites have large ensuites with showers, and each suite has overnight facilities for your partner. On a face to face tour you may see a birthing suite, the postnatal rooms and the luxury parenting suites, if they are free. Call the Birth Suite if your waters break, you have bleeding, you notice changes in your baby's movements, you have signs of labour before 37 weeks, you are no longer comfortable at home, or you feel worried.

See inside: photo gallery with a Birth Suite section, a standard postnatal room, a Deluxe Parenting Suite and the Special Care Nursery (photos by Westmead Private Hospital).

Does Westmead Private Hospital have a special care nursery?

Yes. Westmead Private has a Level 2 Special Care Nursery with 14 cots, for premature babies or babies who need extra support. If your baby needs intensive care, a transfer to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit can be arranged quickly. The hospital is next to Westmead Hospital and The Children's Hospital at Westmead, but intensive care access depends on bed availability. Check that your health fund covers a Special Care Nursery stay.

How long will I stay at Westmead Private Hospital after giving birth?

In most cases you stay 3 nights after a vaginal birth and 4 nights after a caesarean. You are guaranteed a private room with an ensuite after the birth. The ward also has 8 Deluxe Parenting Suites, which cost extra. One support person can stay overnight at no charge. Children cannot stay overnight.

Visiting hours are 10am to 12 noon and 3pm to 8pm. Please ask visitors not to come during the rest period from 12 noon to 3pm. These times do not apply to partners.

What support is there after I take my baby home?

• Infant Feeding Support Centre: a women's only space in the hospital where you can drop in for feeding help during your stay, with the lactation team.
• Postnatal classes in hospital: breastfeeding, parenting skills, a bathing demonstration and free postnatal physiotherapy classes.
• Infant massage classes: free online classes on Zoom on weekday mornings for parents who had their baby at the hospital. Places are limited, so book ahead.
• Physiotherapy: outpatient physiotherapy at Westmead, Blacktown, Penrith and Bella Vista, during pregnancy and after you go home.
• Karitane Careline: 1300 227 464, and the Tresillian Parents Help Line: 1300 272 736.
• healthdirect: 24 hour health advice on 1800 022 222. In an emergency, call Triple Zero (000).

From your first night at home, follow the Red Nose safe sleep recommendations.

Other maternity hospitals near Westmead

• Westmead Hospital Public
• Auburn Hospital Public
• Blacktown Hospital Public
• Norwest Private Hospital Private
• Fairfield Hospital Public
• Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital Public

See all New South Wales birthing hospitals.

Westmead Private Hospital maternity FAQs

Hospital details checked against Westmead Private Hospital (Ramsay Health Care) on 21 October 2026. Services and contact details can change, so confirm with the hospital before you go. This page is general information and is not medical advice.