Your GP (doctor) will talk to you about where you would like to have your baby.

Most women choose to give birth at either:

• a public hospital, or
• a private hospital.

The Queensland Government website has more information about the different options for giving birth in Queensland.

Public hospitals

If you choose to give birth at a public hospital, you will usually go to your local maternity hospital. Here is a list of public maternity hospitals in the Metro South Health local area:

• Mater Mothers’ Hospital
• Logan Hospital
• Beaudesert Hospital
• Redland Hospital

Read about the maternity care options available in public hospitals.

Private hospitals

If you have private health insurance (or you can afford to pay the up-front costs), you can choose to give birth at a private hospital.

Some examples of private maternity hospitals are:

• Greenslopes Private Hospital
• Mater Mothers' Private Brisbane
• Mater Mothers' Private Redland
• Sunnybank Private Hospital