Resources for general practitioners

CPD/Events

To maintain affiliation with the ANSC program, there are ongoing educational requirements for each RACGP triennium. Over the three-year period (2023-2025), GPs are required to accrue at least 6 CPD hours in either antenatal and/or postnatal specific educational activities. Relevant educational activities can be completed as face-to-face and online webinars (CESPHN or external events) or as online education modules.

You can keep your records up to date by forwarding a copy of your CPD statement to ansc@cesphn.com.au

CESPHN education events can be viewed on the  CESPHN Events page and will also be posted on the events webpage and Sydney Health Weekly. Recorded CESPHN education events can be found on the CESPHN Youtube Library.

GP ANSC Program eNewsletter

The ANSC program eNewsletter is circulated quarterly and contains up-to-date information and resources about the three ANSC programs in the CESPHN region. The newsletter is the main way to provide GPs with important information about the ANSC programs. Any urgent or critical updates are sent in addition to the quarterly ANSC eNewsletter. If you are an affiliated ANSC GP and have not been receiving this newsletter, please contact ansc@cesphn.com.au.

• • HealthPathways Sydney Early Pregnancy Assessment pathway  (SLHD)

• • HealthPathways South Eastern Sydney Pregnancy Requests (SESLHD)

• • HealthPathways Sydney Fetal Movements Pathway (SLHD)

• •  HealthPathways South Eastern Sydney Antenatal Care – Routine Pathway (SESLHD)

Additional resources:

• • Movements matter – comprehensive suite of resources for both health professionals and consumers developed by the Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth. Translated information also available

• • Safer Baby Bundle – online learning module developed by the Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth covering 5 elements: Smoking Cessation, Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR), Decreased Fetal Movements (DFM), Side Sleeping and Timing of Birth.

• • Safer Baby Bundle Handbook and Resource Guide – Handbook developed by the Centre of Research Excellence in Stillbirth covering 5 elements : Smoking Cessation, Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR), Decreased Fetal Movements (DFM), Side Sleeping and Timing of Birth.

• • HealthPathways Sydney Hyperglycaemia in pregnancy  (SLHD)

• • HealthPathways South Eastern Sydney Diabetes in Pregnancy Pathway  (SESLHD)

Additional resources

• • National Gestational Diabetes Register – Gestational diabetes follow-up flowchart

• • Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society (ADIPS) 2025 consensus recommendations for the screening, diagnosis and classification of gestational diabetes

• • Updated ADIPS 2025 GDM diagnostic criteria (RHW only)[NL1] [ED2]

• • HealthPathways Sydney Pregnancy and Postpartum Mental Health (SLHD)

• • HealthPathways South Eastern Sydney Perinatal Mental Health Pathway (SESLHD)

Clinical Services

Psychological Support Services (PSS)

PSS provides FREE short term face-to-face psychological services to people living in the CESPHN region. Priority groups include women experiencing perinatal depression from conception to 12 months after birth.

For more information visit our PSS page

St John of God Medical Centre

Free Medicare fund Psychiatrist service for women in the perinatal period that cannot afford a consult with a private psychiatrist.

The clinic provides short term assessment, therapy, and treatment plan and the woman is referred back to the GP for ongoing management

For more information and referral processes visit Clinic Information and GP Referral Form

Gidget Foundation

The Gidget Foundation provides services such as:

• • Gidget House – provides free individual psychological counselling sessions (up to 10 sessions) for expectant parents and new parents. Delivered face to face.

• • Start Talking Telehealth – a national service providing free telehealth psychological counselling services (up to 10 sessions) for expectant and new parents delivered via video call

Additional resources:

• • Mental health resource for women and families

• • Antenatal Risk Questionnaire/Postnatal Risk Questionnaire (ANRQ/PNRQ)

    • • ANRQ/PNRQ Clinician Information and Scoring Template

• • PANDA

• • Centre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE)

• • Screening and assessment tools

• • The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale translated and validated for 18 languages (4.00 MB)

• • Clinical Practice Guidelines for Mental Health Care in the Perinatal Period (2023)

• • beyondblue – provides access to a variety of information regarding perinatal mental health

• • sms4dads – A free service that delivers three texts each week with tips, information and links to other services to help fathers understand and connect with their baby, support their partner and monitor their wellbeing.

• • Tips, practical advice and support for fathers[NL3]

• • NSW Health:  Centre for Genetics Education

• • Patient Brochures-  cFTS, NIPT, CVS & Amniocentesis, Pre-term preeclampsia (SLHD)

• • Patient Brochure- Prenatal testing booklet

• • RACGP – Genomics in general practice

• • RACGP – Reproductive carrier testing

• • RACGP – First trimester screening in general practice

• • Search for Certified Operators to perform Nuchal Translucency

• • Translated material regarding genetics, prenatal testing and pregnancy are located at the Multicultural Health Communication Service – NSW Health.

• • Get Healthy in Pregnancy ( NSW Health) – Free telephone-based service to support all women about eat healthily, getting active and maintaining a healthy weight during pregnancy

• • Eat For Health ( Australian Government)

• • Pregnancy and alcohol  (Australian Government)

• • Tobacco smoking and pregnancy ( NSW Health)

The NSW Health GBS screening brochure can be found here in multiple languages.

• • Sydney Health Pathways Breastfeeding Pathway (SLHD)

• • South East Sydney Health Pathways Breastfeeding Pathway (SESLHD)

Additional resources:

• • NHMRC Infant Feeding Guidelines

• • Australian Breastfeeding Association

• • Search for a Certified Lactation Consultant: Lactation Consultants Association of Australia and New Zealand (LCANZ)

• • Cross Cultural Workers in Maternity & Child & Family Health Services [ED4] [NL5] [ED6] – free and confidential service for women and families from migrant and refugee backgrounds, and International students who are birthing and/or using child and family health services in South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD)

• • Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Health (SLHD)

• • NSW Health: Multicultural Health Communication Sevice – Translated material regarding pregnancy related issues

• • The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale translated and validated for 18 languages (4.00 MB)

• • Vaccinations before, during and after pregnancy – NSW Health

• • Vaccination for women who are planning pregnancy, pregnant or breastfeeding – The Australian Immunisation Handbook

• • Immunisation in pregnancy – Immunisation (Department of Health)

• • Pre vaccination information –   The Australian Immunisation Handbook[NL7] [ED8]

• • Sydney HealthPathways – Thyroid Disease in pregnancy (SLHD)

• • South Eastern Sydney Health Pathways Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy (SESLHD)

Additional resources:

• • Thyroid Disease Guidelines and referral flowchart: Who to screen, Thyroid Function Test Reference ranges in pregnancy, referral criteria (SLHD)