Private Practice Midwifery

A Private Practice Midwife (PPM) practicing in Western Australia (WA) has responsibilities for notification and provision of information in addition to the responsibilities of midwives employed by health services.

Intent of midwife to practice privately

As of 3 October 2024, PPMs are no longer required to notify the Chief Health Officer (CHO) of their intention to enter private practice and Form 1 has been removed from the Regulations.

PPMs can choose to notify the Principal Midwifery Advisor (PMA), in the CNMO, of their intention to enter private practice in order to join a mailing list by providing their contact details via nursingandmidwiferywa@health.wa.gov.au noting this is not mandatory. Please address to the PMA and provide your name and preferred contact details you wish to be added to the mailing list.

The mailing list to allow you to receive ongoing communications from the Department of Health, including opportunities for consultation, access to copies of the WA Handheld Pregnancy Records and updates of professional development opportunities.

Please click on the link below to email your contact details to nursingandmidwiferywa@health.wa.gov.au

Should you require any additional information or assistance please call the CNMO on 0488 725 776

Notification of birth event by PPM

All midwives, including a PPM, must notify of births they attend.

Use this e-form to notify the Chief Health Officer of a birth attended.

Or the paper version of Form 2 (PDF 314KB) may be used.

All notifications of births attended are compiled to the Midwives Notification System (MNS).

Other information for the PPM

The Maternal and Child Health team (MCH) has developed a resource called the Supply of Documents to PPMs (PDF 261KB) outlining sources of many of the forms and documents required by a PPM to conduct their practice. Some of these documents are supplied to PPMs by the MCH.

To receive information disseminated by MCH that may be relevant to the responsibilities of a PPM, the PPM must maintain their contact details with the MCH.

Maternal and Child Health
Tel: 6373 1882
Fax: 9222 4408
Email: birthdata@health.wa.gov.au