Mater Mothers' Hospital referral guidelines
Mater Mothers’ Hospital at South Brisbane has a long history of providing maternity and neonatal services for women who live within the catchment, in addition to tertiary referrals from across Queensland and Northern New South Wales.
Mater Mothers’ is now taking referrals for Mater Hospital Springfield for women with an estimated due date of 25 May 2026 or later. To support this change, the Mater Mothers’ Hospital catchment has expanded to include people living in Greater Springfield.
The new suburbs include:
- Springfield Central (4300)
- Redbank Plains (4301)
- Redbank (4301)
- Collingwood Park (4301)
- New Chum (4303)
- Spring Mountain (4300)
Antenatal clinics for women living in Greater Springfield will initially be held at Mater Mothers’ Hospital at South Brisbane and will be offered in Springfield from December 2025.
GPs should submit a Mater Antenatal Clinic referral form as soon as possible after the patient’s first appointment or after confirmation of the due date by ultrasound scan if the last know menstrual period is unknown.
Referrals for Mater Mothers’ Hospital at South Brisbane and Mater Mothers’ Springfield are all triaged at South Brisbane and appointments are allocated according to urgency and due date. Women who live within Greater Springfield will birth at Mater Hospital Springfield unless a higher level of care is required.
A booking appointment will be arranged at an appropriate time depending on the allocated model of care.
Ultrasound reports and a copy of blood test results should be included with the referral or faxed to the antenatal clinic when available.
Women should be referred locally for nuchal translucency scans and routine morphology scans. Women who want diagnostic testing (CVS or amniocentesis) can be referred to the Mater Maternal Fetal Medicine Centre for both counselling and testing.
Please note, there is no catchment restrictions for women under the care of a private obstetrician at Mater Mothers' Private Brisbane.
Download Mater Mothers' catchment information
Contact us
Technical support: 07 3163 8330
Referral enquiries: 07 3163 1861
Mater Mother's booking office: 07 3163 8847
Antenatal Clinic referrals
Mater Mothers’ Hospital Antenatal Clinic uses a standard referral form that must be used when referring a public patient to Mater (please note, referral and catchment criteria for maternity care apply). For more on Mater Mothers' catchment information, click here.
Please ensure forms are completed in full before presentation back to the antenatal clinic. Any incomplete referral forms received, will be returned to the referring doctor.
Antenatal Clinic Forms
Mater Mothers’ Hospital Antenatal clinic referral form is available as a PDF form for download or as a template ready for integration into your practice management software.
Download PDF referral form then fax or email the completed form with ultrasound reports and blood test results to the antenatal clinic.
Download Antenatal Clinic referral
Email: Email GP Liaison
Fax: 07 3163 8053
Practice Management software - referral template forms
Required data fields are able to be auto completed from your management system.
Please note that prior to importing the template into your practice management system, you will be required to save it as a document to your local or network drive - do not open the document prior to saving. To complete the import, open and follow the instructions attached to the relevant software template below.
Select the practice software you use then fax referral, send e-referral via secure messaging or post completed form.
| Practice Software | Template | Last Updated | Instructions |
| Medical Director | Medical Director template (v3.1) | Nov 2017 | Open |
| Best Practice | Best Practice template (v3.1) | Nov 2017 | Open |
| Genie | Genie template | Sep 2016 | Open |
Private patients
Patients living outside the Mater public maternity catchment may still choose to birth at Mater as a private patient, taking advantage of the private patient facilities and options available for insured or self-funding patients.
Mater works with more than 35 leading private obstetricians from Brisbane and Redland. Use our interactive specialist search above to find and learn more about the private obstetricians who deliver at Mater Mothers' Private Brisbane.
