Waitakere Hospital Site Map

Antenatal Clinic (WTK)

How to get there

General Antenatal clinics at Waitakere is located by the Maternity Entrance. Clinic rooms are just behind the reception.

Diabetes clinics are held in the Aratika building which is located the back carpark, behind the electric fleet cars.

Photo of Maternity Reception

Before you arrive

  • Look up the patients before you arrive using Clinical Portal and Badgernet.

    • Write down the following information. Maternal Age, GxPx, Gestation, Reason for Referral

    • Write a list of questions you might ask or advice to might give

  • Watch ‘How to examine a pregnant abdomen’ video on CANVAS

  • Make sure you arrive early, before the clinic starts

  • Ensure you have a paper measuring tape (they are in each clinic room)

When you arrive

Introduce yourself to the reception staff, say you are here to sit in with the doctor. Ask where you should wait.

When the doctor arrives, introduce yourself. Say that you have looked up the cases and that you were hoping to have the opportunity to examine some pregnant abdomen.

What you might be able to do from the logbook

  • Conduct an antenatal history and exam

  • Examination of a pregnant abdomen

  • Assessment of clinical conditions eg SGA, Pregnancy with a pre-existing medical condition (See Page 6-7)

Other opportunities to look out for

  • Take BP

  • Read the urine dipstick

  • Review a CTG