I went private both times however both times ended up with a different ob. I still think its worth going private.

The first time around, my bub came a couple of weeks before the due date and my ob was on holiday, so another female ob from the same practise (who was brilliant) delivered our baby.

The second time, my waters broke at a very early gestation and so I needed to transfer to a specialist hospital where I was linked with a new ob (female, private ob). She was fantastic. I also had my previous ob (male, private ob) contact me in hospital and make an appointment for my 6 week check-up, and it was good to have that link as well.