Flea,

A work colleague of mine is preg with her first & hubby is very excited!

They have full cover & so he wanted her to use the Private system...
They recently found out (after having paid over a few thousand to their Private OB) that any complications (she has polyps in her lungs that can burst during labour & she could bleed out!) she would be admitted to the nearest Public hospital as the Private hospitals don't cater to specialist care!

After all of this they are quite annoyed, when it costs them enough money alreafy for Private cover & then the OB fees & all the scans, blood tests etc that they have paid for & when compared to what I have paid to see my OB through Public system they are really P'd off!

I am not sure of how much the OB fees are, as mine bulk bills most appointments (after 20 wks) but I think all private OB's can charge whatever they like!??

Best of luck, my friend had Gestational Diabetes with first but not with second & went to full term...