Hey hun, if you book in at Nepean you will go through the midwifery clinic for your antenatal care. That is, you will (mostly) see the same antenatal midwife throughout your prg. Nepean has a birthing centre but unfortunately it's been closed for many years due to lack of funding and staff etc - a real bummer because that would have been my first choice every time.

You will deliver in the delivery suite, be cared for by whatever midwives happen to be on that shift and then you'll transfer upstairs to the postnatal ward. The delivery suites are fantastic, they have huge corner baths where I've wallowed through both of my labours so far! LOL. Unfortunately no water birth for me due to slight complications but it is possible depending on the experience of the midwife who happens to care for you (if you're interested in that sort of thing).

My last prg I went in as a private patient with my own ob at the delivery, but the midwifery care I received during labour and on the postnatal ward was fantastic, as it was with my first birth when I went in as a public patient through the midwifery clinic.

You won't have any problems booking in at 12 weeks - however, be prepared because they are very, very busy and you may have a wait before your first appt. This isn't a big deal, but it might mean you have to see your Dr for shared care for a bit longer.