Untold Angel, I am in Vic but I assume NSW would be the same. For maternity services, the preference is to take you to the hospital you are booked into. However, that may not be clinically appropriate for either you or the bub and that decision can only be made at the time after an assessment. For example, if you are a pre term labour presenting with an imminent delivery, you would be taken to the nearest hospital with a NICU. If you had a very quick labour and delivered at home, and you and bub were both stable - you would be taken to the hospital you are booked into.

Here in Vic, obstetrics patients greater than 20 weeks gestation are not triaged in ED, therefore HEWS and bypass are not relevant. The paramedics should get the ambulance clinician to contact the maternity ward directly to arrange your admission.