Be aware though, while you won't normally pay anything depending on your PHI and which Dr for in hospital services, you do pay for both appts (check-ups with the Ob and u/sounds) and the majority of obs have a planning and management fee which is usually somewhere around $1500-2500 out of pocket. You get about $500 of this back from Medicare.

Some public hospitals like to send you home relatively early but arrange home-visits from a midwife for you, others will allow you to stay a bit longer. I had DD at Bentley and pretty well begged to go home on day 3 while they would've preferred I stay longer as I was outside the home visit catchment area - and this was a relatively uncomplicated delivery.
Dear Cranky Kitten,

I live around the corner from Bentley hospital. Do you got private room?
If I have to go public I prefer to go king edward but My friend told methey wouldn't accept anyone with low risk.