Kirby - I'm from Long Beach, which is near Los Angeles. I've actually been in Melbourne for almost 2 years now.....but it seems to take much longer than that to figure out the Medicare system lol. For example, I have been seeing a gynacologist here for about 6 months, she is helping me with PCOS so that I could conceive, and I already had an appointment scheduled with her for next week to review my progress BEFORE I knew I was pregnant, so when I found out I was I called her office to see if I should just keep the existing appointment but change it into my first prenatal appointment. They said to keep the appointment but that I will need a new referral because it is a new "condition"! What the? So I guess I have to go see my gp and pay for an appointment just so I can get a referral. Seems ridiculous to me. Anyhow, if anyone has any input on public hospitals, I'd appreciate it. Has anyone gone through a high risk pregnancy through a public hospital? I will be on heparin injections throughout my pregnancy and post partum and will have to have a planned caesarian when the time comes.

Thanks for your help!
Stephanie