Join maternity nurse unit manager Tracie Norman, obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Ralph Nader and child family nurse unit manager Cheryl Feeney as they de-mystify the pregnancy journey, and discuss the services available in the Hawkesbury and how to access them.

The maternity unit at Hawkesbury is pretty unique. Generations of Hawkesbury residents return to have their babies at Hawkesbury District Health Service. In fact, some of the midwives both past and present have had the pleasure of attending and supporting mums whose births they were present for, decades before.

Join maternity nurse unit manager Tracie Norman, obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr Ralph Nader and child family nurse unit manager Cheryl Feeney as they explore what makes having a baby at Hawkesbury so unique. They discuss the range of services available from midwifery and obstetrician led antenatal clinics to choosing your own obstetrician, private maternity services as well as postnatal care and beyond.

Tracie Norman, Dr Ralph Nader and Cheryl Feeney share their most memorable experiences and also touch on strategies that families can adopt when things do not go to plan.

According to Chronic Pain Australia, chronic pain is one of the world's fastest growing medical conditions and is a significant issue affecting Australians, with over 3.2 million Australians of all ages living with this invisible illness.

Chronic pain imposes a significant burden of disease on the community with 1 in 5 people reporting that they experience chronic or persistent pain.

Join GP Dr Rory Webb, physician Dr Michael Noel and physiotherapist Alex Shaw as they discuss the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to managing chronic pain, and the services available in the Hawkesbury.

Physician Dr Michael Noel is Clinical Director, Supportive and Palliative Care at Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District and talks about medical options for managing pain. Physiotherapist Alex Shaw facilitates the Hawkesbury District Health Services Pain Clinic and looks at the role that self-management can play in living with pain over the long-term.

As discussed in part one of our Hip Pain in the Hawkesbury, our hospital is home to some of the country’s leading orthopaedic surgeons.

In this second part of our Hip series, Tina Thew talks to Dr Michael Walsh, who discusses the presentation and diagnosis of lateral hip pain, particularly gluteal tendinopathy, which is often treated as another common condition called trochanteric bursitis.

Dr Walsh shares his unique approach to hip tendon surgery, a procedure for which he is internationally recognised. In fact people travel from all over the country and indeed the world to be looked after by Dr Walsh, here at our local hospital.