Pregnancy Advisory Service

In reply to Ms BEDFORD (Florey) (26 July 2019). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing): I have been advised:

1. The Pregnancy Advisory Centre (PAC), administered by the Central Adelaide Local Health Network, offers safe and specialised health care and advice on unplanned pregnancy and termination services for South Australian women.

A number of metropolitan and country hospitals also offer counselling and termination services, including The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (under the auspices of the PAC), Flinders Medical Centre, Noarlunga Hospital and Lyell McEwin Hospital. The Women and Children's Health Network provide termination services for gestation up to 22 weeks and six days with congenital anomalies/foetal compromise or medical grounds.

Regional centres offering services include Mount Barker, Clare, Gawler, Murray Bridge, Port Lincoln, Tanunda and Wallaroo. With the exception of Mount Barker, these regional services provide medical terminations up to nine weeks gestation, and provide quality referral services beyond that time.

The Pregnancy Advisory Centre is run by Central Adelaide Local Health Network.

2. The Pregnancy Advisory Centre is run by the Central Adelaide Local Health Network. Termination services at the Women's and Children's Health Network that replicated those provided by the Pregnancy Advisory Centre were consolidated to the Pregnancy Advisory Centre in July 2018 to ensure women receive more timely, streamlined services from the specialist multidisciplinary team.