Eligible CPD activities for Antenatal Shared Care

GPs wanting to maintain their registration as an ANSC provider must complete three hours of eligible CPD and a short, online form by 31 October each year, to retain their registration.

SWSPHN keeps a record of any CPD completed through the events it hosts. 

GPs are encouraged to notify SWSPHN of any eligible CPD completed external to our organisation. Please email ansc@SWSPHN.com.au.

To ensure the relevance of any external CPD, GPs should consult the list of approved ANSC topics below.

• Anueploidy and early pregnancy screening (including NIPT, NT, cFTS, Pre-eclampsia screening)
• Breastfeeding and infant feeding
• Early pregnancy complications (including miscarriage, molar, ectopic pregnancies, hyperemesis)
• Gestational diabetes
• Hypertension and preeclampsia in pregnancy
• Immediate postnatal period
• Immunisation schedule
• Labour and birth pain relief options in labour, non-pharmacological options for labour, positions for labour and birth, modes of birth, perineal tears and preventative strategies
• LGTBQIA: inclusivity for people having babies
• Medical termination of pregnancy (MTOP) and contraception
• Newborn behaviours including sleep, settling, and safe sleeping
• Newborn check
• Preconception: genetic carrier screening, problem solving, assisted reproductive therapies, subfertility for women and men
• Psychosocial: mental health (anxiety and/or depression during pregnancy), domestic violence, homelessness amongst pregnant women, substance use
• Safety and exposure to medications during pregnancy
• Sexually transmitted infections and diseases and pregnancy impacts
• Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI)/ Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
• Supporting women and families after a perinatal loss (miscarriage, stillbirth or neonatal death)
• Surviving the first six weeks