❓ Libby Mettam asks about the number of maternity bypasses at Perth metropolitan and country health services in WA from April to September 2025. The answer provides a breakdown by hospital, with some figures reported as '<5' for privacy.
AnsweredQoN 980Legislative Assembly
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I refer to patients impacted by maternity bypass, and I ask: (a) How many maternity bypasses have occurred across the Perth metropolitan health services administered by the health department in the months of April, May, June, July, August and September 2025, with a breakdown by hospital; and (b) How many maternity bypasses have occurred across the country health services administered by the health department in the months of April, May, June, July, August and September 2025, with a breakdown by hospital?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
16 December 2025
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
9 days
(a) and (b)
MONTHS - 2025
April
May
June
July
August
September
Fiona Stanley Hospital
<5
<5
0
<5
<5
<5
Rockingham General Hospital
8
<5
<5
6
<5
<5
Peel Health Campus
5
<5
<5
<5
6
6
Osborne Park Hospital
7
6
<5
<5
<5
5
Armadale Health Service
<5
<5
<5
<5
<5
<5
Bentley Health Service
0
0
0
0
<5
0
SJOG Midland
0
0
0
0
0
<5
Kimberley
0
0
0
0
0
0
Pilbara
0
0
0
0
0
0
Midwest
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wheatbelt
0
0
0
0
0
0
Goldfields
0
0
0
0
0
0
Great Southern
0
0
0
0
0
0
South West
0
0
0
0
0
0
MONTHS - 2025
April
May
June
July
August
September
Fiona Stanley Hospital
<5
<5
0
<5
<5
<5
Rockingham General Hospital
8
<5
<5
6
<5
<5
Peel Health Campus
5
<5
<5
<5
6
6
Osborne Park Hospital
7
6
<5
<5
<5
5
Armadale Health Service
<5
<5
<5
<5
<5
<5
Bentley Health Service
0
0
0
0
<5
0
SJOG Midland
0
0
0
0
0
<5
Kimberley
0
0
0
0
0
0
Pilbara
0
0
0
0
0
0
Midwest
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wheatbelt
0
0
0
0
0
0
Goldfields
0
0
0
0
0
0
Great Southern
0
0
0
0
0
0
South West
0
0
0
0
0
0
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