❓ Ms Mettam asks about the number of maternity bypasses across metropolitan and country health services in WA from April to August 2025. The answer provides a breakdown by health service and hospital.
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I refer to patients impacted by maternity bypass, and I ask: (a) How many maternity bypasses occurred across each metropolitan health service in the months of April, May, June, July and August 2025, with a breakdown by hospital; and (b) How many maternity bypasses have occurred across the country health service in the months of April, May, June, July and August 2025, with a breakdown by hospital?
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Answered
15 October 2025
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
7 days
a)
SMHS
Month-Year
FSH
RGH
PHC
Apr-25
1
8
5
May-25
1
2
2
Jun-25
1
2
1
Jul-25
3
6
3
Aug-25
2
1
6
EMHS
Hospitals
April
May
June
July
August
Total
BHS
0
0
0
0
1
1
AHS
1
1
4
4
2
12
SJOG Midland
0
0
0
0
0
0
NMHS
Month-Year
KEMH
JHC
OPH
April-25
0
0
7
May-25
0
0
6
June-25
0
0
1
July-25
0
0
3
August-25
0
1
2
(b) There have been no occasions of maternity bypass across the country health service in the months of April 2025 - August 2025.
SMHS
Month-Year
FSH
RGH
PHC
Apr-25
1
8
5
May-25
1
2
2
Jun-25
1
2
1
Jul-25
3
6
3
Aug-25
2
1
6
EMHS
Hospitals
April
May
June
July
August
Total
BHS
0
0
0
0
1
1
AHS
1
1
4
4
2
12
SJOG Midland
0
0
0
0
0
0
NMHS
Month-Year
KEMH
JHC
OPH
April-25
0
0
7
May-25
0
0
6
June-25
0
0
1
July-25
0
0
3
August-25
0
1
2
(b) There have been no occasions of maternity bypass across the country health service in the months of April 2025 - August 2025.
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