Obstetrics and Gynaecology

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is a busy clinical unit at the Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) and provides a large range of services to the diverse population of the Top End.

Approximately 2,000 births per year take place at RDH, with several hundred occurring at regional hospitals in Katherine and Gove. High-risk pregnancies are common, with a higher proportion of women experiencing pre-term birth, gestational diabetes, renal disease and rheumatic heart disease than in other locations.

Gynaecological services include colposcopy, urodynamic and advanced laparoscopy with an active outreach program to communities across the Top End.

There is an active program of education, audit and research available to all junior doctors who join our unit. This includes teaching for medical students from the Flinders University Northern Territory Medical Program.