IMPORTANT NEWS: Gosford Private Hospital made the decision to close their Maternity Unit in March 2025. This is deeply upsetting news, not only for our pregnant mums and families who have delivered here, but for the entire Central Coast community.
Dr Raouf Farag M.B.B.Ch; AMCC; FRANZCOG
Dr Farag is an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist in Gosford on the Central Coast.
Dr Farag provided a full range of obstetric care to women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period. His practice offers an innovative model of private Obstetric care both for routine and high risk pregnancies.
Dr Farag aims to provide first class service to his customers and a flexible approach to family centred care. He endeavours to support childbirth choices and personalise birthing experiences as much as possible.
He works in conjunction with couples to facilitate a successful and happy birth process. Natural births are supported including vaginal twin births, and external cephalic version for breech presentations at term.
Dr Farag also performs operative obstetrics including instrumental deliveries and caesarean sections. Dr Farag sees his role as not only helping you to achieve your aims, but also to ensure that you and your baby are delivered in the safest possible way. Pregnancy is associated with many changes to your body and lifestyle and you will be inundated with information.
There are many available sources of information including books and pamphlets. Antenatal classes and Calm Birth classes are encouraged. They will help to orientate you to the hospital and the maternity unit and area valuable way to help you and your partner prepare for the birth of your baby and for parenthood.
If you have any questions it is often helpful to write them down and discuss them at your first visit. Partners and family members are more than welcome to accompany you to these visits.
Closure of Gosford Private Hospital Maternity Services
In October 2024, we received confirmation that Gosford Private Hospital (owned by Healthe Care) have made the decision to cease their Maternity Services as of Monday 31 March 2025. I understand this is heartbreaking news for many, especially for our pregnant mums, families who have previously given birth here, and those who had hoped to one day deliver at Gosford Private. As the only private maternity facility on the Central Coast, this decision impacts the entire community, and the team at Coastal Women’s Health share in your disappointment.
