• Archival Series

Confinement books, South Sydney Women's Hospital

To access these records

Please contact the Medico-Legal Officer, Princes of Wales Hospital:

Phone: (02) 9382 3003

Email: SESLHD-LegalServicesUnit@health.nsw.gov.au

Website: https://www.seslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/services-clinics/directory/right-to-information

Records Location

These records are held by Prince of Wales Hospital (1953 - current).

Details

These books are similar to birth registers. They record the mother’s name, date and time of birth, length and weight of the baby. (The records for the following dates are missing: 25 Jul.-Dec. 1948.) These records were transferred to the Prince of Wales Hospital when the South Sydney Women’s Hospital closed.

Access Conditions

Access to information relating to adoption cases is restricted to the adoptee and the birth parents. For access to these records please contact Prince of Wales Hospital.

 

  • From

    1947

  • To

    1949

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