The Obstetric Records from the Royal North Shore Hospital were kept in bound volumes for the period 1943 to 1963. According to Connecting Kin (1998), not all of these records have been retained. Access Conditions Access to information relating to adoption cases is restricted to the adoptee and the birth parents. For access to these…
The Medical Records from the Royal North Shore Hospital used a new system from 1963. Previously, separate Obstetric Medical Records were kept. From 1963, the centralised unit record was used for information about obstetric and general admissions. It is difficult to determine the exact number of obstetric records in this series, or which records relate…
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…
The amount of information available in these records varies depending on the time period. Earlier records are less comprehensive than records dating from the 1960s. Information given may include mother’s name, address, where transferred from, age, occupation, and religion. Later records also include the mother’s date of birth and, occasionally, details of next of kin….
Birth registers list all the births, including still births, at the Hospital. They record the mother’s name, date and time of birth, length and weight of the baby. These records are housed at the Prince of Wales Hospital, adjacent to the Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick. Access Conditions Access to information relating to adoption cases…
These books record: name, age, occupation, religion and address of the patient; and the name of the doctor under whom the patient was admitted. These records are housed at the Prince of Wales Hospital, adjacent to the Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick. Access Conditions Access to information relating to adoption cases is restricted to the…
The Obstetric Medical Records of the Mater Misericordiae Hospital give information about the birth mother and the baby, including biographical information such as name, date of birth and address of mother; father’s name, if known; baby’s birth details; and clinical information such as treatment given, etc. For the years 1952-1977, the mother and baby notes…
The amount of information available in these records varies depending on the time period. Earlier records are less comprehensive than records dating from the 1960s. Information given may include mother’s name, address, where transferred from, age, occupation, and religion. Later records also include the mother’s date of birth and, occasionally, details of next of kin….
These books (1910-25; Sep. 1928-Mar. 1931; Sep. 1953-Sep. 1970; Sep. 1974-Feb. 1978) are similar to birth registers. They record the mother’s name, date and time of birth, length and weight of the baby. (The following Confinement books are missing: 1925-Sep. 1928; Apr. 1931-Aug. 1953; and Oct. 1970-Aug. 1974). These records are now held by the…
These books are similar to birth registers. They record the mother’s name, date and time of birth, length and weight of the baby. These records are now held by the Prince of Wales Hospital. Access Conditions Access to information relating to adoption cases is restricted to the adoptee and the birth parents. For access to…
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