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Quality Maternity Services for the greater Geelong area

The philosophy of the Geelong Maternity Group is to deliver safe, respectful and collaborative care for every woman, in every pregnancy and every birth.

At Geelong Maternity Group, your care is exclusively provided by obstetricians from within our practice. This ensures that you and your baby will be cared for by a doctor you know, regardless of the day or time.

Meet The Team

Dr James Swan

James is a Specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist who has been practicing in Geelong since 1987. Graduating with Honours from Monash University in 1977, James undertook his postgraduate specialist training at The Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne and The Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in the United Kingdom, before returning to Australia.

James is a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and is also a Member of the College in the United Kingdom. He is also a specialist at the University Hospital Geelong and is involved in undergraduate, postgraduate and hospital education.

James and his wife live in Geelong and he has five children.

Dr Michael Shembrey

Michael studied medicine at the University of Melbourne and subsequently completed his postgraduate specialist training at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne and the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in the United Kingdom. Michael has practiced as a specialist obstetrician and gynaecologist in Geelong since 1993.

Michael is a clinical senior lecturer at the Deakin University Medical School and a fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Michael is also the Director of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University Hospital Geelong.

Michael lives in Geelong with his wife and two sons.

Dr Jodie Benson

Jodie studied medicine at The University of Melbourne and commenced her specialist training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Monash Medical Centre. Jodie completed her advanced training in Ireland, working at the Cork University Maternity Hospital where 10,000 babies are born each year. Jodie became a Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 2011. On her return to Australia, Jodie commenced work in Warrnambool; in the same community where she grew up.

Jodie moved to Geelong in 2012. Having initially worked full time at the University Hospital Geelong, Jodie is currently a VMO and is actively involved in the teaching of junior doctors and medical students. Jodie also sits on the Stillbirth subcommittee of the Consultative Council of Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity at the Victorian Department of Health.

Jodie lives in Geelong with her two daughters.

Dr Emily Huning

Emily graduated with honours from Monash University in 2002 and worked in several different fields of medicine before beginning her specialist training in obstetrics and gynaecology.

Emily trained at the Mercy Hospital for Women and the Northern Hospital, also gaining experience working in rural and remote Australia and East Africa.

After completing her advanced training in northwest Tasmania and in Geelong, Emily joined the staff at the University Hospital Geelong where she still works. Emily is active in teaching and training for medical students and junior doctors. Her research interests are maternal critical illness and service provision for women in rural and regional areas.

Emily lives in Geelong, and is delighted to be part of the Geelong Maternity Group.

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