Private Obstetrician
Sunshine Coast
Your pregnancy, known, supported and guided — from the very first visit.
Your care is provided by Dr Natalie Shaddock from your first appointment through pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. Continuity of care is at the heart of private obstetrics.
Nucleus Medical Suites, Buderim Private Hospital precinct — the Sunshine Coast's only private maternity hospital.
"From your first appointment to birth and beyond — continuity of care, from the specialist who knows you."
Continuity
Dr Natalie Shaddock is present from your first consultation through pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period — building an understanding of you that carries through every decision.
Availability
Dr Natalie provides dedicated 24-hour on-call care for her obstetric patients, with local availability to attend whenever required. Day or night — it is your specialist who responds.
Confidence
Decisions about your birth plan, your management, your care are made with a specialist who understands both your medical history and what matters most to you personally.
What your pregnancy
looks like with us.
From the moment you book, your care is coordinated, consistent and genuinely personal. Here is what you can expect at every stage.
Where your care begins — and where Dr Natalie begins to know you.
Your history, your hopes, your questions. This appointment sets the foundation for everything that follows. Unhurried, thorough and genuinely focused on you.
Regular appointments with the same specialist, throughout.
Each visit builds on the last. Screening, growth checks and imaging are reviewed and explained by Dr Natalie at every stage — with time for your questions.
Your preferences, explored unhurriedly with someone who knows your full picture.
Your birth preferences are discussed with time to explore your options. Decisions are made with a specialist who has followed your entire pregnancy — not someone meeting you for the first time.
The doctor who has known you throughout is there when it matters most.
Dr Natalie delivers at Buderim Private Hospital — the Sunshine Coast's only private maternity hospital. Your care, your specialist, one location.
Care that continues after birth, with the same familiar presence.
Dr Natalie supports your recovery, your newborn's early weeks and your wellbeing in the postnatal period — with the continuity that has defined your care throughout.
Eyes on you and your baby,
where it matters most.
Ultrasound is an important part of understanding and monitoring pregnancy over time. At Athena O&G, imaging is performed within your appointments where appropriate, allowing findings to be reviewed and discussed with Dr Natalie Shaddock during your consultation.
Imaging, discussion and planning happen together — in the same appointment, with your specialist present.
In-room imaging
Imaging performed and reviewed during your appointment, at key stages throughout pregnancy.
3D / 4D imaging
Detailed imaging of your baby's development at key stages, reviewed and explained during your appointment.
With your specialist
Findings discussed during your appointment, with time for questions, explanation and ongoing planning where needed.
Reassurance at every stage
Regular imaging throughout your pregnancy means nothing is missed and every finding is explained by the specialist who knows your history.
Dr Natalie Shaddock
MBBS · FRANZCOG · Obstetrician & GynaecologistDr Natalie Shaddock founded Athena O&G because she believed women deserved more from specialist care — more time, more continuity, and a doctor who genuinely knows them.
When you book with Athena O&G, you see Dr Natalie from your very first appointment. She is the specialist who will guide your pregnancy, plan your birth and be present when your baby arrives. That is not a feature of the practice — it is the reason the practice exists.
With experience across routine and high-risk pregnancies, Dr Natalie brings clinical depth and a genuinely personal approach to every stage of care.
Nucleus Medical Suites,
Buderim.
Our rooms are within Buderim Private Hospital precinct — where Dr Natalie also delivers. Your care, your specialist, one location.
When you arrive, make your way to Nucleus Medical Suites. Take blue lift A to level 2 — our team will be there to welcome you.
Buderim Private Hospital Precinct
Suite 3, 23 Elsa Wilson Drive, Buderim QLD 4556 — the Sunshine Coast's only private maternity hospital.
hospital precinct
Frequently asked
questions.
If your question is not here, our team is always happy to help before you book.
Still have questions? Call us on (07) 5406 7030 — we are always glad to help.
Your pregnancy
deserves more.
Not managed from a file. Not handed between doctors. From your very first appointment, Dr Natalie is your specialist — and she will be with you throughout.
Suite 3, 23 Elsa Wilson Drive, Buderim
By appointment