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In the 30 years to follow, Dr Cary has helped deliver more than 7,000 babies, a roughly even split of girls and boys, and including more than 100 sets of twins. 

Dr Cary says he knew his future from a young age, after being inspired by stories from his father, who worked as an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Pindara Private Hospital from 1979 – 1998. 

“From a young age I knew that if I got into medicine I would focus on women’s health and obstetrics. It started with my father’s musings and discussions about it, and from him telling me some of the real positives of obstetrics as a specialty,” Dr Cary said. 

Dr Cary says while much has changed since 1993, some things remain the same. 

“The medical practice of a delivery, even a caesarean delivery, really hasn’t changed that much. The actual process of a baby being delivered is much the same, however, the equipment is far more advanced. 

“Our monitoring of women in labour has come a long way. We now have mobile heart monitors so the patient can walk around with them on. We also now have the ability to log in to the devices from our computers or smart phones and review the heart monitoring in real time, even if we’re not in the actual room, which is fantastic. 

“The birth suites have also developed and grown. There were only two birth suites when I started and now there is five. The maternity ward and the neo-natal nursery are a lot larger now.”

One thing which hasn’t changed, according to Dr Cary, is the dedication and commitment of the staff at Pindara Private Hospital. 

“The whole ethos, ever since I started here in the early 90s, the focus has been on a very caring staff. There is a very close-knit feel to the hospital, very tight relationships between nursing staff and doctors and support staff. All the midwives I’ve known over the years have treated the patients as their very close friends. It’s not just in maternity, clinicians from all specialties echo this.”

Pindara Private Hospital CEO, Mark Page, said Dr Cary is a much-loved member of the Pindara team. 

“Dr Andrew Cary has been a very loyal Pindara doctor for so many years and is much loved by everyone – his patients and his colleagues. I want to congratulate Dr Cary on reaching 30 years as a specialist here, and hope to see him around for some time to come.”