A child health nurse supports you once you are home from hospital with a newborn baby. Learn more about their role and how they can help you.

Contact Pregnancy, Birth and Baby on 1800 882 436 to speak to a maternal child health nurse.

Routine health checks with a child health nurse or GP will check your child's growth and development and keep up to date with their routine vaccinations.

Read about your baby’s health from head to toe to help spot any problems early, and know when you need to seek health advice from a doctor or nurse.

Speak face to face with a friendly maternal child health nurse about any questions you may have about you and your child. Available from 7am to midnight AEST. Video call is available within Australia only.

Cluster feeding is when your baby wants lots of short feeds over a few hours. Find out when your baby is most likely to do this, and how to cope.

At 11 months, your baby is almost a toddler. You'll be surprised at how quickly they move around your home and how independent they become.

Babies born with tongue-tie can’t move their tounge freely. Having tongue-tie can make feeding more difficult for your baby, but help is available.

Engorgement is when your breasts are overfull with milk and fluids. It is usually temporary and will lessen to adjust to your baby's needs.

Oversupply or hyperlactation is when you make more milk than your baby requires. Find out here what to do if you have too much breast milk.