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

Speak with a midwife/maternal child health nurses available between 7am and midnight (AET) for free and confidential advice, support and guidance.

Different kinds of nurses work with children. Your child might sometimes see a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, practice nurse or school nurse.

Community child health nurses support all families with young children. We provide a range of important free services to support families to raise happy, healthy children. We offer health and development assessments and screening, immunisation advice and support to families with young children.

A nursing strike refers to a baby’s refusal to breastfeed and usually occurs after breastfeeding is well established. When breast milk is rejected it can be distressing for both mother and baby, but with patience and professional advice breastfeeding problems like a nursing strike can be dealt with.

Your child and family health nurse can help you with feeding your baby, learning about baby sleep and making sure your baby or child is growing well.

The Maternal and Child Health (MACH) nurses support new parents with information and health advice. Our nurses are Registered Nurses and hold additional qualifications in maternal, child and family health.

What is it? Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA) allows your child to safely self-deliver strong pain relieving medicine, such as morphine (an opioid), via a special machine attached to an intravenous line (IV)

Seek guidance from your child health nurse and/or lactation consultant

When your child is discharged from hospital you will be given nursing and medical discharge summaries